If we see suffering then we don’t have suffering.
AJAHN CHAHWe need to develop meditation so that the understanding arises clearly within oneself. It is not the case that merely by listening to another’s explanation our defilements will disappear.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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In cultivating generosity, we are only oppressing our greed and attachment. This allows our true nature to come out and become lighter and freer.
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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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Dharma is in your mind, not in the forest. Don’t believe others, just listen to your mind. You don’t have to go anywhere else.
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When one does not understand death, life can be very confusing.
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Don’t fall for it. Whenever the mind is happy or sad, don’t fall for it. Its all a deception.
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Steady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down.
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The heart is just the heart; thoughts and feelings are just thoughts and feelings. Let things be just as they are.
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Wisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.
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If it isn’t good, let it die. If it doesn’t die, make it good.
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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?
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We will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher.
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Remember you dont meditate to get anything, but to get rid of things.
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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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The Dharma Path is to keep walking forward. But the true Dharma has no going forward, no going backward, and no standing still.
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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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