We should conquer ourselves, rather than conquer others. Whether coming or going, standing, sitting or lying down, our mind should be focused in this way.
AJAHN CHAHWe do it, not with desire, but with letting go. If you want anything, you wont find it.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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You will see many strange and wonderful things come and go, but you will be still. This is the happiness of the Buddha.
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Wisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.
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We need to develop meditation so that the understanding arises clearly within oneself. It is not the case that merely by listening to another’s explanation our defilements will disappear.
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These days people don’t search for the Truth. People study simply in order to find knowledge necessary to make a living.
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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 serene and peaceful mind is the true epitome of human achievement.
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When we conquer ourselves, then everything will be conquered: oneself, others, and all the sense objects as well, coming in by way of the eyes, ears, nose, tongue and body — it will all get conquered like this.
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When one does not understand death, life can be very confusing.
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If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer
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If you let go completely you will have complete peace.
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I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
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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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Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it. So let your mind be like a tightly woven net to catch emotions and feelings that come, and investigate them before you react.
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Holding on to anger as a personal possession will cause suffering. If anger really belonged to us, it would have to obey us. If it doesn’t obey us, that means it’s only a deception.
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The Dharma Path is to keep walking forward. But the true Dharma has no going forward, no going backward, and no standing still.
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