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.
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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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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The meditator simply knows them, they don’t enter his mind. That is, he has no clinging. He is simply the experiencer.
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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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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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All religions are like different cars all moving in the same direction. People who don’t see it have no light in their hearts.
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Remember you dont meditate to get anything, but to get rid of things.
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Why do we have time to breathe? Because we see the importance of the breath.
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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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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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If you want a chicken to be a duck, and a duck to be a chicken, you will suffer.
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We will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher.
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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
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Regarding this Dhamma, it is not something that we can simply talk about or take another’s word for it.
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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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Proper effort is not the effort to make something particular happen. It is the effort to be aware and awake each moment, the effort to overcome laziness and merit, the effort to make each activity of our day meditation.
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