You say that you are too busy to meditate. Do you have time to breathe? Meditation is your breath. Why do you have time to breathe but not to meditate?
AJAHN CHAHWhen we gain some understanding we need to chew on it again so that we see it for ourselves with certainty: paccattam.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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The mind of one who practises doesn’t run away anywhere, it stays right there. Good, evil, happiness and unhappiness, right and wrong arise, and he knows them all.
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We see that the sound is simply sound. If we understand like this, then there’s nothing more to it. We leave it be.
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To the birds, the fruit may be sweet or sour or whatever. The birds say sweet or they say sour, but from the tree’s point of view, this is just the chattering of birds.
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If we practise like this and develop mindfulness continuously, wisdom arises quickly and this is a fast way of practice.
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If you haven’t cried deeply a number of times, your meditation hasn’t really begun.
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Don’t think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking.
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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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But when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious.
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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?
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When nature finally calls, they have no idea where to go and are in a mess.
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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.
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Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.
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Truth is all there is. It’s like when you learned how to read, you can then read anywhere you go.
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We don’t meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering.
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The heart is just the heart; thoughts and feelings are just thoughts and feelings. Let things be just as they are.
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