Luang Por Liem: The Ways of the Peaceful - Wat Pah Nanachat

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already passed their "shining night of prosperity" 10 where there is no more darkness, and there are no more feelings of being oppressed and irritated. A state of being at ease permeates one's mind, and in one's heart one feels fresh and cool. We need to apply ourselves diligently to our tasks. This is called practice. We strive to make the most of our lives. Our lives are really very short and a chance like this is truly rare. We don't have all that much time. The Buddha compared us to dewdrops being dried out by the sun, or to cattle being led to the slaughter. It is really like this. Time keeps passing, but it doesn't just merely pass. The facts that our bodily form keeps deteriorating makes itself known with every passing moment. It is possible that the hair on top of our head starts falling out, or our teeth that had once been strong, start to become loose. Our eyesight that used to be clear and bright may become feeble, and our ears that once had been able to hear well and clearly may not even be able to locate where the sounds are coming from any more. Sometimes a noise comes from the north, but we turn our head to the south. We start to make more and more mistakes. As life passes, our behaviour undergoes changes, so we need to understand these processes of life. We have to be aware that time passes and see the value of inclining ourselves towards pure and peaceful states of mind, unconfused, and with a heart at ease. Living without confusion is all we need for being at ease. We can't be well when there is chaos. When the powers of defilements and desires are burning us, we become heated up and can't find peace. We are taken by force to become slaves of our desires. We think that this thing is 10 an expression from the Thai translation of the Bhaddekaratta Sutta (Majjhima Nikaya Nr 139) that is frequently chanted in Wat Nong Pah Pong, here referring to the night of enlightenment. 30
good or that thing is better or the best and will bring us some happiness. There is no end in sight. The Buddha taught us to see the danger in thinking this way. Don't get bound up with taking desires as something positive. They are poison. If we swallow such a substance, it will harm us and we won't feel well. We'll be in deep trouble and get all frantic, being burned alive by dukkha. Following our desires will bring about our downfall instead of giving us the chance to experience the supreme. We sink into an inferior position, into disastrous situations. This is the opposite of the path of progress in our development. It isn't good. Now that you have the opportunity, bring up the motivation for training. Continually. Walk on the path that the Buddha pointed out. This path is what is meant by right practice. Within the Buddha's path lies full perfection: the training in sila, the training of the mind and the training of wisdom. Don't lead your life like they do out in the world. Their lives keep following the stream of delusion. If pleasant feelings arise, they are happy about it. If unpleasant feelings arise, they become sad. They eagerly pursue the pleasant feelings and hate the unpleasant ones and try to do away with them. This seems unworthy. Just think about it. We human beings shouldn't get lost in our delusions to such an extent. We should know better. Then things will be to our advantage. So, be determined and motivated – all of you – to take up these duties in the name of being a samana. Do this, as if your monastic life was a chedi 11 , a place of reverence and devotion that is worthy of worship and respect. Keep on fulfilling your duties in this way. Taking this opportunity to fulfil our obligations, we 11 a circular monument of veneration, also called a stupa in Pali. 31
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 and 28: Ordination: Going Forth Going Forth
Page 29 and 30: Now I will tell you the basic medit
Page 31 and 32: permanent. All these are just state
Page 33 and 34: We develop peaceful bodily conduct.
Page 35: In our training there is the topic
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
Page 77 and 78: “Creating Benefit” 71
Page 79 and 80: Creating Benefit On April 25 th , 2
Page 81 and 82: - One should teach the Dhamma in a
Page 83 and 84: The way Luang Por Chah lived. it wa
Page 85 and 86: “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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