With even a little intuitive wisdom we will be able to see clearly the ways of the world. We will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher.
Interpretation
Everything around us serves as a lesson if we are open to understanding it.
Ajahn Chah highlights the importance of intuitive wisdom, suggesting that a deeper understanding of life can be achieved when we recognize the lessons present in our daily experiences. By perceiving the world as our teacher, we cultivate a mindset of learning and growth, allowing us to navigate life's complexities with greater clarity and insight.
In practice
During a workshop about personal growth, this quote can encourage participants to view their experiences as opportunities for learning.
Once you understand non-self, then the burden of life is gone. You'll be at peace with the world. When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness and we can truly be happy. Learn to let go without struggle, simply let go, to be just as you are - no holding on, no attachment, free.
When sitting in meditation, say, "That's not my business!" with every thought that comes by.
If you haven't wept deeply, you haven't begun to meditate.
To observe and watch one's own mind is something really interesting. The untrained mind will run and follow its old habit patterns. Because it has not been trained and taught, it will get lost in all kinds of stories and issues. Therefore we have to train our mind. The meditation practice in Buddhism is all about training one's own mind.
Meditation is like a single log of wood. Insight and investigation are one end of the log; calm and concentration are the other end. If you lift up the whole log, both sides come up at once. Which is concentration and which is insight? Just this mind.
The heart is just the heart; thoughts and feelings are just thoughts and feelings. Let things be just as they are.
The one advantage of playing with fire...is_x000D_ _x000D_ that no one ever gets singed. It is the people who don't know how to play with it who get burned up.
One must shy away from questionable undertakings, even when they bear a high-sounding name.
Arrogant or critical people are often people with low self-esteem who are afraid of taking risks. That's because, if you learn something new, you are then required to make mistakes in order to fully understand what you have learned.
All that is gold does not glitter,_x000D_ Not all those who wander are lost;_x000D_ The old that is strong does not wither,_x000D_ Deep roots are not reached by the frost._x000D_ _x000D_ From the ashes a fire shall be woken,_x000D_ A light from the shadows shall spring;_x000D_ Renewed shall be blade that was broken,_x000D_ The crownless again shall be king.
Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone.
I sleep seven hours. If I go to bed at two, I wake up at nine. If I go to bed at midnight, I wake up at seven. I don't wake up before - the house can fall apart, but I sleep for seven hours.
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