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.
AJAHN CHAHWhen coming out of sitting, don’t think that you’re coming out of meditation, but that you are only changing postures.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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In cultivating generosity, we are only oppressing our greed and attachment. This allows our true nature to come out and become lighter and freer.
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To the birds, the fruit may be sweet or sour or whatever. The birds say sweet or they say sour, but from the tree’s point of view, this is just the chattering of birds.
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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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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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If it shouldn’t happen, it wouldn’t happen.
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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
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If you haven’t wept deeply, you haven’t begun to meditate.
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You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts.
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No. It’s simply a thorn. It doesn’t give suffering to anybody. If we step on it, we suffer immediately.
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If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities.
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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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Steady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down.
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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 will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher.
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The heart of the path is quite easy.
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