Ajahn Chah

If you have time to be mindful, you have time to meditate.

— Ajahn Chah

Letting go a little brings a little peace. Letting go a lot brings a lot of peace. Letting go completely brings complete…

— Ajahn Chah

Mindfulness is life. Whenever we don’t have mindfulness, when we are heedless, it’s as if we are dead.

— Ajahn Chah

We don't meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering.

— Ajahn Chah

Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed. In cultivating generosity, we are only…

— Ajahn Chah

Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher.

— 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…

— Ajahn Chah

A woman wanted to know how to deal with anger. I asked when anger arose whose anger it was. She said it…

— Ajahn Chah

Sati is life. Whenever we don't have sati, when we are heedless, it's as if we are dead.

— Ajahn Chah

In practice, some come to see easily, some with difficulty. But whatever the case, never mind. Difficult or easy, the Buddha said…

— Ajahn Chah

When sitting in meditation, say, "That's not my business!" with every thought that comes by.

— Ajahn Chah

Proper effort is not the effort to make something particular happen. It is the effort to be aware and awake each moment,…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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?…

— Ajahn Chah

Of course there are dozens of meditation techniques, but it all comes down to this - just let it all be. Step…

— Ajahn Chah

The Dharma Path is to keep walking forward. But the true Dharma has no going forward, no going backward, and no standing…

— Ajahn Chah

You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts. Investigate yourself to find the truth - inside, not…

— Ajahn Chah

You should think about your own death 3 times per day at the very least.

— Ajahn Chah

If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer

— Ajahn Chah

When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.

— Ajahn Chah

If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities. Whatever he taught, we should practise it. Only…

— Ajahn Chah

We have limited time in our life, therefore we should try to teach ourselves, not to teach others. We should conquer ourselves,…

— Ajahn Chah

Remember you dont meditate to get anything, but to get rid of things. We do it, not with desire, but with letting…

— Ajahn Chah

But when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious.

— Ajahn Chah