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 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 forms of the world have their place, but in another way, there is nothing there. To be free, we need to respect both of these truths.
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When one does not understand death, life can be very confusing.
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Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering.
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Why are we born? We are born so that we will not have to be born again.
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If we only make merit but have not stopped doing bad things, then we will never have a day of completion. It is like an overturned bowl which is left outside in the rain.
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Truth is all there is. It’s like when you learned how to read, you can then read anywhere you go.
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Another man understands that nature of the river is to change constantly, regardless of his likes and dislikes, and therefore he does not suffer.
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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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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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Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it.
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But when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious.
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All kinds of wonderful, rare animals will come to drink at the pool, and you will clearly see the nature of all things.
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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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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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We can always find time to breathe. In the same way, if we see the importance of meditation practice we will find the time to practice.
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Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher.
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Regarding this Dhamma, it is not something that we can simply talk about or take another’s word for it.
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Practicing meditation is just like breathing. While working we breathe, while sleeping we breathe, while sitting down we breathe…
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At some point your heart will tell itself what to do.
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Things are simply the way they are. They don’t give us suffering. Like a thorn: Does a sharp thorn give us suffering?
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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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You will witness all kinds of scenes and actors, all kinds of temptations and stories, everything imaginable.
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You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts.
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If suffering arises you must contemplate right there, you don’t have to run away.
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The heart is the only book worth reading.
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This is the nature of the mind. We must find our own practice and persevere.
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