Where does peace arise? Peace arises whenever we let something go.
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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If you listen to the Dhamma teachings but don’t practice you’re like a ladle in a soup pot.
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Time is our present breath.
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When sitting in meditation, say, “That’s not my business!” with every thought that comes by.
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Another man understands that nature of the river is to change constantly, regardless of his likes and dislikes, and therefore he does not suffer.
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Why do we have time to breathe? Because we see the importance of the breath.
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If you let go completely you will have complete peace.
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The heart is the only book worth reading.
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Only one book is worth reading: the heart.
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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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Raise families and look after themselves, that’s all. To them, being smart is more important than being wise!
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There are people who are born and die and never once are aware of their breath going in and out of their body. That’s how far away they live from themselves
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Trying to run away from suffering is actually to run toward 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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Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher.
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You will have a steady awareness within yourself.
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