The mind is intrinsically tranquil. Out of this tranquility, anxiety and confusion are born. If one sees and knows this confusion, then the mind is tranquil once more.
AJAHN CHAHWell, if it really was her anger, then she should be able to tell it to go away, shouldnt she? But it really isn’t hers to command.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it.
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Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering.
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There’s no need to explain anything at length. Let go of love and hate and let things be. That’s all that I do in my own practice.
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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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You will witness all kinds of scenes and actors, all kinds of temptations and stories, everything imaginable.
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Once you understand non-self, then the burden of life is gone. You’ll be at peace with the world. When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness and we can truly be happy.
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Better to begin practice without delay. I am like a good friend inviting you to go somewhere. Do not hesitate, just get going. You won’t regret it.
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When you sit, let it be. What you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing.
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When coming out of sitting, don’t think that you’re coming out of meditation, but that you are only changing postures.
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Breathing is something vital to peoples lives. If you see that Dhamma practice is vital to your life, then you will feel that breathing and practising the Dhamma are equally important.
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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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To know existence as this flow, empty of lasting pleasure, void of self, is to find that which is stable and free of suffering, to find true peace in the world.
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Do not be in a hurry or try to push your practice. If you become peaceful, then accept it,; if you don’t become peaceful, then accept that also.
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Isn’t it wonderful how the sky can take that dirty water and change it into pure, clean water? Your mind can do the same with your defilements if you let it.
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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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