Time is our present breath.
AJAHN CHAHIf you let go a lot you will have a lot of happiness. If you let go completely you will be free.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Dharma is in your mind, not in the forest. Don’t believe others, just listen to your mind. You don’t have to go anywhere else.
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All religions are like different cars all moving in the same direction. People who don’t see it have no light in their hearts.
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When sitting in meditation, say, “That’s not my business!” with every thought that comes by.
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Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher.
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We do it, not with desire, but with letting go. If you want anything, you wont find it.
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Difficult or easy, the Buddha said not to be heedless. Just that–don’t be heedless. Why? Because life is not certain.
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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.
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I touch it and it rings! One day the wind may blow it off the shelf, or my elbow may knock it from the table.
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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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With even a little intuitive wisdom we will be able to see clearly the ways of the world.
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But when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious.
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I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
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Wherever we start to think that things are certain, uncertainty is lurking right there. Heedlessness is just holding things as certain. It is grasping at certainty where there is no certainty and looking for truth in things that are not true. Be careful! They are likely to bite you sometime in the future!
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All kinds of wonderful, rare animals will come to drink at the pool, and you will clearly see the nature of all things.
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We can always find time to breathe. In the same way, if we see the importance of meditation practice we will find the time to practice.
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