‘Teachings can be most profound, but those who listen may not understand. Just do the practice wholeheartedly and you can arrive at real understanding; it will bring you to the same place the teachings are talking about.’
Ajahn Chah
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — One who has realised the Dhamma.
‘One who has realised the Dhamma is like one who has realised the sweetness or sourness of the fruit. All doubts are ended right here.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — The mind lets go of external mind-objects.
‘The mind lets go of external mind-objects and you continue to observe internally.’
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
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