We protect virtue so that virtue will protect us.
AJAHN CHAHHappiness and suffering do not depend on being poor or rich, they depend on having the right or wrong understanding in our mind.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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If it shouldn’t happen, it wouldn’t happen.
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The ultimate truth is like the flavour of an apple which you can’t see with the eye or hear with the ear.
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But when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious.
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With even a little intuitive wisdom we will be able to see clearly the ways of the world.
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If it isn’t good, let it die. If it doesn’t die, make it good.
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If you have time to be mindful, you have time to meditate.
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The meditator simply knows them, they don’t enter his mind. That is, he has no clinging. He is simply the experiencer.
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Holding on to anger as a personal possession will cause suffering. If anger really belonged to us, it would have to obey us. If it doesn’t obey us, that means it’s only a deception.
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Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.
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Why do we suffer? Because we stepped on it. So the suffering comes from us.
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We will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher.
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Whatever he taught, we should practise it. Only bowing to him is not enough. We need to renounce, give up, stop, so that we may see the Buddha.
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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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In practice, some come to see easily, some with difficulty. But whatever the case, never mind.
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If you are still following your likes and dislikes, you have not even begun to practise Dhamma.
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