Mindfulness is life. Whenever we don’t have mindfulness, when we are heedless, it’s as if we are dead. — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
If you haven't cried deeply a number of times, your meditation hasn't really begun. — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
When sitting in meditation, say, "That's not my business!" with every thought that comes by. — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
Don’t be attached to visions or lights in meditation, don’t rise or fall with them. What’s so great about brightness? My flashlight… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
Proper effort is not the effort to make something particular happen. It is the effort to be aware and awake each moment,… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
Of course there are dozens of meditation techniques, but it all comes down to this - just let it all be. Step… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
We have limited time in our life, therefore we should try to teach ourselves, not to teach others. We should conquer ourselves,… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
To observe and watch one's own mind is something really interesting. The untrained mind will run and follow its old habit patterns.… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
Regarding this Dhamma, it is not something that we can simply talk about or take another's word for it. We need to… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
If your mind is happy then you are happy anywhere you go. When wisdom awakens within you, you will see Truth wherever… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
Practicing meditation is just like breathing. While working we breathe, while sleeping we breathe, while sitting down we breathe... Why do we… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
You say that you are too busy to meditate. Do you have time to breathe? Meditation is your breath. Why do you… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
When we sit in meditation and hear a sound, we think, 'Oh, that sound's bothering me.' If we see it like this,… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
Just go into the room, sit in the centre of the room, open the doors and windows, and see who comes to… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
Don't think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking.… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
“Even though some of you may experience some peace when you sit in meditation, don’t be in a hurry to congratulate yourselves.… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
Meditation is like a single log of wood. Insight and investigation are one end of the log; calm and concentration are the… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
“The Buddha told his disciple Ananda to see impermanence, to see death with every breath. We must know death; we must die… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
The mind of one who practises doesn't run away anywhere, it stays right there. Good, evil, happiness and unhappiness, right and wrong… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
Letting go a little brings a little peace. Letting go a lot brings a lot of peace. Letting go completely brings complete peace. — Ajahn Chah Copy Share
Mindfulness is life. Whenever we don’t have mindfulness, when we are heedless, it’s as if we are dead. — Ajahn Chah Copy Share
Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed. In cultivating generosity, we are only oppressing our… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share
Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher. — Ajahn Chah Copy Share
Know and watch your heart. It's pure but emotions come to colour it. So let your mind be like a tightly woven net to… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share
A woman wanted to know how to deal with anger. I asked when anger arose whose anger it was. She said it was hers.… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share
Sati is life. Whenever we don't have sati, when we are heedless, it's as if we are dead. — Ajahn Chah Copy Share
In practice, some come to see easily, some with difficulty. But whatever the case, never mind. Difficult or easy, the Buddha said not to… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share
When sitting in meditation, say, "That's not my business!" with every thought that comes by. — Ajahn Chah Copy Share
Proper effort is not the effort to make something particular happen. It is the effort to be aware and awake each moment, the effort… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share
Regarding this Dhamma, it is not something that we can simply talk about or take another's word for it. We need to develop meditation… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share
These days people don't search for the Truth. People study simply in order to find knowledge necessary to make a living, raise families and… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share
Things are simply the way they are. They don't give us suffering. Like a thorn: Does a sharp thorn give us suffering? No. It's… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share
