The mind is intrinsically tranquil. Out of this tranquility, anxiety and confusion are born. If one sees and knows this confusion, then the mind is tranquil once more.
AJAHN CHAHLooking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: You won’t be able to find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Time is our present breath.
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You should settle the issue right there. One who runs away from suffering out of fear is the most foolish person of all. He will simply increases his stupidity endlessly.
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Proper effort is not the effort to make something particular happen. It is the effort to be aware and awake each moment, the effort to overcome laziness and merit, the effort to make each activity of our day meditation.
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We do it, not with desire, but with letting go. If you want anything, you wont find it.
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Mental activity is like a deadly poisonous cobra. If we don’t interfere with a cobra, how poisonous it may be, it simply goes its own away.
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You should know both the universal and the personal, the realm of forms and the freedom to not cling to them.
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Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it. So let your mind be like a tightly woven net to catch emotions and feelings that come, and investigate them before you react.
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A good practice is to ask yourself very sincerely, ‘Why was I born?’ Ask yourself this question in the morning, in the afternoon, and at night…every day.
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Well, if it really was her anger, then she should be able to tell it to go away, shouldnt she? But it really isn’t hers to command.
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What’s so great about brightness? My flashlight has it. It can’t help us rid ourselves of our suffering.
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When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness. And when we stop clinging, we can begin to be happy.
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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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But when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious.
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When nature finally calls, they have no idea where to go and are in a mess.
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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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