Points of Wisdom from Ajahn ChahPoints of Wisdom from Ajahn Chah

You are your own teacher. You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can't solve Looking for teachers can't solve

your own doubts. Investigate your own doubts. Investigate yourself to find the truth - yourself to find the truth -

inside, not outside. Knowing inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.yourself is most important.

These days people don't search for the These days people don't search for the Truth. People study simply in order to Truth. People study simply in order to

find knowledge necessary to make a find knowledge necessary to make a living, raise families and look after living, raise families and look after

themselves, that's all. To them, being themselves, that's all. To them, being smart is more important than being wise!smart is more important than being wise!

If you listen to the If you listen to the Dhamma teachings Dhamma teachings but don't practice but don't practice

you're like a ladle in you're like a ladle in a soup pot. The ladle a soup pot. The ladle

is in the soup pot is in the soup pot every day, but it every day, but it doesn't know the doesn't know the taste of the soup. taste of the soup.

You must reflect and You must reflect and meditate.meditate.

Only one book is Only one book is worth reading: worth reading:

the heart.the heart.

When one does not understand When one does not understand death, life can be very confusing.death, life can be very confusing.

If you let go a little you will have a If you let go a little you will have a little peace; little peace;

if you let go a lot you will have if you let go a lot you will have a lot of peace;a lot of peace;

if you let go completely you will have if you let go completely you will have complete peace. complete peace.

We practice to learn We practice to learn how to let go, not how to let go, not

how to increase our how to increase our holding on to things. holding on to things.

Enlightenment Enlightenment appears when you appears when you

stop wanting stop wanting anything.anything.

How does the Dhamma teach the proper way of How does the Dhamma teach the proper way of life? It shows us how to live. It has many ways of life? It shows us how to live. It has many ways of

showing it - on roots or trees or just in front of you. showing it - on roots or trees or just in front of you. It is a teaching but not in words. So still the mind, It is a teaching but not in words. So still the mind,

the heart, and learn to watch. You'll find the whole the heart, and learn to watch. You'll find the whole dhamma revealing itself here and now. At what dhamma revealing itself here and now. At what

other time and place are you going to look?other time and place are you going to look?

If you have If you have time to be time to be mindful, mindful, you have you have time to time to

meditate.meditate.

Remember you don't meditate to Remember you don't meditate to "get" anything, but to get "rid" of "get" anything, but to get "rid" of things. We do it, not with desire, things. We do it, not with desire,

but with letting go. If you "want" but with letting go. If you "want" anything, you won't find it.anything, you won't find it.

The End The End

With Metta,With Metta,

Bro. Oh Teik BinBro. Oh Teik Bin

Why are we born? We are Why are we born? We are born so that we will not born so that we will not have to be born again.have to be born again.

Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah