If we don’t see the harmful consequences of all our wrong views then we can’t leave them.
“But most of us have wrong view. It’s just like a maggot! A maggot’s living place is filthy, its food …
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Seeing how sense consciousness influences our perceptions of the world.
‘When we truly comprehend the nature of the world, we realize: “Oh, it’s all inside the mind.” With that knowledge, …
The words are not the Dhamma; the words point to the Dhamma. The genuine Dhamma is something we have to do.
“Ajahn Lee often made the point that our practice is a skill. The Dhamma is all about skill. The words …
All people in the world are fundamentally the same.
“In the Christian religion, for example, one of the most important holidays is Christmas. A group of the Western monks …
This is why the noble ones sacrifice limited happiness in search of the happiness that comes from stilling the body, stilling the mind, stilling the defilements.
“I ask you all to examine happiness, to see exactly where was the point of greatest happiness in your life. …
Whatever you think, say, or do should be accompanied by some recollection of the cemetery, which symbolizes death, for cemeteries and kamma go hand in hand.
“Don’t think and act as if you, your family and friends, and the society you live in will never have …
Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy? It does not matter what you call it.
The question has often been asked; Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy? It does not matter what you call …
You can’t let your contentment make you lazy, or your desire to be unfettered make you irresponsible.
“Another story deals with Ajaan Chah going around the monastery after a storm, discovering that one of the huts had …
If you could gain Awakening simply by endurance, chickens would have attained Awakening a long time ago — they can sit for really long hours.
As Ajaan Chah once said, if you could gain Awakening simply by endurance, chickens would have attained Awakening a long …
The peace which arises from wisdom is not happiness, but is that which sees the truth of both happiness and unhappiness.
There are two kinds of peace – the coarse and the refined. The peace which comes from samādhi is the …