Things are simply the way they are. They don’t give us suffering. Like a thorn: Does a sharp thorn give us suffering?
AJAHN CHAHThings are simply the way they are. They don’t give us suffering. Like a thorn: Does a sharp thorn give us suffering?
AJAHN CHAHThe sound is just sound, why should you go and grab it? You see that actually it was you who went out and disturbed the sound.
AJAHN CHAHTo 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.’
AJAHN CHAHWhere 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.
AJAHN CHAHIf you want to understand suffering you must look into the situation at hand.
AJAHN CHAHTruth is all there is. It’s like when you learned how to read, you can then read anywhere you go.
AJAHN CHAHIf you have time to be mindful, you have time to meditate.
AJAHN CHAHIf you listen to the Dhamma teachings but don’t practice you’re like a ladle in a soup pot.
AJAHN CHAHThe Dharma Path is to keep walking forward. But the true Dharma has no going forward, no going backward, and no standing still.
AJAHN CHAHKnow and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it.
AJAHN CHAHSome people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed.
AJAHN CHAHBut when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious.
AJAHN CHAHWe will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher.
AJAHN CHAHLearn to let go without struggle, simply let go, to be just as you are – no holding on, no attachment, free.
AJAHN CHAHSee the world as a mirror. It is all a reflection of the mind. When you know this, you can grow in every moment, and every experience reveals truth and brings understanding.
AJAHN CHAHWe see that the sound is simply sound. If we understand like this, then there’s nothing more to it. We leave it be.
AJAHN CHAH