The teachings say that wherever a problem arises it must be settled right there. Where suffering lies is right where non-suffering will arise, it ceases at the place where it arises.
AJAHN CHAHThe teachings say that wherever a problem arises it must be settled right there. Where suffering lies is right where non-suffering will arise, it ceases at the place where it arises.
AJAHN CHAHIf you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer
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.
AJAHN CHAHWhen we gain some understanding we need to chew on it again so that we see it for ourselves with certainty: paccattam.
AJAHN CHAHDo everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
AJAHN CHAHThe Dhamma is revealing itself in every moment, but only when the mind is quiet can we understand what it is saying, for the Dhamma teaches without words.
AJAHN CHAHHappiness and suffering do not depend on being poor or rich, they depend on having the right or wrong understanding in our mind.
AJAHN CHAHWhere does peace arise? Peace arises whenever we let something go.
AJAHN CHAHIf suffering arises you must contemplate right there, you don’t have to run away.
AJAHN CHAHSteady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down.
AJAHN CHAHWe need to develop meditation so that the understanding arises clearly within oneself. It is not the case that merely by listening to another’s explanation our defilements will disappear.
AJAHN CHAHPracticing meditation is just like breathing. While working we breathe, while sleeping we breathe, while sitting down we breathe…
AJAHN CHAHLearn to see that it is not things that bother us, that we go out to bother them.
AJAHN CHAHRemember you dont meditate to get anything, but to get rid of things.
AJAHN CHAHTo give up doing evil is more important than making merit.
AJAHN CHAHWisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.
AJAHN CHAH