The meditator simply knows them, they don’t enter his mind. That is, he has no clinging. He is simply the experiencer.
AJAHN CHAHJust go into the room, sit in the centre of the room, open the doors and windows, and see who comes to visit.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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If you are still following your likes and dislikes, you have not even begun to practise Dhamma.
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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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We need to develop meditation so that the understanding arises clearly within oneself. It is not the case that merely by listening to another’s explanation our defilements will disappear.
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Why do we have time to breathe? Because we see the importance of the breath.
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You should know both the universal and the personal, the realm of forms and the freedom to not cling to them.
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What’s so great about brightness? My flashlight has it. It can’t help us rid ourselves of our suffering.
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The heart is the only book worth reading.
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The serene and peaceful mind is the true epitome of human achievement.
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This is the nature of the mind. We must find our own practice and persevere.
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Your only job is to stay in your seat. You will see it all arise and pass, and out of this, wisdom and understanding will come.
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To practice Dhamma means to observe and examine oneself.
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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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Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher.
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You should settle the issue right there. One who runs away from suffering out of fear is the most foolish person of all. He will simply increases his stupidity endlessly.
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Hear the bird’s song then let go. If you know nature, you’ll know truth. If you know truth, you’ll know nature.
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