Trying to run away from suffering is actually to run toward it.
AJAHN CHAHTrying to run away from suffering is actually to run toward it.
AJAHN CHAHRaise families and look after themselves, that’s all. To them, being smart is more important than being wise!
AJAHN CHAHWe do it, not with desire, but with letting go. If you want anything, you wont find it.
AJAHN CHAHThe Dharma Path is to keep walking forward. But the true Dharma has no going forward, no going backward, and no standing still.
AJAHN CHAHA woman wanted to know how to deal with anger. I asked when anger arose whose anger it was. She said it was hers.
AJAHN CHAHThere are two kinds of suffering. There is the suffering you run away from, which follows you everywhere. And there is the suffering you face directly, and so become free.
AJAHN CHAHWhat’s so great about brightness? My flashlight has it. It can’t help us rid ourselves of our suffering.
AJAHN CHAHDo not try to become anything. Do not make yourself into anything. Do not be a meditator. Do not become enlightened.
AJAHN CHAHIn practice, some come to see easily, some with difficulty. But whatever the case, never mind.
AJAHN CHAHIf suffering arises you must contemplate right there, you don’t have to run away.
AJAHN CHAHOnce you understand non-self, then the burden of life is gone. You’ll be at peace with the world. When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness and we can truly be happy.
AJAHN CHAHThe ultimate truth is like the flavour of an apple which you can’t see with the eye or hear with the ear.
AJAHN CHAHYou will see many strange and wonderful things come and go, but you will be still. This is the happiness of the Buddha.
AJAHN CHAHThe ladle is in the soup pot every day, but it doesn’t know the taste of the soup. You must reflect and meditate.
AJAHN CHAHWe will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher.
AJAHN CHAHBetter 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.
AJAHN CHAH