If you want to understand suffering you must look into the situation at hand.
AJAHN CHAHThese days people don’t search for the Truth. People study simply in order to find knowledge necessary to make a living.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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I am like a tree in a forest. Birds come to the tree, they sit on its branches and eat its fruits.
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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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There’s no need to explain anything at length. Let go of love and hate and let things be. That’s all that I do in my own practice.
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Therefore we have to train our mind. The meditation practice in Buddhism is all about training one’s own mind.
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To practice Dhamma means to observe and examine oneself.
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Read yourself, not books. Truth isn’t outside, that’s only memory, not wisdom. Memory without wisdom is like an empty thermos bottle – if you don’t fill it, it’s useless.
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We have limited time in our life, therefore we should try to teach ourselves, not to teach others.
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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
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Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher.
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You will have a steady awareness within yourself.
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If you listen to the Dhamma teachings but don’t practice you’re like a ladle in a soup pot.
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To know existence as this flow, empty of lasting pleasure, void of self, is to find that which is stable and free of suffering, to find true peace in the world.
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When coming out of sitting, don’t think that you’re coming out of meditation, but that you are only changing postures.
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To observe and watch one’s own mind is something really interesting. The untrained mind will run and follow its old habit patterns. Because it has not been trained and taught, it will get lost in all kinds of stories and issues.
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If you have time to be mindful, you have time to meditate.
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