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You will see many strange and wonderful things come and go, but you will be still. This is the happiness of the Buddha.

Ajahn Chah

Difficult or easy, the Buddha said not to be heedless. Just that–don’t be heedless. Why? Because life is not certain.
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Buddha Certain Difficult Easy Just Life
You should think about your own death 3 times per day at the very least.
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Day Death Least Per Think Three Time Very
If we see suffering then we don’t have suffering.
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Have See Suffer
When sitting in meditation, say, “That’s not my business!” with every thought that comes by.
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Buddhist Business Inspirational Meditation Spiritual Thought
When we sit in meditation and hear a sound, we think, ‘Oh, that sound’s bothering me.’ If we see it like this, we suffer. But if we investigate a little deeper,
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Bother Deeper Hear Investigate Meditation Sound Suffer Think
Why do we have time to breathe? Because we see the importance of the breath.
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Breathe Have Importance See Time
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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Doe Giving Sharp Suffering Way
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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Activity Cobra Deadly Interface May Mental Own Poisonous Way
I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
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Already Broken Enjoy Glass Incredible Know
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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Coming Conquer Down Focus Going Laying Ourselves Sitting Standing Way
The heart of the path is quite easy.
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Easy Equity Hate Letting Go Love Path
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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See the world as a mirror. It is all a reflection of the mind. When you know this, you can grow in every moment, and every experience reveals truth and brings understanding.
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I touch it and it rings! One day the wind may blow it off the shelf, or my elbow may knock it from the table.
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You should settle the issue right there. One who runs away from suffering out of fear is the most foolish person of all. He will simply increases his stupidity endlessly.
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This is the nature of the mind. We must find our own practice and persevere.
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You will see many strange and wonderful things come and go, but you will be still. This is the happiness of the Buddha.

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