This is the nature of the mind. We must find our own practice and persevere.
AJAHN CHAHThe sound is just sound, why should you go and grab it? You see that actually it was you who went out and disturbed the sound.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.
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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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Wisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.
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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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Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering.
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Only one book is worth reading: the heart.
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Time is our present breath.
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You will have a steady awareness within yourself.
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Once you understand non-self, then the burden of life is gone. You’ll be at peace with the world. When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness and we can truly be happy.
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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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The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
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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 we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities.
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See the world as a mirror. It is all a reflection of the mind. When you know this, you can grow in every moment, and every experience reveals truth and brings understanding.
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Even if the water is falling right on it, it only touches the outside and not the inside. In this way the bowl will never get full.
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