All the teachings are merely similes and comparisons, means to help the mind see the truth.
Ajahn Chah
Afternoon 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 — The way out of suffering.
‘The way out of suffering is meditation itself.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — The crude, beginning level of the practice.
‘The crude, beginning level of the practice is a little hard to maintain, but the refined levels all come out of this.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — In a more profound sense the Buddha.
‘To say that the Buddha has passed into Nibbana is not necessarily true. In a more profound sense the Buddha is still alive.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — Trees don’t know anything.
‘Trees don’t know anything, they act on natural laws, yet they do know enough to grow away from danger, to incline towards a suitable place.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — What is it that Makes us suffer?
‘What is it that makes us suffer?
If we follow the path inwards we will find out.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — Remember this.
‘Any speech which ignores uncertainty is not the speech of a sage.
Remember this.’
Ajahn Chah