The heart of the path is quite easy.
AJAHN CHAHLearn to see that it is not things that bother us, that we go out to bother them.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed.
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This is the nature of the mind. We must find our own practice and persevere.
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If you let go completely you will have complete peace.
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When one does not understand death, life can be very confusing.
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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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If you are still following your likes and dislikes, you have not even begun to practise Dhamma.
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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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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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Better to begin practice without delay. I am like a good friend inviting you to go somewhere. Do not hesitate, just get going. You won’t regret it.
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If you haven’t wept deeply, you haven’t begun to meditate.
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When sitting in meditation, say, “That’s not my business!” with every thought that comes by.
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We don’t meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering.
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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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Mental activity is like a deadly poisonous cobra. If we don’t interfere with a cobra, how poisonous it may be, it simply goes its own away.
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In practice, some come to see easily, some with difficulty. But whatever the case, never mind.
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