The serene and peaceful mind is the true epitome of human achievement.
AJAHN CHAHYou are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness. And when we stop clinging, we can begin to be happy.
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If you want to understand suffering you must look into the situation at hand.
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This is the nature of the mind. We must find our own practice and persevere.
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Time is our present breath.
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The Dharma Path is to keep walking forward. But the true Dharma has no going forward, no going backward, and no standing still.
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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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We can always find time to breathe. In the same way, if we see the importance of meditation practice we will find the time to practice.
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Then we don’t have to celebrate it or let anybody know about it, simply let the mind have firm confidence in the goodness and keep going like this.
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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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To know existence as this flow, empty of lasting pleasure, void of self, is to find that which is stable and free of suffering, to find true peace in the world.
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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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You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts.
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Why are we born? We are born so that we will not have to be born again.
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The heart is just the heart; thoughts and feelings are just thoughts and feelings. Let things be just as they are.
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But when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious.
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