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title: "33 Ifs Quotes By Ajahn Chah"
description: "33 Ifs quotes by Ajahn Chah. Plus more from Ajahn Chah and more Ifs sayings from other authors."
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> [If you want a chicken to be a duck, and a duck to be a chicken, you will suffer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/if-you-want-a-chicken-to-be-a-duck-and-a-duck-to-be-a-chicken-you/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [If we see suffering then we don't have suffering.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/if-we-see-suffering-then-we-don-t-have-suffering/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/if-you-see-certainty-in-that-which-is-uncertain-you-are-bound-to/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [If you haven't wept deeply, you haven't begun to meditate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/if-you-haven-t-wept-deeply-you-haven-t-begun-to-meditate/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [If you haven't cried deeply a number of times, your meditation hasn't really begun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/if-you-haven-t-cried-deeply-a-number-of-times-your-meditation-hasn-t/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [If it shouldn't happen, it wouldn't happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/if-it-shouldn-t-happen-it-wouldn-t-happen/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [If you let go completely you will have complete peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/if-you-let-go-completely-you-will-have-complete-peace/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [Sati is life. Whenever we don't have sati, when we are heedless, it's as if we are dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/sati-is-life-whenever-we-don-t-have-sati-when-we-are-heedless-it-s-as/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [The mind is intrinsically tranquil. Out of this tranquility, anxiety and confusion are born. If one sees and knows this confusion, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/the-mind-is-intrinsically-tranquil-out-of-this-tranquility-anxiety/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [Read yourself, not books. Truth isn't outside, that's only memory, not wisdom. Memory without wisdom is like an empty thermos bottle -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/read-yourself-not-books-truth-isn-t-outside-that-s-only-memory-not/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [Remember you dont meditate to get anything, but to get rid of things. We do it, not with desire, but with letting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/remember-you-dont-meditate-to-get-anything-but-to-get-rid-of-things/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [Mental activity is like a deadly poisonous cobra. If we don't interfere with a cobra, how poisonous it may be, it simply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/mental-activity-is-like-a-deadly-poisonous-cobra-if-we-don-t/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [If you are still following your likes and dislikes, you have not even begun to practise Dhamma.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/if-you-are-still-following-your-likes-and-dislikes-you-have-not-even/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/where-does-rain-come-from-it-comes-from-all-the-dirty-water-that/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [Meditation is like a single log of wood. Insight and investigation are one end of the log; calm and concentration are the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/meditation-is-like-a-single-log-of-wood-insight-and-investigation-are/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [You say that you are too busy to meditate. Do you have time to breathe? Meditation is your breath. Why do you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/you-say-that-you-are-too-busy-to-meditate-do-you-have-time-to-breathe-2/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [Things are simply the way they are. They don't give us suffering. Like a thorn: Does a sharp thorn give us suffering?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/things-are-simply-the-way-they-are-they-don-t-give-us-suffering-like/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [Whenever we feel that we are definitely right, so much so that we refuse to open up to anything or anybody else,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/whenever-we-feel-that-we-are-definitely-right-so-much-so-that-we/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [Do not be a bodhisattva, do not be an arahant, do not be anything at all. If you are a bodhisattva, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/do-not-be-a-bodhisattva-do-not-be-an-arahant-do-not-be-anything-at/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [If your mind is happy then you are happy anywhere you go. When wisdom awakens within you, you will see Truth wherever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/if-your-mind-is-happy-then-you-are-happy-anywhere-you-go-when-wisdom/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [Just know what is happening in your mind - not happy or sad about it, not attached. If you suffer see it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/just-know-what-is-happening-in-your-mind-not-happy-or-sad-about-it/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [If you want to understand suffering you must look into the situation at hand. The teachings say that wherever a problem arises…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/if-you-want-to-understand-suffering-you-must-look-into-the-situation/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [Practicing meditation is just like breathing. While working we breathe, while sleeping we breathe, while sitting down we breathe... Why do we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/practicing-meditation-is-just-like-breathing-while-working-we-breathe/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [When we sit in meditation and hear a sound, we think, 'Oh, that sound's bothering me.' If we see it like this,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/when-we-sit-in-meditation-and-hear-a-sound-we-think-oh-that-sound-s/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [One man watches a river flow by. If he does not wish it to flow, to change ceaselessly in accord with its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/one-man-watches-a-river-flow-by-if-he-does-not-wish-it-to-flow-to/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [We say that to 'give up all evil and to develop the good' is the heart of the Buddha's teaching. If we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/we-say-that-to-give-up-all-evil-and-to-develop-the-good-is-the-heart/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [A woman wanted to know how to deal with anger. I asked when anger arose whose anger it was. She said it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/a-woman-wanted-to-know-how-to-deal-with-anger-i-asked-when-anger/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [Don't think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/don-t-think-that-only-sitting-with-the-eyes-closed-is-practice-if-you/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [We have limited time in our life, therefore we should try to teach ourselves, not to teach others. We should conquer ourselves,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/we-have-limited-time-in-our-life-therefore-we-should-try-to-teach/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities. Whatever he taught, we should practise it. Only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/if-we-want-to-really-see-the-buddha-we-should-observe-his-virtuous/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/do-not-be-in-a-hurry-or-try-to-push-your-practice-if-you-become/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [The forest is peaceful, why aren’t you? You hold on to things causing your confusion. Let nature teach you. Hear the bird’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/the-forest-is-peaceful-why-aren-t-you-you-hold-on-to-things-causing/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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> [If you listen to the Dhamma teachings but don't practice you're like a ladle in a soup pot. The ladle is in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/if-you-listen-to-the-dhamma-teachings-but-don-t-practice-you-re-like/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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## Other authors on Ifs

## More by Ajahn Chah

> [If you have time to be mindful, you have time to meditate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/if-you-have-time-to-be-mindful-you-have-time-to-meditate/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

> [Letting go a little brings a little peace. Letting go a lot brings a lot of peace. Letting go completely brings complete peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/letting-go-a-little-brings-a-little-peace-letting-go-a-lot-brings-a/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

> [Mindfulness is life. Whenever we don’t have mindfulness, when we are heedless, it’s as if we are dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/mindfulness-is-life-whenever-we-don-t-have-mindfulness-when-we-are/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

> [We don't meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/we-don-t-meditate-to-see-heaven-but-to-end-suffering/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

> [Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed. In cultivating generosity, we are only oppressing our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/some-people-are-afraid-of-generosity-they-feel-they-will-be-taken/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

> [Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/anything-which-is-troubling-you-anything-which-is-irritating-you-that/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/know-and-watch-your-heart-it-s-pure-but-emotions-come-to-colour-it-so/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

> [A woman wanted to know how to deal with anger. I asked when anger arose whose anger it was. She said it was hers.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/a-woman-wanted-to-know-how-to-deal-with-anger-i-asked-when-anger/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

> [Sati is life. Whenever we don't have sati, when we are heedless, it's as if we are dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/sati-is-life-whenever-we-don-t-have-sati-when-we-are-heedless-it-s-as/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

> [In practice, some come to see easily, some with difficulty. But whatever the case, never mind. Difficult or easy, the Buddha said not to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/in-practice-some-come-to-see-easily-some-with-difficulty-but-whatever/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

> [When sitting in meditation, say, "That's not my business!" with every thought that comes by.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/when-sitting-in-meditation-say-that-s-not-my-business-with-every/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

> [Proper effort is not the effort to make something particular happen. It is the effort to be aware and awake each moment, the effort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/proper-effort-is-not-the-effort-to-make-something-particular-happen/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/regarding-this-dhamma-it-is-not-something-that-we-can-simply-talk/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/these-days-people-don-t-search-for-the-truth-people-study-simply-in/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-chah/things-are-simply-the-way-they-are-they-don-t-give-us-suffering-like/)

[Ajahn Chah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-chah/)

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                        "text": "If you want to understand suffering you must look into the situation at hand. The teachings say that wherever a problem arises it must be settled right there. Where suffering lies is right where non-suffering will arise, it ceases at the place where it arises. If suffering arises you must contemplate right there, you don't have to run away. You should settle the issue right there. One who runs away from suffering out of fear is the most foolish person of all. He will simply increases his stupidity endlessly.",
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                        "text": "Practicing meditation is just like breathing. While working we breathe, while sleeping we breathe, while sitting down we breathe... Why do we have time to breathe? Because we see the importance of the breath, we can always find time to breathe. In the same way, if we see the importance of meditation practice we will find the time to practice.",
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                        "text": "When we sit in meditation and hear a sound, we think, 'Oh, that sound's bothering me.' If we see it like this, we suffer. But if we investigate a little deeper, we see that the sound is simply sound. If we understand like this, then there's nothing more to it. We leave it be. The 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.",
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                        "text": "One man watches a river flow by. If he does not wish it to flow, to change ceaselessly in accord with its nature, he will suffer great pain. Another man understands that nature of the river is to change constantly, regardless of his likes and dislikes, and therefore he does not suffer. To know existence as this flow, empty of lasting pleasure, void of self, is to find that which is stable and free of suffering, to find true peace in the world.",
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                        "text": "We say that to 'give up all evil and to develop the good' is the heart of the Buddha's teaching. If we only make merit but have not stopped doing bad things, then we will never have a day of completion. It is like an overturned bowl which is left outside in the rain. 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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                        "text": "A woman wanted to know how to deal with anger. I asked when anger arose whose anger it was. She said it was hers. Well, if it really was her anger, then she should be able to tell it to go away, shouldnt she? But it really isn't hers to command. 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. 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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                        "text": "Don't think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking. Steady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down. When coming out of sitting, don't think that you're coming out of meditation, but that you are only changing postures. If you reflect in this way, you will have peace. Wherever you are, you will have this attitude of practice with you constantly. You will have a steady awareness within yourself.",
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                        "text": "We have limited time in our life, therefore we should try to teach ourselves, not to teach others. 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. If we practise like this and develop mindfulness continuously, wisdom arises quickly and this is a fast way of practice.",
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                        "text": "If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities. Whatever he taught, we should practise it. Only bowing to him is not enough. We need to renounce, give up, stop, so that we may see the Buddha.",
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                        "text": "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. This is the nature of the mind. We must find our own practice and persevere.",
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                        "text": "The forest is peaceful, why aren’t you? You hold on to things causing your confusion. Let nature teach you. Hear the bird’s song then let go. If you know nature, you’ll know truth. If you know truth, you’ll know nature.",
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