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> [The empty mind - the pure mind - is not a blank, zero-land, where you're not feeling or caring about anything. It's an effulgence of the mind. It's a brightness that is truly sensitive and accepting. It's an ability to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-sumedho/the-empty-mind-the-pure-mind-is-not-a-blank-zero-land-where-you-re/)

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## More by Ajahn Sumedho

> [The problem is grasping the clock. So what do I do? Let it go, lay it aside - put it down gently without any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-sumedho/the-problem-is-grasping-the-clock-so-what-do-i-do-let-it-go-lay-it/)

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> [The goal lies away from the sensual world. It is not a rejection of the sensual world, but understanding it so well that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-sumedho/the-goal-lies-away-from-the-sensual-world-it-is-not-a-rejection-of/)

[Ajahn Sumedho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-sumedho/)

> [We look directly into our suffering rather than try to become happy. The happiness that arises from this approach is reliable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-sumedho/we-look-directly-into-our-suffering-rather-than-try-to-become-happy/)

[Ajahn Sumedho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-sumedho/)

> [A new day is here. Yesterday is a memory. Tomorrow is unknown. Now is the knowing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-sumedho/a-new-day-is-here-yesterday-is-a-memory-tomorrow-is-unknown-now-is/)

[Ajahn Sumedho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-sumedho/)

> [Instead of becoming the world’s expert on Buddhism, just let go, let go, let go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-sumedho/instead-of-becoming-the-world-s-expert-on-buddhism-just-let-go-let-go/)

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> [Of course we can always imagine more perfect conditions, how it should be ideally, how everyone should behave. But it is not our task…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-sumedho/of-course-we-can-always-imagine-more-perfect-conditions-how-it-should/)

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> [The empty mind - the pure mind - is not a blank, zero-land, where you're not feeling or caring about anything. It's an effulgence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-sumedho/the-empty-mind-the-pure-mind-is-not-a-blank-zero-land-where-you-re/)

[Ajahn Sumedho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-sumedho/)

> [The mind of an enlightened human being is flexible and adaptable. The mind of the ignorant person is conditioned and fixed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-sumedho/the-mind-of-an-enlightened-human-being-is-flexible-and-adaptable-the/)

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> [Meditation is a skilful letting go: gently but with resolution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-sumedho/meditation-is-a-skilful-letting-go-gently-but-with-resolution/)

[Ajahn Sumedho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-sumedho/)

> [Suttas are not meant to be 'sacred scriptures' that tell us what to believe. One should read them, listen to them, think about them,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-sumedho/suttas-are-not-meant-to-be-sacred-scriptures-that-tell-us-what-to/)

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> [Whatever you think you are, that's not what you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-sumedho/whatever-you-think-you-are-that-s-not-what-you-are/)

[Ajahn Sumedho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajahn-sumedho/)

> [I contemplated my greed for peace. And I did not seek tranquillity anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajahn-sumedho/i-contemplated-my-greed-for-peace-and-i-did-not-seek-tranquillity/)

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