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?
AJAHN CHAHBut when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Do not be a bodhisattva, do not be an arahant, do not be anything at all. If you are a bodhisattva, you will suffer, if you are an arahant, you will suffer, if you are anything at all, you will suffer.
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There’s no need to explain anything at length. Let go of love and hate and let things be. That’s all that I do in my own practice.
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We practice to learn how to let go, not how to increase our holding on to things. Enlightenment appears when you stop wanting anything.
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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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No. It’s simply a thorn. It doesn’t give suffering to anybody. If we step on it, we suffer immediately.
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We should conquer ourselves, rather than conquer others. Whether coming or going, standing, sitting or lying down, our mind should be focused in this way.
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This is the nature of the mind. We must find our own practice and persevere.
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We say that to ‘give up all evil and to develop the good’ is the heart of the Buddha’s teaching.
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You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts.
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If you haven’t wept deeply, you haven’t begun to meditate.
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If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer
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We will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher.
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You will have a steady awareness within yourself.
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Just go into the room, sit in the centre of the room, open the doors and windows, and see who comes to visit.
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