‘The mind lets go of external mind-objects and you continue to observe internally.’
Ajahn Chah
Ajahn Chah
The object of mind also becomes increasingly subtle and refined.
As the mind becomes calm, the breath, which was originally coarse, becomes correspondingly lighter and more refined. The object of mind also becomes increasingly subtle and refined.
Morning meditation — Once we penetrate to the truth.
‘Once we penetrate to the truth, we are freed from everything. Only peace remains.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — Why do you have doubts?
‘Why do you have doubts? Who is it that doubts? Only through self-examination can you understand.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — If we have wisdom then we’ll be able to examine this natural mind.
‘If we have wisdom then we’ll be able to examine this natural mind of ours and use it as our subject of study.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — Even though we have that fruit in our hand we get no benefit from it.
‘Even though we have that fruit in our hand we get no benefit from it. Only through the actual eating of the fruit will we really know its taste.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — It’s of great importance that we practise the Dhamma.
‘It’s of great importance that we practise the Dhamma. If we don’t practise, then all our knowledge is only superficial knowledge, just the outer shell of it.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — This is where the practice really begins.
‘This is where the practice really begins.’
Ajahn Chah
Buddhism now 