It is not that the noise is disturbing you.
“Ajahn Chah, I have been disturbed by the noise that the villagers are making in the night. I cannot sleep.” …
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Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.
“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only when we know …
We don’t want to punish them any more, but instead we want to say something or do something to help them suffer less.
Someone who is angry is someone who doesn’t know how to handle their suffering. They are the first victim of …
You may say to yourself, “It would still feel good; it still looks like it would be fun,” but you refrain because you already know the chain reaction of misery that it sets off.”
It’s painful when you see how in spite of everything you continue in your neurosis; sometimes it has to wear …
Ultimately, happiness comes down to choosing between the discomfort of becoming aware of your mental afflictions and the discomfort of being ruled by them.
Ultimately, happiness comes down to choosing between the discomfort of becoming aware of your mental afflictions and the discomfort of …
Our original Buddha-Nature is, in highest truth, devoid of any trace of objectivity. It is void, omnipresent, silent, pure; it is glorious and mysterious peaceful joy-and that is all.
Our original Buddha-Nature is, in highest truth, devoid of any trace of objectivity. It is void, omnipresent, silent, pure; it …
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. ~ C.G. Jung
The Buddha is still alive to this very day, go in and find him.
The Buddha is still alive to this very day, go in and find him. – Ajahn Chah
One must be clear that the pure purpose of meditation is to attain purification of the mind / detachment from sensual desire.
One must be clear that the pure purpose of meditation is to attain purification of the mind / detachment from …
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
‘The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.’ Ralph Waldo Emerson