Whatever he taught, we should practise it. Only bowing to him is not enough. We need to renounce, give up, stop, so that we may see the Buddha.
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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Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.
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We have limited time in our life, therefore we should try to teach ourselves, not to teach others.
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If you want to understand suffering you must look into the situation at hand.
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People go through life blindly, ignoring death like revellers at a party feasting on fine foods. They ignore that later they will have to go to the toilet, so they do not bother to find out where there is one.
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If you want a chicken to be a duck, and a duck to be a chicken, you will suffer.
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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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If you haven’t cried deeply a number of times, your meditation hasn’t really begun.
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When coming out of sitting, don’t think that you’re coming out of meditation, but that you are only changing postures.
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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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You should settle the issue right there. One who runs away from suffering out of fear is the most foolish person of all. He will simply increases his stupidity endlessly.
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If you haven’t wept deeply, you haven’t begun to meditate.
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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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The Dhamma is revealing itself in every moment, but only when the mind is quiet can we understand what it is saying, for the Dhamma teaches without words.
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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
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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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