WisdomHere & Now
Timeless teachings for a calmer mind, a kinder heart
and a more awake life.
“There’s only two things you have to do in practice: know and let go.”
Ajahn Chah
“Mindfulness is life.”
Ajahn Chah
“The essence of Buddhism is peace, and that peace arises from truly knowing the nature of all things.”
Ajahn Chah
“Contemplating death brings our awareness back to the present moment.”
Ajahn Dtun
“It is right here in the present moment that the causes which determine our future originate.”
Ajahn Dtun
“The path is none other than sīla, samādhi and paññā.”
Ajahn Dtun
“The one thing you must never do is run away from fear.”
Ajahn Pannavaddho
“One can’t let go volitionally. Rather, one lets go by understanding.”
Ajahn Pannavaddho
“If you look on everything you do as a training, it will all become a form of meditation practice.”
Ajahn Pannavaddho
“But that rough outward appearance is just my personality, not my true nature.”
Ajahn Jia
“A forest monk must have the wiliness of a fox, the strength of an elephant, and the heart of a tiger to follow the Buddha’s path to the end.”
Ajahn Jia
“What remained was a completely pure awareness.”
Ajahn Jia
“We have to probe on in and look on our own.”
Upasika Kee Nanayon
“We have to stop and watch it, stop and know it.”
Upasika Kee Nanayon
“When you come to know anything for what it really is, there’s nothing but letting go, letting go.”
Upasika Kee Nanayon
“Let everything go. All of them are not-self.”
Ajahn Maha Boowa
“Don’t forget to keep a watch on yourself.”
Ajahn Maha Boowa
“This body is not ours. Our possessions are not ours.”
Ajahn Plien Panyapadipo
“Mindfulness and Self-awareness are the ones which facilitate righteousness.”
Ajahn Plien Panyapadipo