Don’t think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking.
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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If you haven’t wept deeply, you haven’t begun to meditate.
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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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The ultimate truth is like the flavour of an apple which you can’t see with the eye or hear with the ear.
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Do not try to become anything. Do not make yourself into anything. Do not be a meditator. Do not become enlightened.
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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
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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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Of course there are dozens of meditation techniques, but it all comes down to this – just let it all be. Step over here where it is cool, out of the battle. Why not give it a try?
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You say that you are too busy to meditate. Do you have time to breathe? Meditation is your breath. Why do you have time to breathe but not to meditate?
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The Dhamma is revealing itself in every moment, but only when the mind is quiet can we understand what it is saying, for the Dhamma teaches without words.
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When nature finally calls, they have no idea where to go and are in a mess.
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When coming out of sitting, don’t think that you’re coming out of meditation, but that you are only changing postures.
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To the birds, the fruit may be sweet or sour or whatever. The birds say sweet or they say sour, but from the tree’s point of view, this is just the chattering of birds.
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Read yourself, not books. Truth isn’t outside, that’s only memory, not wisdom. Memory without wisdom is like an empty thermos bottle – if you don’t fill it, it’s useless.
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Regarding this Dhamma, it is not something that we can simply talk about or take another’s word for it.
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