‘I’ve often taught that tranquillity is stillness; flowing is wisdom.’
Ajahn Chah
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — You must use loving-kindness.
‘You must use loving-kindness. When angry states of mind arise in meditation, balance them by developing feelings of loving-kindness.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — When the mind feels attraction, when it feels aversion.
‘When the mind feels attraction, when it feels aversion, you don’t lose the path, but you know these conditions for what they are.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — We can’t meditate in only one posture.
‘We can’t meditate in only one posture. There are four postures for humans, standing, walking, sitting, and lying down.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — Don’t make decisions.
‘Don’t make decisions on the strength of your desires.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — If we study theory.
‘If we study theory, our practice won’t develop at all.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — When training the mind.
‘When training the mind it isn’t easy to find a good standard if you haven’t yet developed a ‘witness’ within yourself.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — The Dhamma the Buddha awakened to.
‘Don’t make decisions on the strength of desires. Desires can puff us up into thinking we are something we’re not.’
Ajahn Chah
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