If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer
AJAHN CHAHIf it isn’t good, let it die. If it doesn’t die, make it good.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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When sitting in meditation, say, “That’s not my business!” with every thought that comes by.
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Even if the water is falling right on it, it only touches the outside and not the inside. In this way the bowl will never get full.
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To define Buddhism without a lot of words and phrases, we can simply say, ‘Don’t cling or hold on to anything. Harmonize with actuality, with things as they are.’
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We should conquer ourselves, rather than conquer others. Whether coming or going, standing, sitting or lying down, our mind should be focused in this way.
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The forest is peaceful, why aren’t you? You hold on to things causing your confusion. Let nature teach you.
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The heart is just the heart; thoughts and feelings are just thoughts and feelings. Let things be just as they are.
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If you let go a little you will have a little happiness.
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Better to begin practice without delay. I am like a good friend inviting you to go somewhere. Do not hesitate, just get going. You won’t regret it.
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Learn to see that it is not things that bother us, that we go out to bother them.
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You say that you are too busy to meditate. Do you have time to breathe? Meditation is your breath. Why do you have time to breathe but not to meditate?
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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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We say that to ‘give up all evil and to develop the good’ is the heart of the Buddha’s teaching.
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Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.
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Trying to run away from suffering is actually to run toward it.
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You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts.
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