If we see suffering then we don’t have suffering.
AJAHN CHAHThe meditator simply knows them, they don’t enter his mind. That is, he has no clinging. He is simply the experiencer.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Regarding this Dhamma, it is not something that we can simply talk about or take another’s word for it.
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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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To observe and watch one’s own mind is something really interesting. The untrained mind will run and follow its old habit patterns. Because it has not been trained and taught, it will get lost in all kinds of stories and issues.
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Breathing is something vital to peoples lives. If you see that Dhamma practice is vital to your life, then you will feel that breathing and practising the Dhamma are equally important.
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Steady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down.
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The Dharma Path is to keep walking forward. But the true Dharma has no going forward, no going backward, and no standing still.
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You should think about your own death 3 times per day at the very least.
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Only one book is worth reading: the heart.
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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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The forest is peaceful, why aren’t you? You hold on to things causing your confusion. Let nature teach you.
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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 see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer
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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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Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: You won’t be able to find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you.
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We do it, not with desire, but with letting go. If you want anything, you wont find it.
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