Don't think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking. Steady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down. When coming out of sitting, don't think that you're coming out of meditation, but that you are only changing postures. If you reflect in this way, you will have peace. Wherever you are, you will have this attitude of practice with you constantly. You will have a steady awareness within yourself.
Where does peace arise? Peace arises whenever we let something go. - Ajahn Chah
Where does peace arise? Peace arises whenever we let something go.
- Ajahn Chah
If you want a chicken to be a duck, and a duck to be a chicken, you will suffer. - Ajahn Chah
If you want a chicken to be a duck, and a duck to be a chicken, you will suffer.
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 you are an arahant, you will … - Ajahn Chah
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 you are an arahant, you will …
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 kind… - Ajahn Chah
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 kind…
A madman and an arahant both smile, but the arahant knows why while the madman doesn't. - Ajahn Chah
A madman and an arahant both smile, but the arahant knows why while the madman doesn't.
To practice Dhamma means to observe and examine oneself. - Ajahn Chah
To practice Dhamma means to observe and examine oneself.
If you are still following your likes and dislikes, you have not even begun to practise Dhamma. - Ajahn Chah
If you are still following your likes and dislikes, you have not even begun to practise Dhamma.
Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher. - Ajahn Chah
Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher.
If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities. Whatever he taught, we should practise it. Only bowing to him is not e… - Ajahn Chah
If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities. Whatever he taught, we should practise it. Only bowing to him is not e…
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