Remember you dont meditate to get anything, but to get rid of things.
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.
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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Trying to run away from suffering is actually to run toward it.
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Where does peace arise? Peace arises whenever we let something go.
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We protect virtue so that virtue will protect us.
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If you want a chicken to be a duck, and a duck to be a chicken, you will suffer.
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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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The meditator simply knows them, they don’t enter his mind. That is, he has no clinging. He is simply the experiencer.
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When sitting in meditation, say, “That’s not my business!” with every thought that comes by.
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If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities.
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We will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher.
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When nature finally calls, they have no idea where to go and are in a mess.
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The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
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There are people who are born and die and never once are aware of their breath going in and out of their body. That’s how far away they live from themselves
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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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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
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