The Dharma Path is to keep walking forward. But the true Dharma has no going forward, no going backward, and no standing still.
AJAHN CHAHTherefore we have to train our mind. The meditation practice in Buddhism is all about training one’s own mind.
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We practice to learn how to let go, not how to increase our holding on to things. Enlightenment appears when you stop wanting anything.
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A woman wanted to know how to deal with anger. I asked when anger arose whose anger it was. She said it was hers.
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We protect virtue so that virtue will protect us.
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Letting go a little brings a little peace. Letting go a lot brings a lot of peace. Letting go completely brings complete peace.
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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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I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
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Therefore we have to train our mind. The meditation practice in Buddhism is all about training one’s own mind.
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If you reflect in this way, you will have peace. Wherever you are, you will have this attitude of practice with you constantly.
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In practice, some come to see easily, some with difficulty. But whatever the case, never mind.
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If you are still following your likes and dislikes, you have not even begun to practise Dhamma.
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Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.
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The forms of the world have their place, but in another way, there is nothing there. To be free, we need to respect both of these truths.
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If you want to understand suffering you must look into the situation at hand.
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Mental activity is like a deadly poisonous cobra. If we don’t interfere with a cobra, how poisonous it may be, it simply goes its own away.
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What’s so great about brightness? My flashlight has it. It can’t help us rid ourselves of our suffering.
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