3. Quote: “The years [Ajahn Chah] took up his ascetic practices were something of a golden age.” [Ascetic practices] [Thai Forest Tradition] [Ajahn Chah] // [Ajahn Mun]
Quote: “How do you call yourself a disciple of Ajahn Mun when you only spent seven days with him?” – “If a person with good eyes comes close to something, he sees it.” — Ajahn Chah [Mentoring] [Knowledge and vision]
2. Quote: “These Five Precepts are the basis for human existence. If people could only do this, never mind talking about enlightenment, we would have a world without much trouble.” — Ajahn Chah [Ajahn Chah] [Five Precepts ] [Human] [Liberation] [Suffering] // [Virtue] [Intoxicants] [Politics and society]
3. Quote: “Mindfulness is a jewel. Having mindfulness is like being near to the Buddha or being near to God.” — Ajahn Chah [Ajahn Chah] [Mindfulness] [Buddha] [God] // [Lay life] [Suffering]
4. Quote: “We think that this is my family, this is my home village, this is my country, and others are [not]. That’s just a delusion.” — Ajahn Chah [Ajahn Chah] [Goodwill] [Family] [Community] [Politics and society] [Delusion] // [Human ] [Birth] [Ageing] [Death]
5. Quote: “Everybody worships knowledge. Not many people worship virtue.” — Ajahn Chah at Insight Meditation Center [Ajahn Chah] [Learning] [Science] [Technology ] [Virtue] [Insight Meditation Society]
6. Quote: “Is the boulder heavy? ... Is a lemon sour?” — Ajahn Chah [Ajahn Chah] [Similes] [Suffering] // [Paul Breiter]
7. Quote: “If you see one monkey, you can understand the nature of monkeys.” — Ajahn Chah [Ajahn Chah] [Similes] // [Lay life] [Buddha] [Recollection/Buddha]
Quote: “What are the benefits of lay life? We have more opportunities to apply the teaching, ‘Monkeys are like that.’”
3. Quote: “You’ve been studying your whole lives, and what good has it done you?” — Ajahn Chah [Culture/West] [Learning] [Ajahn Chah]
7. Stories on almsround with Ajahn Chah. [Almsround] [Paul Breiter] [Ajahn Chah]
Quote: “Good morning, Mr. Dum.” — Ajahn Chah [Language]
Quote: “I’m going to disrobe. I want you to find me a nice girl.” — Ajahn Chah [Ajahn Sinuan] [Respect for elders] [Wat Pah Pong] [Thai Ajahn Chah monasteries] [Humor] [Unwholesome Roots]