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In practice, some come to see easily, some with difficulty. But whatever the case, never mind.

Ajahn Chah

With even a little intuitive wisdom we will be able to see clearly the ways of the world.
AJAHN CHAH

Clear Intuitive Little Teacher Wisdom World
I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
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Already Broken Enjoy Glass Incredible Know
Raise families and look after themselves, that’s all. To them, being smart is more important than being wise!
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Family Important Look Raise Smart Themselves Wise
The Dhamma has to be found by looking into your own heart and seeing that which is true and that which is not, that which is balanced and that which is not balanced.
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Balance Dhamma Found Heart Look Own Se True
The teachings say that wherever a problem arises it must be settled right there. Where suffering lies is right where non-suffering will arise, it ceases at the place where it arises.
AJAHN CHAH

Arise Cease Lie Problem Right Settle Suffer Teaching
Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it. So let your mind be like a tightly woven net to catch emotions and feelings that come, and investigate them before you react.
AJAHN CHAH

Colour Emotion Feeling Heart Investigate Know Mind Pure
When we conquer ourselves, then everything will be conquered: oneself, others, and all the sense objects as well, coming in by way of the eyes, ears, nose, tongue and body — it will all get conquered like this.
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Conquer Ear Everything Eye Nose Object Oneslf Other Ourselves Sense
When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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Everything Heart Let Go Truly Understand
One day some people came to the master and asked: How can you be happy in a world of such impermanence, where you cannot protect your loved ones from harm, illness or death?
AJAHN CHAH

Ask Blow Happy Illness Loved Master Philosophy Protect Wind
If you want a chicken to be a duck, and a duck to be a chicken, you will suffer.
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Chicken Children Duck Suffer Want
If it shouldn’t happen, it wouldn’t happen.
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If you let go a little you will have a little happiness.
AJAHN CHAH

Happiness Inspirational Letting Little
What’s so great about brightness? My flashlight has it. It can’t help us rid ourselves of our suffering.
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Brightness Flashlight Great Help Ourselves Suffer
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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Animal Clearly Drink Kind Nature Pool Thing Wonderful
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.
AJAHN CHAH

Empty Existence Flow Lasting Peace Pleasure Self Stable True Vold World
The master held up a glass and said: Someone gave me this glass; It holds my water admirably and it glistens in the sunlight.
AJAHN CHAH

Admire Gave Glass Glinten Hold Master Someone Sunlight Water

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