Don’t fall for it. Whenever the mind is happy or sad, don’t fall for it. Its all a deception.
AJAHN CHAHA 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.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it.
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Dharma is in your mind, not in the forest. Don’t believe others, just listen to your mind. You don’t have to go anywhere else.
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One day some people came to the master and asked: How can you be happy in a world of such impermanence, where you cannot protect your loved ones from harm, illness or death?
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If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer
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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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If you want to understand suffering you must look into the situation at hand.
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Where does peace arise? Peace arises whenever we let something go.
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You will have a steady awareness within yourself.
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Why do we suffer? Because we stepped on it. So the suffering comes from us.
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Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher.
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Don’t think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking.
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Time is our present breath.
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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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All kinds of wonderful, rare animals will come to drink at the pool, and you will clearly see the nature of all things.
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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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