If it shouldn’t happen, it wouldn’t happen.
AJAHN CHAHWhen sitting in meditation, say, “That’s not my business!” with every thought that comes by.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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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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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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The ladle is in the soup pot every day, but it doesn’t know the taste of the soup. You must reflect and meditate.
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If it isn’t good, let it die. If it doesn’t die, make it good.
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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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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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If you haven’t wept deeply, you haven’t begun to meditate.
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You should think about your own death 3 times per day at the very least.
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The heart is the only book worth reading.
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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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People go through life blindly, ignoring death like revellers at a party feasting on fine foods. They ignore that later they will have to go to the toilet, so they do not bother to find out where there is one.
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You will witness all kinds of scenes and actors, all kinds of temptations and stories, everything imaginable.
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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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If you haven’t cried deeply a number of times, your meditation hasn’t really begun.
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