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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 far away they live from themselves

Ajahn Chah

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Ajahn Chah
Age: 73 †
Born: 1918
Born: June 17
Died: 1992
Died: January 16
Bhikkhu
Ajahn Chah Subhaddo
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If we see suffering then we don't have suffering.
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Things are simply the way they are. They don't give us suffering. Like a thorn: Does a sharp thorn give us suffering? No. It's simply a thorn. It doesn't give suffering to anybody. If we step on it, we suffer immediately. Why do we suffer? Because we stepped on it. So the suffering comes from us.
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All religions are like different cars all moving in the same direction. People who don't see it have no light in their hearts.
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The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
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The serene and peaceful mind is the true epitome of human achievement.
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If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer
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Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher.
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When sitting in meditation, say, That's not my business! with every thought that comes by.
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The Dharma Path is to keep walking forward. But the true Dharma has no going forward, no going backward, and no standing still.
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