When we sit in meditation and hear a sound, we think, ‘Oh, that sound’s bothering me.’ If we see it like this, we suffer. But if we investigate a little deeper,
AJAHN CHAHThere are people who are born and die and never once are aware of their breath going in and out of their body. That’s how far away they live from themselves
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We should conquer ourselves, rather than conquer others. Whether coming or going, standing, sitting or lying down, our mind should be focused in this way.
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Why do we suffer? Because we stepped on it. So the suffering comes from us.
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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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If you are still following your likes and dislikes, you have not even begun to practise Dhamma.
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If you want to understand suffering you must look into the situation at hand.
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This is the nature of the mind. We must find our own practice and persevere.
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If you let go a little you will have a little happiness.
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The ladle is in the soup pot every day, but it doesn’t know the taste of the soup. You must reflect and meditate.
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At some point your heart will tell itself what to do.
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Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering.
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Steady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down.
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Practicing meditation is just like breathing. While working we breathe, while sleeping we breathe, while sitting down we breathe…
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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 have time to be mindful, you have time to meditate.
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Another man understands that nature of the river is to change constantly, regardless of his likes and dislikes, and therefore he does not suffer.
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