Where does peace arise? Peace arises whenever we let something go.
AJAHN CHAHDo not try to become anything. Do not make yourself into anything. Do not be a meditator. Do not become enlightened.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Meditation is like a single log of wood. Insight and investigation are one end of the log; calm and concentration are the other end. If you lift up the whole log, both sides come up at once. Which is concentration and which is insight? Just this mind.
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There are people who are born and die and never once are aware of their breath going in and out of their body. That’s how far away they live from themselves
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If we practise like this and develop mindfulness continuously, wisdom arises quickly and this is a fast way of practice.
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Then we don’t have to celebrate it or let anybody know about it, simply let the mind have firm confidence in the goodness and keep going like this.
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When we conquer ourselves, then everything will be conquered: oneself, others, and all the sense objects as well, coming in by way of the eyes, ears, nose, tongue and body — it will all get conquered like this.
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If you reflect in this way, you will have peace. Wherever you are, you will have this attitude of practice with you constantly.
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In practice, some come to see easily, some with difficulty. But whatever the case, never mind.
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We protect virtue so that virtue will protect us.
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Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: You won’t be able to find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you.
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To give up doing evil is more important than making merit.
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But when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious.
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The master held up a glass and said: Someone gave me this glass; It holds my water admirably and it glistens in the sunlight.
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Proper effort is not the effort to make something particular happen. It is the effort to be aware and awake each moment, the effort to overcome laziness and merit, the effort to make each activity of our day meditation.
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To practice Dhamma means to observe and examine oneself.
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Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.
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