You should settle the issue right there. One who runs away from suffering out of fear is the most foolish person of all. He will simply increases his stupidity endlessly.
AJAHN CHAHYour only job is to stay in your seat. You will see it all arise and pass, and out of this, wisdom and understanding will come.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
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In cultivating generosity, we are only oppressing our greed and attachment. This allows our true nature to come out and become lighter and freer.
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Happiness and suffering do not depend on being poor or rich, they depend on having the right or wrong understanding in our mind.
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To give up doing evil is more important than making merit.
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Learn to let go without struggle, simply let go, to be just as you are – no holding on, no attachment, free.
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Your only job is to stay in your seat. You will see it all arise and pass, and out of this, wisdom and understanding will come.
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If you let go a lot you will have a lot of happiness. If you let go completely you will be free.
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At some point your heart will tell itself what to do.
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If your mind is happy then you are happy anywhere you go. When wisdom awakens within you, you will see Truth wherever you look.
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With even a little intuitive wisdom we will be able to see clearly the ways of the world.
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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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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?
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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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The heart of the path is quite easy.
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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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