If you have time to be mindful, you have time to meditate.
AJAHN CHAHWe protect virtue so that virtue will protect us.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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If you listen to the Dhamma teachings but don’t practice you’re like a ladle in a soup pot.
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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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You will witness all kinds of scenes and actors, all kinds of temptations and stories, everything imaginable.
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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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We protect virtue so that virtue will protect us.
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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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The Dhamma is revealing itself in every moment, but only when the mind is quiet can we understand what it is saying, for the Dhamma teaches without words.
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When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness. And when we stop clinging, we can begin to be happy.
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You will see many strange and wonderful things come and go, but you will be still. This is the happiness of the Buddha.
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Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering.
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We have limited time in our life, therefore we should try to teach ourselves, not to teach others.
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The forms of the world have their place, but in another way, there is nothing there. To be free, we need to respect both of these truths.
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Steady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down.
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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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If you haven’t cried deeply a number of times, your meditation hasn’t really begun.
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The ultimate truth is like the flavour of an apple which you can’t see with the eye or hear with the ear.
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I am like a tree in a forest. Birds come to the tree, they sit on its branches and eat its fruits.
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If you let go a little you will have a little happiness.
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You should know both the universal and the personal, the realm of forms and the freedom to not cling to them.
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If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities.
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Just know what is happening in your mind – not happy or sad about it, not attached. If you suffer see it, know it, and be empty. It’s like a letter – you have to open it before you can know what’s in it.
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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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Then we don’t have to celebrate it or let anybody know about it, simply let the mind have firm confidence in the goodness and keep going like this.
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Even if the water is falling right on it, it only touches the outside and not the inside. In this way the bowl will never get full.
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Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it.
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If you let go completely you will have complete peace.
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