The Dhamma is revealing itself in every moment, but only when the mind is quiet can we understand what it is saying, for the Dhamma teaches without words.
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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If we see suffering then we don’t have suffering.
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There are people who are born and die and never once are aware of their breath going in and out of their body. That’s how far away they live from themselves
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Regarding this Dhamma, it is not something that we can simply talk about or take another’s word for it.
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We will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher.
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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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If you want to understand suffering you must look into the situation at hand.
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When we gain some understanding we need to chew on it again so that we see it for ourselves with certainty: paccattam.
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When nature finally calls, they have no idea where to go and are in a mess.
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The heart is the only book worth reading.
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This is the nature of the mind. We must find our own practice and persevere.
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If it isn’t good, let it die. If it doesn’t die, make it good.
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When you sit, let it be. What you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing.
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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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When we sit in meditation and hear a sound, we think, ‘Oh, that sound’s bothering me.’ If we see it like this, we suffer. But if we investigate a little deeper,
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If you let go a little you will have a little happiness.
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