We protect virtue so that virtue will protect us.
AJAHN CHAHWhere does peace arise? Peace arises whenever we let something go.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
-
-
Don’t be attached to visions or lights in meditation, don’t rise or fall with them.
AJAHN CHAH -
In practice, some come to see easily, some with difficulty. But whatever the case, never mind.
AJAHN CHAH -
When sitting in meditation, say, “That’s not my business!” with every thought that comes by.
AJAHN CHAH -
Remember you dont meditate to get anything, but to get rid of things.
AJAHN CHAH -
Read yourself, not books. Truth isn’t outside, that’s only memory, not wisdom. Memory without wisdom is like an empty thermos bottle – if you don’t fill it, it’s useless.
AJAHN CHAH -
See the world as a mirror. It is all a reflection of the mind. When you know this, you can grow in every moment, and every experience reveals truth and brings understanding.
AJAHN CHAH -
Why do we suffer? Because we stepped on it. So the suffering comes from us.
AJAHN CHAH -
The forest is peaceful, why aren’t you? You hold on to things causing your confusion. Let nature teach you.
AJAHN CHAH -
Wherever we start to think that things are certain, uncertainty is lurking right there. Heedlessness is just holding things as certain. It is grasping at certainty where there is no certainty and looking for truth in things that are not true. Be careful! They are likely to bite you sometime in the future!
AJAHN CHAH -
To give up doing evil is more important than making merit.
AJAHN CHAH -
You will have a steady awareness within yourself.
AJAHN CHAH -
You say that you are too busy to meditate. Do you have time to breathe? Meditation is your breath. Why do you have time to breathe but not to meditate?
AJAHN CHAH -
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 CHAH -
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.
AJAHN CHAH -
Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed.
AJAHN CHAH






