The heart of the path is quite easy.
AJAHN CHAH
Just 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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The heart of the path is quite easy.
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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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Look at your own mind. The one who carries things thinks he’s got things, but the one who looks on sees only the heaviness. Throw away things, lose them, and find lightness.
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Of course there are dozens of meditation techniques, but it all comes down to this – just let it all be. Step over here where it is cool, out of the battle. Why not give it a try?
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You will have a steady awareness within yourself.
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Wherever we start to think that things are certain, uncertainty is lurking right there. Heedlessness is just holding things as certain. It is grasping at certainty where there is no certainty and looking for truth in things that are not true. Be careful! They are likely to bite you sometime in the future!
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We can always find time to breathe. In the same way, if we see the importance of meditation practice we will find the time to practice.
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All that I have said up to now has merely been words. When people come to see me, I have to say something. But it is best not to speak about these matters too much.
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If we only make merit but have not stopped doing bad things, then we will never have a day of completion. It is like an overturned bowl which is left outside in the rain.
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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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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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When we gain some understanding we need to chew on it again so that we see it for ourselves with certainty: paccattam.
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Even if the water is falling right on it, it only touches the outside and not the inside. In this way the bowl will never get full.
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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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This is the nature of the mind. We must find our own practice and persevere.
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The forest is peaceful, why aren’t you? You hold on to things causing your confusion. Let nature teach you.
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