Time is our present breath.
AJAHN CHAHThe Dhamma is revealing itself in every moment, but only when the mind is quiet can we understand what it is saying, for the Dhamma teaches without words.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Why do we suffer? Because we stepped on it. So the suffering comes from us.
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I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
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If suffering arises you must contemplate right there, you don’t have to run away.
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If we practise like this and develop mindfulness continuously, wisdom arises quickly and this is a fast way of practice.
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If you want to understand suffering you must look into the situation at hand.
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The ultimate truth is like the flavour of an apple which you can’t see with the eye or hear with the ear.
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Raise families and look after themselves, that’s all. To them, being smart is more important than being wise!
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Do not try to become anything. Do not make yourself into anything. Do not be a meditator. Do not become enlightened.
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Happiness and suffering do not depend on being poor or rich, they depend on having the right or wrong understanding in our mind.
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No. It’s simply a thorn. It doesn’t give suffering to anybody. If we step on it, we suffer immediately.
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We should conquer ourselves, rather than conquer others. Whether coming or going, standing, sitting or lying down, our mind should be focused in this way.
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The Dhamma has to sink deeply into the mind so that whatever we do, the mind has always goodness within it. All the ways of making merit are aiming at this. Goodness lies in the right view that is established in the mind.
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Steady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down.
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Isn’t it wonderful how the sky can take that dirty water and change it into pure, clean water? Your mind can do the same with your defilements if you let it.
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When we gain some understanding we need to chew on it again so that we see it for ourselves with certainty: paccattam.
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