We have limited time in our life, therefore we should try to teach ourselves, not to teach others.
AJAHN CHAHWhen the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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You will witness all kinds of scenes and actors, all kinds of temptations and stories, everything imaginable.
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If you have time to be mindful, you have time to meditate.
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The mind is intrinsically tranquil. Out of this tranquility, anxiety and confusion are born. If one sees and knows this confusion, then the mind is tranquil once more.
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I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
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The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
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If we practise like this and develop mindfulness continuously, wisdom arises quickly and this is a fast way of practice.
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We protect virtue so that virtue will protect us.
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Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.
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Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: You won’t be able to find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you.
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To define Buddhism without a lot of words and phrases, we can simply say, ‘Don’t cling or hold on to anything. Harmonize with actuality, with things as they are.’
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Letting go a little brings a little peace. Letting go a lot brings a lot of peace. Letting go completely brings complete peace.
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The Dhamma has to sink deeply into the mind so that whatever we do, the mind has always goodness within it. All the ways of making merit are aiming at this. Goodness lies in the right view that is established in the mind.
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Proper effort is not the effort to make something particular happen. It is the effort to be aware and awake each moment, the effort to overcome laziness and merit, the effort to make each activity of our day meditation.
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When you sit, let it be. What you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing.
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If it shouldn’t happen, it wouldn’t happen.
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