In cultivating generosity, we are only oppressing our greed and attachment. This allows our true nature to come out and become lighter and freer.
AJAHN CHAHThis is the nature of the mind. We must find our own practice and persevere.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Where does rain come from? It comes from all the dirty water that evaporates from the earth, like urine and the water you throw out after washing your feet.
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To practice Dhamma means to observe and examine oneself.
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Remember you dont meditate to get anything, but to get rid of things.
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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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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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Why do we suffer? Because we stepped on it. So the suffering comes from us.
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Your only job is to stay in your seat. You will see it all arise and pass, and out of this, wisdom and understanding will come.
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Dharma is in your mind, not in the forest. Don’t believe others, just listen to your mind. You don’t have to go anywhere else.
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To give up doing evil is more important than making merit.
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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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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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When coming out of sitting, don’t think that you’re coming out of meditation, but that you are only changing postures.
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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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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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