When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness. And when we stop clinging, we can begin to be happy.
AJAHN CHAHPeace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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If you let go completely you will have complete peace.
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Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering.
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The mind of one who practises doesn’t run away anywhere, it stays right there. Good, evil, happiness and unhappiness, right and wrong arise, and he knows them all.
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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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I am like a tree in a forest. Birds come to the tree, they sit on its branches and eat its fruits.
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Where does rain come from? It comes from all the dirty water that evaporates from the earth, like urine and the water you throw out after washing your feet.
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Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed.
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Where does peace arise? Peace arises whenever we let something go.
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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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We will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher.
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The serene and peaceful mind is the true epitome of human achievement.
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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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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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Then we don’t have to celebrate it or let anybody know about it, simply let the mind have firm confidence in the goodness and keep going like this.
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The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
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