Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.
AJAHN CHAHWhen nature finally calls, they have no idea where to go and are in a mess.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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We do it, not with desire, but with letting go. If you want anything, you wont find it.
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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 completely you will have complete peace.
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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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See the world as a mirror. It is all a reflection of the mind. When you know this, you can grow in every moment, and every experience reveals truth and brings understanding.
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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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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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Why do we suffer? Because we stepped on it. So the suffering comes from us.
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Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed.
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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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People go through life blindly, ignoring death like revellers at a party feasting on fine foods. They ignore that later they will have to go to the toilet, so they do not bother to find out where there is one.
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Breathing is something vital to peoples lives. If you see that Dhamma practice is vital to your life, then you will feel that breathing and practising the Dhamma are equally important.
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Whenever we feel that we are definitely right, so much so that we refuse to open up to anything or anybody else, right there we are wrong. It becomes wrong view.
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To give up doing evil is more important than making merit.
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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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