At some point your heart will tell itself what to do.
AJAHN CHAHThe 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.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Only one book is worth reading: the heart.
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Try to be mindful, and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool.
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If you haven’t cried deeply a number of times, your meditation hasn’t really begun.
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A 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.
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If you want to understand suffering you must look into the situation at hand.
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If you let go a lot you will have a lot of happiness. If you let go completely you will be free.
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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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Wisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.
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If you let go completely you will have complete peace.
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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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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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Better to begin practice without delay. I am like a good friend inviting you to go somewhere. Do not hesitate, just get going. You won’t regret it.
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Another man understands that nature of the river is to change constantly, regardless of his likes and dislikes, and therefore he does not suffer.
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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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If it shouldn’t happen, it wouldn’t happen.
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