The heart of the path is quite easy.
AJAHN CHAHPeople 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.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Letting go a little brings a little peace. Letting go a lot brings a lot of peace. Letting go completely brings complete peace.
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If it shouldn’t happen, it wouldn’t happen.
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We don’t meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering.
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Hear the bird’s song then let go. If you know nature, you’ll know truth. If you know truth, you’ll know nature.
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Once 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.
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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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Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed.
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Where does rain come from? It comes from all the dirty water that evaporates from the earth, like urine and the water you throw out after washing your feet.
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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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You will see many strange and wonderful things come and go, but you will be still. This is the happiness of the Buddha.
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If you haven’t cried deeply a number of times, your meditation hasn’t really begun.
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To give up doing evil is more important than making merit.
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Happiness and suffering do not depend on being poor or rich, they depend on having the right or wrong understanding in our mind.
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To practice Dhamma means to observe and examine oneself.
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Wisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.
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