The Teachings of Ajahn Suchart.
16 July 2024
“Enlightenment can be anywhere.”
Question from Las Vegas: “Can anyone become enlightened anywhere and if so, what is the best way to attain enlightenment?”
Than Ajahn: “Enlightenment can be anywhere because the thing that becomes enlightened is the mind, not the location. And the thing that can make the mind become enlightened is wisdom, the ability to see the truth as it is.
Right now, you are not seeing the truth. You are seeing the truth according to your perception of the truth which is not the real truth. So, you have to get rid of the perception to let the mind see the truth as it is.
Then, you become enlightened.
You need to do a lot of meditation to clear the mind from the wrong perception. Once you have cleared the mind from wrong perception, then you will see that everything is impermanent.
Anything that rises will cease, such as the body. Once the body is being born, it will have to die sooner or later.
If you can really see this, then you will not be afraid of death. You will let the body be because you know that there is nothing you can do about it.”
“Dhamma in English, Q&A session, May 16, 2018.”
By Ajahn Suchart Abhijātoo
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