The sound is just sound, why should you go and grab it? You see that actually it was you who went out and disturbed the sound.
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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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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The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
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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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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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I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
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We will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher.
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This is the nature of the mind. We must find our own practice and persevere.
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But when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious.
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When we gain some understanding we need to chew on it again so that we see it for ourselves with certainty: paccattam.
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There are people who are born and die and never once are aware of their breath going in and out of their body. That’s how far away they live from themselves
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If it shouldn’t happen, it wouldn’t happen.
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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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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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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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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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