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Inspirational Quotes by Ajahn Chah
- When sitting in meditation, say, "That's not my business!" with every thought that comes by.
- When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness. And when we stop clinging, we can begin to be happy.
- Mindfulness is life. Whenever we don’t have mindfulness, when we are heedless, it’s as if we are dead.
- Why are we born? We are born so that we will not have to be born again.
- We don't meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering.
- Do not be a bodhisattva, do not be an arahant, do not be anything at all. If you are a bodhisattva, you will suffer, if…
- A madman and an arahant both smile, but the arahant knows why while the madman doesn't.
- When one does not understand death, life can be very 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…
- If you haven't cried deeply a number of times, your meditation hasn't really begun.
- If you let go completely you will have complete peace.
- If it shouldn't happen, it wouldn't happen.
- The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
- At some point your heart will tell itself what to do.
- Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher.
- If we see suffering then we don't have suffering.
- To practice Dhamma means to observe and examine oneself.
- We protect virtue so that virtue will protect us.
- Wisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.
- Letting go a little brings a little peace. Letting go a lot brings a lot of peace. Letting go completely brings complete peace.
- When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
- To define Buddhism without a lot of words and phrases, we can simply say, 'Don't cling or hold on to anything. Harmonize with actuality, with…
- Where does peace arise? Peace arises whenever we let something go.
- But when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious.
- If it isn't good, let it die. If it doesn't die, make it good.
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