You will witness all kinds of scenes and actors, all kinds of temptations and stories, everything imaginable.
AJAHN CHAHIf you are still following your likes and dislikes, you have not even begun to practise Dhamma.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Looking 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.
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A woman wanted to know how to deal with anger. I asked when anger arose whose anger it was. She said it was hers.
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The serene and peaceful mind is the true epitome of human achievement.
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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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These days people don’t search for the Truth. People study simply in order to find knowledge necessary to make a living.
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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
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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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Learn to see that it is not things that bother us, that we go out to bother them.
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I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
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Do not be in a hurry or try to push your practice. If you become peaceful, then accept it,; if you don’t become peaceful, then accept that also.
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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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It is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a teacher. Where you experience suffering, you can also find freedom from suffering.
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The Dharma Path is to keep walking forward. But the true Dharma has no going forward, no going backward, and no standing still.
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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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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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