To know existence as this flow, empty of lasting pleasure, void of self, is to find that which is stable and free of suffering, to find true peace in the world.
AJAHN CHAHBetter 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.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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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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You should know both the universal and the personal, the realm of forms and the freedom to not cling to them.
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If it isn’t good, let it die. If it doesn’t die, make it good.
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If suffering arises you must contemplate right there, you don’t have to run away.
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You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts.
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Don’t be attached to visions or lights in meditation, don’t rise or fall with them.
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We will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher.
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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
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Letting go a little brings a little peace. Letting go a lot brings a lot of peace. Letting go completely brings complete peace.
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Happiness and suffering do not depend on being poor or rich, they depend on having the right or wrong understanding in our mind.
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The meditator simply knows them, they don’t enter his mind. That is, he has no clinging. He is simply the experiencer.
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You should think about your own death 3 times per day at the very least.
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Dharma is in your mind, not in the forest. Don’t believe others, just listen to your mind. You don’t have to go anywhere else.
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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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Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed.
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