If it shouldn’t happen, it wouldn’t happen.
AJAHN CHAHWhere does peace arise? Peace arises whenever we let something go.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts.
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Steady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down.
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Only one book is worth reading: the heart.
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We see that the sound is simply sound. If we understand like this, then there’s nothing more to it. We leave it be.
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A good practice is to ask yourself very sincerely, ‘Why was I born?’ Ask yourself this question in the morning, in the afternoon, and at night…every day.
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I am like a tree in a forest. Birds come to the tree, they sit on its branches and eat its fruits.
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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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Raise families and look after themselves, that’s all. To them, being smart is more important than being wise!
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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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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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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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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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We don’t meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering.
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Don’t be attached to visions or lights in meditation, don’t rise or fall with them.
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