The serene and peaceful mind is the true epitome of human achievement.
AJAHN CHAHYou should think about your own death 3 times per day at the very least.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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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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One man watches a river flow by. If he does not wish it to flow, to change ceaselessly in accord with its nature, he will suffer great pain.
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If you let go a little you will have a little happiness.
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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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Whatever he taught, we should practise it. Only bowing to him is not enough. We need to renounce, give up, stop, so that we may see the Buddha.
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One day some people came to the master and asked: How can you be happy in a world of such impermanence, where you cannot protect your loved ones from harm, illness or death?
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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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If you let go a lot you will have a lot of happiness. If you let go completely you will be free.
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The Dhamma has to sink deeply into the mind so that whatever we do, the mind has always goodness within it. All the ways of making merit are aiming at this. Goodness lies in the right view that is established in the mind.
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Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher.
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To observe and watch one’s own mind is something really interesting. The untrained mind will run and follow its old habit patterns. Because it has not been trained and taught, it will get lost in all kinds of stories and issues.
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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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We protect virtue so that virtue will protect us.
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I touch it and it rings! One day the wind may blow it off the shelf, or my elbow may knock it from the table.
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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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