In practice, some come to see easily, some with difficulty. But whatever the case, never mind.
AJAHN CHAHThe one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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See the world as a mirror. It is all a reflection of the mind. When you know this, you can grow in every moment, and every experience reveals truth and brings understanding.
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Another man understands that nature of the river is to change constantly, regardless of his likes and dislikes, and therefore he does not suffer.
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Holding on to anger as a personal possession will cause suffering. If anger really belonged to us, it would have to obey us. If it doesn’t obey us, that means it’s only a deception.
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To give up doing evil is more important than making merit.
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Isn’t it wonderful how the sky can take that dirty water and change it into pure, clean water? Your mind can do the same with your defilements if you let it.
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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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If your mind is happy then you are happy anywhere you go. When wisdom awakens within you, you will see Truth wherever you look.
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In cultivating generosity, we are only oppressing our greed and attachment. This allows our true nature to come out and become lighter and freer.
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When we sit in meditation and hear a sound, we think, ‘Oh, that sound’s bothering me.’ If we see it like this, we suffer. But if we investigate a little deeper,
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The ladle is in the soup pot every day, but it doesn’t know the taste of the soup. You must reflect and meditate.
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Do not try to become anything. Do not make yourself into anything. Do not be a meditator. Do not become enlightened.
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We protect virtue so that virtue will protect us.
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When nature finally calls, they have no idea where to go and are in a mess.
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Do not be in a hurry or try to push your practice. If you become peaceful, then accept it,; if you don’t become peaceful, then accept that also.
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I touch it and it rings! One day the wind may blow it off the shelf, or my elbow may knock it from the table.
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