Trying to run away from suffering is actually to run toward it.
AJAHN CHAHI know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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A woman wanted to know how to deal with anger. I asked when anger arose whose anger it was. She said it was hers.
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If you have time to be mindful, you have time to meditate.
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Practicing meditation is just like breathing. While working we breathe, while sleeping we breathe, while sitting down we breathe…
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We say that to ‘give up all evil and to develop the good’ is the heart of the Buddha’s teaching.
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The Dharma Path is to keep walking forward. But the true Dharma has no going forward, no going backward, and no standing still.
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I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
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The Dhamma is revealing itself in every moment, but only when the mind is quiet can we understand what it is saying, for the Dhamma teaches without words.
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Where does rain come from? It comes from all the dirty water that evaporates from the earth, like urine and the water you throw out after washing your feet.
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If we only make merit but have not stopped doing bad things, then we will never have a day of completion. It is like an overturned bowl which is left outside in the rain.
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When we gain some understanding we need to chew on it again so that we see it for ourselves with certainty: paccattam.
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Truth is all there is. It’s like when you learned how to read, you can then read anywhere you go.
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When suffering arises, where does it arise from? The cause is wrong view, the fruit of that being suffering. If it was right view it wouldn’t cause suffering.
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If you let go a lot you will have a lot of happiness. If you let go completely you will be free.
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If you let go a little you will have a little happiness.
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You should think about your own death 3 times per day at the very least.
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