𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐣𝐚𝐡𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐭.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐣𝐚𝐡𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐭.

28th July, 2022

Question:  I find it hard to meet people and situations that are difficult. I feel like I start to get judgemental, and I would like to exchange this judging attitude for metta, but I think it is really hard.

Than Ajaan: I think you should instead change your attitude towards things and other people. 

You should see them as things that you cannot expect anything from. Try not to expect anything from things or people. Just take them as they are. Don't expect anything, because when you expect, you become disappointed. You expect people to smile at you, but if they don't, you become disappointed. You expect people to be nice to you, but when they don't act nice to you, you again become disappointed. 

So don't expect anything from anybody. Just go through life expecting only what you can do for yourself. 

Don't expect anything from other people. Just do what you have to do, and then try to find the time to be by yourself to meditate. I think that is better. Don't expect to get anything from anybody because whatever you get is not worth the time you spent going after it. You should only go after your meditation. Okay? 

Understand? If you don't expect anything, then you won't feel bad. Even with the weather conditions, you cannot expect anything because you cannot tell the weather what you want. Take it as it is, as it comes. 

Take things as they come and don't expect anything.

By Ajaan Suchart Abhijāto

www.phrasuchart.com

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