Of course there are dozens of meditation techniques, but it all comes down to this – just let it all be. Step over here where it is cool, out of the battle. Why not give it a try?
AJAHN CHAHTherefore we have to train our mind. The meditation practice in Buddhism is all about training one’s own mind.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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To practice Dhamma means to observe and examine oneself.
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If you let go a little you will have a little happiness.
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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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If you have time to be mindful, you have time to meditate.
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When one does not understand death, life can be very confusing.
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The ultimate truth is like the flavour of an apple which you can’t see with the eye or hear with the ear.
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If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer
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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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You should think about your own death 3 times per day at the very least.
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Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering.
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To know existence as this flow, empty of lasting pleasure, void of self, is to find that which is stable and free of suffering, to find true peace in the world.
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You should know both the universal and the personal, the realm of forms and the freedom to not cling to them.
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The Dhamma has to be found by looking into your own heart and seeing that which is true and that which is not, that which is balanced and that which is not balanced.
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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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Wisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.
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