We don’t meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering.
AJAHN CHAHDharma is in your mind, not in the forest. Don’t believe others, just listen to your mind. You don’t have to go anywhere else.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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The only way to experience it is to put the teachings into practice. Once you taste it, you are no longer in any doubt about its flavour and you do not have to ask anyone else. The problem is solved.
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If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities.
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I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
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Therefore we have to train our mind. The meditation practice in Buddhism is all about training one’s own mind.
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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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Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it.
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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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You will see many strange and wonderful things come and go, but you will be still. This is the happiness of the Buddha.
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The 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.
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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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Steady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down.
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If we practise like this and develop mindfulness continuously, wisdom arises quickly and this is a fast way of practice.
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The serene and peaceful mind is the true epitome of human achievement.
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You will have a steady awareness within yourself.
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Learn to see that it is not things that bother us, that we go out to bother them.
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