All kinds of wonderful, rare animals will come to drink at the pool, and you will clearly see the nature of all things.
AJAHN CHAHWisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Therefore we have to train our mind. The meditation practice in Buddhism is all about training one’s own mind.
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Try to be mindful, and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool.
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When nature finally calls, they have no idea where to go and are in a mess.
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Learn to see that it is not things that bother us, that we go out to bother them.
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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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If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities.
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With even a little intuitive wisdom we will be able to see clearly the ways of the world.
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At some point your heart will tell itself what to do.
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Breathing is something vital to peoples lives. If you see that Dhamma practice is vital to your life, then you will feel that breathing and practising the Dhamma are equally important.
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Hear the bird’s song then let go. If you know nature, you’ll know truth. If you know truth, you’ll know nature.
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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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You say that you are too busy to meditate. Do you have time to breathe? Meditation is your breath. Why do you have time to breathe but not to meditate?
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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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A madman and an arahant both smile, but the arahant knows why while the madman doesn’t.
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Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it.
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