If you listen to the Dhamma teachings but don’t practice you’re like a ladle in a soup pot.
AJAHN CHAHTruth is all there is. It’s like when you learned how to read, you can then read anywhere you go.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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The heart of the path is quite easy.
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Better 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.
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The ultimate truth is like the flavour of an apple which you can’t see with the eye or hear with the ear.
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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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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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Therefore we have to train our mind. The meditation practice in Buddhism is all about training one’s own mind.
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Just go into the room, sit in the centre of the room, open the doors and windows, and see who comes to visit.
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All religions are like different cars all moving in the same direction. People who don’t see it have no light in their hearts.
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This is the nature of the mind. We must find our own practice and persevere.
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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.
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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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At some point your heart will tell itself what to do.
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When one does not understand death, life can be very confusing.
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Learn to let go without struggle, simply let go, to be just as you are – no holding on, no attachment, free.
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Do not try to become anything. Do not make yourself into anything. Do not be a meditator. Do not become enlightened.
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