There are two kinds of suffering. There is the suffering you run away from, which follows you everywhere. And there is the suffering you face directly, and so become free.
AJAHN CHAH
Learn to let go without struggle, simply let go, to be just as you are – no holding on, no attachment, free.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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There are two kinds of suffering. There is the suffering you run away from, which follows you everywhere. And there is the suffering you face directly, and so become free.
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We protect virtue so that virtue will protect us.
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Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher.
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If you let go completely you will have complete peace.
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Things are simply the way they are. They don’t give us suffering. Like a thorn: Does a sharp thorn give us suffering?
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When we gain some understanding we need to chew on it again so that we see it for ourselves with certainty: paccattam.
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The mind of one who practises doesn’t run away anywhere, it stays right there. Good, evil, happiness and unhappiness, right and wrong arise, and he knows them all.
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This is the nature of the mind. We must find our own practice and persevere.
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The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
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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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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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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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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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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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The sound is just sound, why should you go and grab it? You see that actually it was you who went out and disturbed the sound.
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