A good practice is to ask yourself very sincerely, ‘Why was I born?’ Ask yourself this question in the morning, in the afternoon, and at night…every day.
AJAHN CHAHThe heart is just the heart; thoughts and feelings are just thoughts and feelings. Let things be just as they are.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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All religions are like different cars all moving in the same direction. People who don’t see it have no light in their hearts.
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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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The master held up a glass and said: Someone gave me this glass; It holds my water admirably and it glistens in the sunlight.
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We will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher.
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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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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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If we see suffering then we don’t have suffering.
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The heart is the only book worth reading.
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The only way to experience it is to put the teachings into practice. Once you taste it, you are no longer in any doubt about its flavour and you do not have to ask anyone else. The problem is solved.
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To observe and watch one’s own mind is something really interesting. The untrained mind will run and follow its old habit patterns. Because it has not been trained and taught, it will get lost in all kinds of stories and issues.
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We see that the sound is simply sound. If we understand like this, then there’s nothing more to it. We leave it be.
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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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Steady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down.
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Breathing is something vital to peoples lives. If you see that Dhamma practice is vital to your life, then you will feel that breathing and practising the Dhamma are equally important.
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Learn to see that it is not things that bother us, that we go out to bother them.
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