The teachings of Ajahn Suchart.

The teachings of Ajahn Suchart.

“We are afraid of loneliness and sadness if we go to stay at the temple. So we continue to remain prisoners trapped in the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.”

"If we do not push ourselves, there is no one who will push us. Teachers have taught us, but they are not able to drag or push us. We have to push ourselves.

We have to be reminded of thinking about death on a regular basis. It will stimulate us to persevere. We do not know when we will die, therefore; we should not be negligent and complacent. We should think about the Lord Buddha and his disciples all the time. Look at their examples. They were once like us, even though they were born in the midst of fame and wealth, surrounded by pleasures deriving from the eyes, the ears, the nose, the tongue, and the body. How could they have attained Nibbāna?

They persevered and had wisdom (paññā). We, perhaps, do not have wisdom; that is why we do not see the danger of fame and fortune, and of pleasures derived from the eyes, the ears, the nose, the tongue, and the body. We are like a fish caught with a lure in its mouth and afraid to remove the lure from the mouth because we do not want to endure pain. When we remove ourselves from fame, fortune, and happiness, we are afraid of suffering.

We are afraid of loneliness and sadness if we go to stay at the temple. So we continue to remain prisoners trapped in the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth."

“My Way”

By Ajahn Suchart Abhijāto
www.phrasuchart.com

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