"Happiness and suffering do not depend on being……" — Ajahn Chah

"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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82 Quotes by Ajahn Chah

Ajahn Chah has 82 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

There are two kinds of suffering. There is the suffering you run away from, which follows you everywhere. And there…
The ultimate truth is like the flavour of an apple which you can't see with the eye or hear with…
When sitting in meditation, say, "That's not my business!" with every thought that comes by.
Meditation is like a single log of wood. Insight and investigation are one end of the log; calm and concentration…
Practicing meditation is just like breathing. While working we breathe, while sleeping we breathe, while sitting down we breathe... Why…
Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness. And when we stop clinging, we can begin to…
Only one book is worth reading: the heart.
These days people don't search for the Truth. People study simply in order to find knowledge necessary to make a…
Mindfulness is life. Whenever we don’t have mindfulness, when we are heedless, it’s as if we are dead.
Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering. It is not found in…
Whenever we feel that we are definitely right, so much so that we refuse to open up to anything or…

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