Remember you dont meditate to get anything, but to get rid of things.
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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You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts.
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Time is our present breath.
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The mind is intrinsically tranquil. Out of this tranquility, anxiety and confusion are born. If one sees and knows this confusion, then the mind is tranquil once more.
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If you have time to be mindful, you have time to meditate.
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Another man understands that nature of the river is to change constantly, regardless of his likes and dislikes, and therefore he does not suffer.
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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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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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I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
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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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If you want to understand suffering you must look into the situation at hand.
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The master held up a glass and said: Someone gave me this glass; It holds my water admirably and it glistens in the sunlight.
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In practice, some come to see easily, some with difficulty. But whatever the case, never mind.
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Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed.
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Things are simply the way they are. They don’t give us suffering. Like a thorn: Does a sharp thorn give us suffering?
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We need to develop meditation so that the understanding arises clearly within oneself. It is not the case that merely by listening to another’s explanation our defilements will disappear.
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