The Dharma Path is to keep walking forward. But the true Dharma has no going forward, no going backward, and no standing still.
AJAHN CHAHWhen we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness. And when we stop clinging, we can begin to be happy.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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When you sit, let it be. What you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing.
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To give up doing evil is more important than making merit.
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When coming out of sitting, don’t think that you’re coming out of meditation, but that you are only changing postures.
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Practicing meditation is just like breathing. While working we breathe, while sleeping we breathe, while sitting down we breathe…
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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
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At some point your heart will tell itself what to do.
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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 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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Holding 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.
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If you let go completely you will have complete peace.
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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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Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it. So let your mind be like a tightly woven net to catch emotions and feelings that come, and investigate them before you react.
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Just go into the room, sit in the centre of the room, open the doors and windows, and see who comes to visit.
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Why do we suffer? Because we stepped on it. So the suffering comes from us.
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To practice Dhamma means to observe and examine oneself.
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