Four Noble Truths (cattāri ariya-saccāni)
Parent topics: Skillful qualities, Mindfulness of dhammas, Gradual Teaching
Subtopics: Noble Truth of Suffering, Cause of Suffering, Cessation of Suffering
37 excerpts, 2:17:26 total duration

All excerpts (37) Questions about (7) Answers involving (26) Stories (2) Quotes (3) Texts (2)

Remembering Ajahn Chah Weekend, Session 26 – Apr. 29, 2001

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16. Quote: “The Eightfold Path is here within us. Two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, a tongue, and a body.” — Ajahn Chah. Quoted by Jack Kornfield. [Ajahn Chah] [Eightfold Path] [Sense bases] // [Heart/mind] [Buddha] [Dhamma] [Four Noble Truths]


Questions and Answers with Dharma Realm Buddhist University – Nov. 18, 2014

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21. “How do you not objectify this awareness?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Knowing itself] [Mindfulness] [Proliferation] // [Four Noble Truths] [Suffering] [Relinquishment] [Investigation of states]

Quote: “If you objectify awareness, you’re going to suffer.” [Nature of mind]

Quote: “These Four Noble Truths are not an endpoint, they are something that you’re internalizing and using in your meditation practice and in your daily life.” [Four Noble Truths] [Meditation] [Everyday life]


Jhāna: A Practical Approach, Session 3 – Oct. 10, 2015

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5. “Is jhāna only in meditation?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Meditation] [Jhāna] // [Right Concentration]

Quote: “Only farangs [Westerners] go into meditation rock climbing! Does he contemplate the Four Noble Truths?” — Ajahn Chah [Ajahn Chah] [Culture/West] [Recreation/leisure/sport] [Four Noble Truths] [Directed thought and evaluation] [Relinquishment]