Time is our present breath.
AJAHN CHAH
If we practise like this and develop mindfulness continuously, wisdom arises quickly and this is a fast way of practice.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Time is our present breath.
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Mental activity is like a deadly poisonous cobra. If we don’t interfere with a cobra, how poisonous it may be, it simply goes its own away.
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At some point your heart will tell itself what to do.
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Isn’t it wonderful how the sky can take that dirty water and change it into pure, clean water? Your mind can do the same with your defilements if you let it.
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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 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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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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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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The serene and peaceful mind is the true epitome of human achievement.
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The heart is the only book worth reading.
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Therefore we have to train our mind. The meditation practice in Buddhism is all about training one’s own mind.
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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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We don’t meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering.
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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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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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Learn to let go without struggle, simply let go, to be just as you are – no holding on, no attachment, free.
AJAHN CHAH