In cultivating generosity, we are only oppressing our greed and attachment. This allows our true nature to come out and become lighter and freer.
AJAHN CHAHOnce you understand non-self, then the burden of life is gone. You’ll be at peace with the world. When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness and we can truly be happy.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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I am like a tree in a forest. Birds come to the tree, they sit on its branches and eat its fruits.
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One man watches a river flow by. If he does not wish it to flow, to change ceaselessly in accord with its nature, he will suffer great pain.
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The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
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If you let go completely you will have complete peace.
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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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Why do we suffer? Because we stepped on it. So the suffering comes from us.
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When sitting in meditation, say, “That’s not my business!” with every thought that comes by.
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If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities.
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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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Look at your own mind. The one who carries things thinks he’s got things, but the one who looks on sees only the heaviness. Throw away things, lose them, and find lightness.
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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 are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts.
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No. It’s simply a thorn. It doesn’t give suffering to anybody. If we step on it, we suffer immediately.
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We will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher.
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When you sit, let it be. What you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing.
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