When sitting in meditation, say, “That’s not my business!” with every thought that comes by.
AJAHN CHAHYou should think about your own death 3 times per day at the very least.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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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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The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
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Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.
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These days people don’t search for the Truth. People study simply in order to find knowledge necessary to make a living.
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Don’t fall for it. Whenever the mind is happy or sad, don’t fall for it. Its all a deception.
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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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Things are simply the way they are. They don’t give us suffering. Like a thorn: Does a sharp thorn give us suffering?
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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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Mental activity is like a deadly poisonous cobra. If we don’t interfere with a cobra, how poisonous it may be, it simply goes its own away.
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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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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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When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness. And when we stop clinging, we can begin to be happy.
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The sound is just sound, why should you go and grab it? You see that actually it was you who went out and disturbed the sound.
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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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There’s no need to explain anything at length. Let go of love and hate and let things be. That’s all that I do in my own practice.
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