Time is our present breath.
AJAHN CHAHI touch it and it rings! One day the wind may blow it off the shelf, or my elbow may knock it from the table.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed.
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If suffering arises you must contemplate right there, you don’t have to run away.
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All religions are like different cars all moving in the same direction. People who don’t see it have no light in their hearts.
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Letting go a little brings a little peace. Letting go a lot brings a lot of peace. Letting go completely brings complete peace.
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The only way to experience it is to put the teachings into practice. Once you taste it, you are no longer in any doubt about its flavour and you do not have to ask anyone else. The problem is solved.
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We say that to ‘give up all evil and to develop the good’ is the heart of the Buddha’s teaching.
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We should conquer ourselves, rather than conquer others. Whether coming or going, standing, sitting or lying down, our mind should be focused in this way.
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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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The heart is the only book worth reading.
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We see that the sound is simply sound. If we understand like this, then there’s nothing more to it. We leave it be.
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It is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a teacher. Where you experience suffering, you can also find freedom from suffering.
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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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Of course there are dozens of meditation techniques, but it all comes down to this – just let it all be. Step over here where it is cool, out of the battle. Why not give it a try?
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If we practise like this and develop mindfulness continuously, wisdom arises quickly and this is a fast way of practice.
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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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