All Ajahn Chah Quotes
- When one does not understand death, life can be very confusing. Confusing
- The Dhamma has to be found by looking into your own heart and seeing that which is true and that which is not, that which… Balanced
- Proper effort is not the effort to make something particular happen. It is the effort to be aware and awake each moment, the effort to… Activity
- Try to be mindful, and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool.… All
- We practice to learn how to let go, not how to increase our holding on to things. Enlightenment appears when you stop wanting anything. Appears
- 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… All
- Of course there are dozens of meditation techniques, but it all comes down to this - just let it all be. Step over here where… All
- Where does rain come from? It comes from all the dirty water that evaporates from the earth, like urine and the water you throw out… All
- A good practice is to ask yourself very sincerely, 'Why was I born?' Ask yourself this question in the morning, in the afternoon, and at… Afternoon
- If you haven't cried deeply a number of times, your meditation hasn't really begun. Begun
- If you let go completely you will have complete peace. Complete
- If it shouldn't happen, it wouldn't happen. Funny
- 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… Bother
- The mind is intrinsically tranquil. Out of this tranquility, anxiety and confusion are born. If one sees and knows this confusion, then the mind is… Anxiety
- The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you. Dharma
- There are people who are born and die and never once are aware of their breath going in and out of their body. That's how… Aware
- Once you understand non-self, then the burden of life is gone. You'll be at peace with the world. When we see beyond self, we no… Attachment
- At some point your heart will tell itself what to do. Decision
- 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… All
- Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher. Inspirational
- The heart is just the heart; thoughts and feelings are just thoughts and feelings. Let things be just as they are. Feelings
- You should know both the universal and the personal, the realm of forms and the freedom to not cling to them. The forms of the… Another Way
- Look at your own mind. The one who carries things thinks he's got things, but the one who looks on sees only the heaviness. Throw… Away Things
- If we see suffering then we don't have suffering. Funny
- The Dhamma has to sink deeply into the mind so that whatever we do, the mind has always goodness within it. All the ways of… Aiming