Read yourself, not books. Truth isn’t outside, that’s only memory, not wisdom. Memory without wisdom is like an empty thermos bottle – if you don’t fill it, it’s useless.
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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Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed.
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Where does rain come from? It comes from all the dirty water that evaporates from the earth, like urine and the water you throw out after washing your feet.
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Your only job is to stay in your seat. You will see it all arise and pass, and out of this, wisdom and understanding will come.
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Isn’t it wonderful how the sky can take that dirty water and change it into pure, clean water? Your mind can do the same with your defilements if you let it.
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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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Steady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down.
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A madman and an arahant both smile, but the arahant knows why while the madman doesn’t.
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The forms of the world have their place, but in another way, there is nothing there. To be free, we need to respect both of these truths.
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To practice Dhamma means to observe and examine oneself.
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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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The master held up a glass and said: Someone gave me this glass; It holds my water admirably and it glistens in the sunlight.
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We don’t meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering.
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If you let go a little you will have a little happiness.
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Just know what is happening in your mind – not happy or sad about it, not attached. If you suffer see it, know it, and be empty. It’s like a letter – you have to open it before you can know what’s in it.
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Don’t be attached to visions or lights in meditation, don’t rise or fall with them.
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