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Know and watch your heart. It's pure but emotions come to colour it. So let your mind be like a tightly woven net to catch emotions and feelings that come, and investigate them before you react.

Ajahn Chah

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Ajahn Chah
Age: 73 †
Born: 1918
Born: June 17
Died: 1992
Died: January 16
Bhikkhu
Ajahn Chah Subhaddo
Mind
Emotions
Like
Watches
Watch
Tightly
Pure
Investigate
Emotion
Woven
Feelings
React
Come
Colour
Heart
Catch

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