If you let go completely you will have complete peace.
AJAHN CHAHTrying to run away from suffering is actually to run toward it.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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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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Another man understands that nature of the river is to change constantly, regardless of his likes and dislikes, and therefore he does not suffer.
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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 should conquer ourselves, rather than conquer others. Whether coming or going, standing, sitting or lying down, our mind should be focused in this way.
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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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Why do we have time to breathe? Because we see the importance of the breath.
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If suffering arises you must contemplate right there, you don’t have to run away.
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When we conquer ourselves, then everything will be conquered: oneself, others, and all the sense objects as well, coming in by way of the eyes, ears, nose, tongue and body — it will all get conquered like this.
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I am like a tree in a forest. Birds come to the tree, they sit on its branches and eat its fruits.
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Why are we born? We are born so that we will not have to be born again.
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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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Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.
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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.
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When nature finally calls, they have no idea where to go and are in a mess.
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If you let go a lot you will have a lot of happiness. If you let go completely you will be free.
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