When coming out of sitting, don’t think that you’re coming out of meditation, but that you are only changing postures.
AJAHN CHAHWhen coming out of sitting, don’t think that you’re coming out of meditation, but that you are only changing postures.
AJAHN CHAHIf we see suffering then we don’t have suffering.
AJAHN CHAHWherever we start to think that things are certain, uncertainty is lurking right there. Heedlessness is just holding things as certain. It is grasping at certainty where there is no certainty and looking for truth in things that are not true. Be careful! They are likely to bite you sometime in the future!
AJAHN CHAHNo. It’s simply a thorn. It doesn’t give suffering to anybody. If we step on it, we suffer immediately.
AJAHN CHAHThe one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
AJAHN CHAHIf you are still following your likes and dislikes, you have not even begun to practise Dhamma.
AJAHN CHAHRegarding this Dhamma, it is not something that we can simply talk about or take another’s word for it.
AJAHN CHAHAnother man understands that nature of the river is to change constantly, regardless of his likes and dislikes, and therefore he does not suffer.
AJAHN CHAHThe serene and peaceful mind is the true epitome of human achievement.
AJAHN CHAHPracticing meditation is just like breathing. While working we breathe, while sleeping we breathe, while sitting down we breathe…
AJAHN CHAHI am like a tree in a forest. Birds come to the tree, they sit on its branches and eat its fruits.
AJAHN CHAHRemember you dont meditate to get anything, but to get rid of things.
AJAHN CHAHOnce 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.
AJAHN CHAHOnly one book is worth reading: the heart.
AJAHN CHAHTherefore we have to train our mind. The meditation practice in Buddhism is all about training one’s own mind.
AJAHN CHAHIf we only make merit but have not stopped doing bad things, then we will never have a day of completion. It is like an overturned bowl which is left outside in the rain.
AJAHN CHAH