You should settle the issue right there. One who runs away from suffering out of fear is the most foolish person of all. He will simply increases his stupidity endlessly.
AJAHN CHAHTry to be mindful, and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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A woman wanted to know how to deal with anger. I asked when anger arose whose anger it was. She said it was hers.
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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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If you are still following your likes and dislikes, you have not even begun to practise Dhamma.
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Do not be in a hurry or try to push your practice. If you become peaceful, then accept it,; if you don’t become peaceful, then accept that also.
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If we see suffering then we don’t have suffering.
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If suffering arises you must contemplate right there, you don’t have to run away.
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Steady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down.
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All that I have said up to now has merely been words. When people come to see me, I have to say something. But it is best not to speak about these matters too much.
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Holding on to anger as a personal possession will cause suffering. If anger really belonged to us, it would have to obey us. If it doesn’t obey us, that means it’s only a deception.
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If you reflect in this way, you will have peace. Wherever you are, you will have this attitude of practice with you constantly.
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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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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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If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer
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There are two kinds of suffering. There is the suffering you run away from, which follows you everywhere. And there is the suffering you face directly, and so become free.
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When you sit, let it be. What you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing.
AJAHN CHAH