If you have time to be mindful, you have time to meditate.
AJAHN CHAHHolding on to anger as a personal possession will cause suffering. If anger really belonged to us, it would have to obey us. If it doesn’t obey us, that means it’s only a deception.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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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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Happiness and suffering do not depend on being poor or rich, they depend on having the right or wrong understanding in our mind.
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Truth is all there is. It’s like when you learned how to read, you can then read anywhere you go.
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Difficult or easy, the Buddha said not to be heedless. Just that–don’t be heedless. Why? Because life is not certain.
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We say that to ‘give up all evil and to develop the good’ is the heart of the Buddha’s teaching.
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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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You should think about your own death 3 times per day at the very least.
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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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To give up doing evil is more important than making merit.
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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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I am like a tree in a forest. Birds come to the tree, they sit on its branches and eat its fruits.
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We should conquer ourselves, rather than conquer others. Whether coming or going, standing, sitting or lying down, our mind should be focused in this way.
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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 have limited time in our life, therefore we should try to teach ourselves, not to teach others.
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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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