Know what is Good and Bad, whether Travelling or Living in One Place. You can not find Peace on a Mountain, or in a Cave. You can even go to where the Buddha Attained Enlightenment, without getting Closer to the Truth. ~Ajahn Chah
Ananda with Meditation Master Vipassana Gossalaya Jotannano Hong Keo
The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it had gone through to achieve that beauty. ~Maya Angelou
You keep your past by having sisters. As you get older, they’re the only ones who don’t get bored if you talk about your memories. ~Deborah Moggach
The heart is just the heart; thoughts and feelings are just thoughts and feelings. Let things be just as they are! — Ajahn Chah
Let your mind be like a tightly woven net to catch emotions and feelings that come, and investigate them before you react. — Ajahn Chah
When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness. And when we stop clinging, we can begin to be happy. ~ Ajahn Chah
The root of suffering is attachment. ~The Buddha
Begin today. Declare out loud to the universe that you are willing to let go of struggle and eager to learn through joy.
~Sarah Ban Breathnach
Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt
In order to purify the mind Buddha taught us to stop reacting emotionally. It means to just acknowledge without reacting, which requires a certain knowledge. This knowledge can be reached by the Vipasana Meditation.
Source: KnowingBuddha
