Then we don’t have to celebrate it or let anybody know about it, simply let the mind have firm confidence in the goodness and keep going like this.
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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The forest is peaceful, why aren’t you? You hold on to things causing your confusion. Let nature teach you.
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To define Buddhism without a lot of words and phrases, we can simply say, ‘Don’t cling or hold on to anything. Harmonize with actuality, with things as they are.’
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To give up doing evil is more important than making merit.
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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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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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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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Wisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.
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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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If you haven’t cried deeply a number of times, your meditation hasn’t really begun.
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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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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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Don’t be attached to visions or lights in meditation, don’t rise or fall with them.
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Truth is all there is. It’s like when you learned how to read, you can then read anywhere you go.
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The serene and peaceful mind is the true epitome of human achievement.
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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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