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and he has done so without anyone teaching him. This aspect points to of the Buddha’s Quality of Wisdom. The Buddha has left behind all unwholesome states of mind, the defilements and desires, the habits and modes of being that have been incited by these defilements over a vast stretch of time. He possesses the most excellent traits of character, and is composed of qualities of Dhamma that are essential. This aspect is the Buddha’s Quality of Purity. The Buddha is endowed with loving kindness and compassion for the crowd of beings heated up by the fires of defilement and dukkha. He advises and teaches so that these beings, having listened, may follow and practice after him – for the complete extinguishing of the fires of dukkha – and he does so regardless of the troubles, hardships and difficulties arising for him. This aspect is the Buddha’s Quality of Great Compassion. The noble being that dwells in these three qualities is called “Buddha” – the one who knows well and perfectly. When, knowing well and perfectly in this way, a Buddha points out and teaches. These doctrines and teachings are called the “Dhamma”. Further, those people that have heard the Dhamma and behave and practice accordingly – following its disciplinary code, the vinaya – are called the “Sangha”. The Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha, are the three objects that we are giving the highest importance to. When we feel that we truly respect the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha, it is appropriate to receive the Going Forth. 22
Now I will tell you the basic meditation objects, as a means for you to train for liberation from the defilements. They are given in Pali, just in the same way as the teachers of old have been passing them down for many generations. Please repeat after me: “Kesa, loma, nakha, danta, taco, taco, danta, nakha, loma, kesa.” 4 These meditation objects the Buddha called the rootmeditation objects. They provide a way for our mind to experience the fading away of the cravings and desires that stain our minds 5 . It is normal that the ordinary unenlightened being understands the experience of desires in a personal way. The Buddha wanted us to see desires as non-self, as non-personal, and to realize that there is no “being” there, just the existence of elements – material form that behaves according to the laws of nature and relies on its environment being in balance. Then things can come into being. Yet this doesn’t mean that they are stable. They exist in such a way that there is change and alteration all the time. They are not in a condition that permanently stays the same. There needs to be arising, existing and ceasing. This way of being is what we call existence according to the laws of nature. Investigating these root meditation objects leads us to seeing instability, non-sustainability and non-self, a way of being that is 4 meaning: hair of the head, hair of the body, nails, teeth, skin; the five visible external components of the body that the Buddha taught to reflect on. 5 “the desires that stain our minds” is a common idiom in Thai Dhamma talks. It captures the understanding that desires are defilements. The literal translation is: the desires that dye (or colour) our mind. 23
Page 1: The Ways of the Peaceful Teachings
Page 4 and 5: Information about the Ajahn Chah Tr
Page 7 and 8: Foreword “The Ways of the Peacefu
Page 9 and 10: In this book, besides general outli
Page 11 and 12: “Following in the Footsteps of th
Page 13 and 14: Day by day our lives come closer to
Page 15 and 16: pleasure. We should maintain that i
Page 17 and 18: endurance, resolute strength and di
Page 19 and 20: “Practising One’s Duties” 13
Page 21 and 22: elies on nothing else but the human
Page 23 and 24: knowledge of how to improve things
Page 25 and 26: “Ordination: Going Forth” 19
Page 27: Ordination: Going Forth Going Forth
Page 31 and 32: permanent. All these are just state
Page 33 and 34: We develop peaceful bodily conduct.
Page 35 and 36: In our training there is the topic
Page 37 and 38: good or that thing is better or the
Page 39 and 40: “Ordination: The Announcements”
Page 41 and 42: Ordination: The Announcements After
Page 43 and 44: where we naturally have to rely on
Page 45 and 46: “Contentment” 39
Page 47 and 48: Contentment During his visit to Mal
Page 49 and 50: Don’t go and follow the thoughts
Page 51 and 52: 45 “Restraint”
Page 53 and 54: Restraint Luang Por Liem gave the f
Page 55 and 56: current. They never give way to the
Page 57 and 58: “Gentleness, Humbleness and Patie
Page 59 and 60: Gentleness, Humbleness and Patience
Page 61 and 62: espectful starts to feel smoother a
Page 63 and 64: follow the principle of being happy
Page 65 and 66: “Wealth and Fame” 59
Page 67 and 68: Wealth and Fame Excerpt from Luang
Page 69 and 70: nature of animals to live in consta
Page 71 and 72: “Advice on Robe Washing Day” 65
Page 73 and 74: Advice on Robe Washing Day From Lua
Page 75 and 76: But still, the Buddha wanted us to
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Creating Benefit On April 25 th , 2
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- One should teach the Dhamma in a
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The way Luang Por Chah lived. it wa
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“Reflections after the Patimokkha
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spiritual qualities that we have ac
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Practicing mindfulness of the body,
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nine types of higher knowledge aris
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attitude of practice and willingnes
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him to recite principles of the tea
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So, at this time, as we are about t
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“The Ornaments of One Gone Forth
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laypeople or householders 37 , who
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We should be determined to look, to
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eauty to arise. Walking - one is be
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Our practice relies on following ce
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to cover ourselves. If we stay far
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of the heart is damaged, simply tha
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“Different from Ordinary People
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Dhamma; we are prejudiced. If one s
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unenlightened people would maintain
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existing, and ceasing to be. From t
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didn’t want us to study anywhere
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“From the Darkness to the Light
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From the Darkness to the Light Exce
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Until the state of perfection is re
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wear out. They don’t consider the
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Feelings are just feelings, happine
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someone is just a product of the de
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People who have no problems, who do
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modern terms. This provides the abi
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133 We sometimes wonder where purit
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goodness towards me. With such thou
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of the body as attractive and beaut
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Over long periods of time, our expe
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journey together. May this be usefu
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143 Look and figure it out Try and
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hojane mattaññuta (Pali): Knowing
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saddha (Pali): Confidence, faith or
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