When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness. And when we stop clinging, we can begin to be happy.
AJAHN CHAHPracticing meditation is just like breathing. While working we breathe, while sleeping we breathe, while sitting down we breathe…
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If we see suffering then we don’t have suffering.
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When one does not understand death, life can be very confusing.
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Don’t be attached to visions or lights in meditation, don’t rise or fall with them.
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Don’t fall for it. Whenever the mind is happy or sad, don’t fall for it. Its all a deception.
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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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If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities.
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Why do we have time to breathe? Because we see the importance of the breath.
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At some point your heart will tell itself what to do.
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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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Try to be mindful, and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool.
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You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts.
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All that I have said up to now has merely been words. When people come to see me, I have to say something. But it is best not to speak about these matters too much.
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I am like a tree in a forest. Birds come to the tree, they sit on its branches and eat its fruits.
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We will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher.
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In cultivating generosity, we are only oppressing our greed and attachment. This allows our true nature to come out and become lighter and freer.
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