No. It’s simply a thorn. It doesn’t give suffering to anybody. If we step on it, we suffer immediately.
AJAHN CHAHYou will have a steady awareness within yourself.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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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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Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.
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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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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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Trying to run away from suffering is actually to run toward it.
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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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If we see suffering then we don’t have suffering.
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If you listen to the Dhamma teachings but don’t practice you’re like a ladle in a soup pot.
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If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities.
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If you reflect in this way, you will have peace. Wherever you are, you will have this attitude of practice with you constantly.
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When nature finally calls, they have no idea where to go and are in a mess.
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If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer
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Hear the bird’s song then let go. If you know nature, you’ll know truth. If you know truth, you’ll know nature.
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Whenever we feel that we are definitely right, so much so that we refuse to open up to anything or anybody else, right there we are wrong. It becomes wrong view.
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Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed.
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