Remember you dont meditate to get anything, but to get rid of things.
AJAHN CHAHDo 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.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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At some point your heart will tell itself what to do.
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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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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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To the birds, the fruit may be sweet or sour or whatever. The birds say sweet or they say sour, but from the tree’s point of view, this is just the chattering of birds.
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Difficult or easy, the Buddha said not to be heedless. Just that–don’t be heedless. Why? Because life is not certain.
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Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed.
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We do it, not with desire, but with letting go. If you want anything, you wont find it.
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Don’t fall for it. Whenever the mind is happy or sad, don’t fall for it. Its all a deception.
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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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There are two kinds of suffering. There is the suffering you run away from, which follows you everywhere. And there is the suffering you face directly, and so become free.
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You will witness all kinds of scenes and actors, all kinds of temptations and stories, everything imaginable.
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We don’t meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering.
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Where does peace arise? Peace arises whenever we let something go.
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When nature finally calls, they have no idea where to go and are in a mess.
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All that I have said up to now has merely been words. When people come to see me, I have to say something. But it is best not to speak about these matters too much.
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