‘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
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
Morning meditation — It’s hard training the mind.
‘It’s hard [training the mind] in that it doesn’t conform to our desires.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — In regard to training the mind.
‘In regard to training the mind, sometimes we may say it’s easy. It’s easy to say, but it’s hard to do, very hard.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — Just know yourself.
‘Just know yourself, this is your witness.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — Don’t make decisions on the strength of desires.
‘Don’t make decisions on the strength of desires. Desires can puff us up into thinking we are something we’re not.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — Practice is separate from any posture.
‘Practice is separate from any posture. It is a matter of directly looking at the mind.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — Watching others is bad practice.
‘Watching others is bad practice.’
Ajahn Chah
Buddhism now 