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 Thai Forest Tradition
Parent topic: Monastic teachers
Subtopics: Ajahn Sao, Ajahn Mun, Ajahn Chah, Ajahn Chah lineage, Other Thai Forest teachers
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Abhayagiri 2014 Winter Retreat, Session 42 – Mar. 4, 2014

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4. Quote: “The purpose and function [of practice] always come back to the alleviation of suffering and the relinquishment of self-view....The take-away bit of the forest teachers or ethos is that we have everything within us....They are coming at it from all different angles, but the underlying thread is that theme of relying on and refining capabilities that we actually have. Sīla, samādhi, and pañña are not external to us.” — Ajahn Pasanno [Thai Forest Tradition] [Self-reliance] [Eightfold Path]

Thai Forest Tradition, Session 2 – Jun. 14, 2014

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8. Quote: “There’s only two things you have to do in practice: know and let go.” — Ajahn Chah. Quoted by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ajahn Chah] [Mindfulness] [Knowing itself] [Relinquishment] [Thai Forest Tradition]

Jhāna: A Practical Approach, Session 4 – Oct. 10, 2015

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13. “Ajahn Chah talks about the one who knows. Is this a purely mental excercise or is it embodied?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ajahn Chah] [Knowing itself] [Mindfulness of body] [Jhāna] // [Culture/West] [Nature of mind]

Quote: “The Thai Krooba Ajahns translate ‘Buddho’ as ‘being the one who knows.’” [Thai Forest Tradition] [Buddho mantra] [Translation]