If we see suffering then we don’t have suffering.
AJAHN CHAHIf you let go completely you will have complete peace.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
-
-
This is the nature of the mind. We must find our own practice and persevere.
AJAHN CHAH -
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?
AJAHN CHAH -
Wisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.
AJAHN CHAH -
People go through life blindly, ignoring death like revellers at a party feasting on fine foods. They ignore that later they will have to go to the toilet, so they do not bother to find out where there is one.
AJAHN CHAH -
The serene and peaceful mind is the true epitome of human achievement.
AJAHN CHAH -
You should know both the universal and the personal, the realm of forms and the freedom to not cling to them.
AJAHN CHAH -
Don’t fall for it. Whenever the mind is happy or sad, don’t fall for it. Its all a deception.
AJAHN CHAH -
When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
AJAHN CHAH -
You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts.
AJAHN CHAH -
Hear the bird’s song then let go. If you know nature, you’ll know truth. If you know truth, you’ll know nature.
AJAHN CHAH -
The Dhamma is revealing itself in every moment, but only when the mind is quiet can we understand what it is saying, for the Dhamma teaches without words.
AJAHN CHAH -
We practice to learn how to let go, not how to increase our holding on to things. Enlightenment appears when you stop wanting anything.
AJAHN CHAH -
Truth is all there is. It’s like when you learned how to read, you can then read anywhere you go.
AJAHN CHAH -
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.
AJAHN CHAH -
When we conquer ourselves, then everything will be conquered: oneself, others, and all the sense objects as well, coming in by way of the eyes, ears, nose, tongue and body — it will all get conquered like this.
AJAHN CHAH






