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.
AJAHN CHAHTo define Buddhism without a lot of words and phrases, we can simply say, ‘Don’t cling or hold on to anything. Harmonize with actuality, with things as they are.’
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Steady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down.
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Don’t be attached to visions or lights in meditation, don’t rise or fall with them.
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If suffering arises you must contemplate right there, you don’t have to run away.
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When one does not understand death, life can be very confusing.
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Where does rain come from? It comes from all the dirty water that evaporates from the earth, like urine and the water you throw out after washing your feet.
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We can always find time to breathe. In the same way, if we see the importance of meditation practice we will find the time to practice.
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If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities.
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But when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious.
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A madman and an arahant both smile, but the arahant knows why while the madman doesn’t.
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Truth is all there is. It’s like when you learned how to read, you can then read anywhere you go.
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To know existence as this flow, empty of lasting pleasure, void of self, is to find that which is stable and free of suffering, to find true peace in the world.
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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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The Dhamma has to be found by looking into your own heart and seeing that which is true and that which is not, that which is balanced and that which is not balanced.
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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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