When one does not understand death, life can be very confusing.
AJAHN CHAHWhen 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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To give up doing evil is more important than making merit.
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Remember you dont meditate to get anything, but to get rid of things.
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Don’t fall for it. Whenever the mind is happy or sad, don’t fall for it. Its all a deception.
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The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
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If you haven’t cried deeply a number of times, your meditation hasn’t really begun.
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The meditator simply knows them, they don’t enter his mind. That is, he has no clinging. He is simply the experiencer.
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If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities.
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Whatever he taught, we should practise it. Only bowing to him is not enough. We need to renounce, give up, stop, so that we may see the Buddha.
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Regarding this Dhamma, it is not something that we can simply talk about or take another’s word for it.
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Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.
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If you reflect in this way, you will have peace. Wherever you are, you will have this attitude of practice with you constantly.
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If you are still following your likes and dislikes, you have not even begun to practise Dhamma.
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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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Look at your own mind. The one who carries things thinks he’s got things, but the one who looks on sees only the heaviness. Throw away things, lose them, and find lightness.
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If you haven’t wept deeply, you haven’t begun to meditate.
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