We practice to learn how to let go, not how to increase our holding on to things. Enlightenment appears when you stop wanting anything.
AJAHN CHAHTrying to run away from suffering is actually to run toward it.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Dharma is in your mind, not in the forest. Don’t believe others, just listen to your mind. You don’t have to go anywhere else.
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These days people don’t search for the Truth. People study simply in order to find knowledge necessary to make a living.
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You should think about your own death 3 times per day at the very least.
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When we sit in meditation and hear a sound, we think, ‘Oh, that sound’s bothering me.’ If we see it like this, we suffer. But if we investigate a little deeper,
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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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Look at your own mind. The one who carries things thinks he’s got things, but the one who looks on sees only the heaviness. Throw away things, lose them, and find lightness.
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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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To 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.’
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Try to be mindful, and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool.
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If suffering arises you must contemplate right there, you don’t have to run away.
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If it shouldn’t happen, it wouldn’t happen.
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Better to begin practice without delay. I am like a good friend inviting you to go somewhere. Do not hesitate, just get going. You won’t regret it.
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Difficult or easy, the Buddha said not to be heedless. Just that–don’t be heedless. Why? Because life is not certain.
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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 you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer
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Don’t fall for it. Whenever the mind is happy or sad, don’t fall for it. Its all a deception.
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Practicing meditation is just like breathing. While working we breathe, while sleeping we breathe, while sitting down we breathe…
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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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Just go into the room, sit in the centre of the room, open the doors and windows, and see who comes to visit.
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The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
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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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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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Raise families and look after themselves, that’s all. To them, being smart is more important than being wise!
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This is the nature of the mind. We must find our own practice and persevere.
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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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