If we see suffering then we don’t have suffering.
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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.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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No. It’s simply a thorn. It doesn’t give suffering to anybody. If we step on it, we suffer immediately.
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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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A woman wanted to know how to deal with anger. I asked when anger arose whose anger it was. She said it was hers.
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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.
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Time is our present breath.
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Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it.
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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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The Dhamma is revealing itself in every moment, but only when the mind is quiet can we understand what it is saying, for the Dhamma teaches without words.
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Wisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.
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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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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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All that I have said up to now has merely been words. When people come to see me, I have to say something. But it is best not to speak about these matters too much.
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Why do we suffer? Because we stepped on it. So the suffering comes from us.
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To the birds, the fruit may be sweet or sour or whatever. The birds say sweet or they say sour, but from the tree’s point of view, this is just the chattering of birds.
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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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