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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, lose them, and find lightness.

Ajahn Chah

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Ajahn Chah
Age: 73 †
Born: 1918
Born: June 17
Died: 1992
Died: January 16
Bhikkhu
Ajahn Chah Subhaddo
Look
Carrie
Looks
Sees
Mind
Throw
Things
Thinks
Thinking
Lose
Loses
Heaviness
Away
Lightness
Find
Carries

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