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.
AJAHN CHAHRaise families and look after themselves, that’s all. To them, being smart is more important than being wise!
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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When sitting in meditation, say, “That’s not my business!” with every thought that comes by.
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Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering.
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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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When one does not understand death, life can be very confusing.
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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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If you are still following your likes and dislikes, you have not even begun to practise Dhamma.
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With even a little intuitive wisdom we will be able to see clearly the ways of the world.
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Things are simply the way they are. They don’t give us suffering. Like a thorn: Does a sharp thorn give us suffering?
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The forest is peaceful, why aren’t you? You hold on to things causing your confusion. Let nature teach you.
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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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If your mind is happy then you are happy anywhere you go. When wisdom awakens within you, you will see Truth wherever you look.
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Where does peace arise? Peace arises whenever we let something go.
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Well, if it really was her anger, then she should be able to tell it to go away, shouldnt she? But it really isn’t hers to command.
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Look at your own mind. The one who carries things thinks he’s got things, but the one who looks on sees only the heaviness. Throw away things, lose them, and find lightness.
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Mental activity is like a deadly poisonous cobra. If we don’t interfere with a cobra, how poisonous it may be, it simply goes its own away.
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