The Teachings of Ajahn Suchart.
9 September 2025
“Disciples’ Carelessness”
In fact, having a teacher is to study their teachings.
They teach us to practice, to create a refuge for ourselves because teachers will eventually grow old, fall ill, and die. Since the first one, the Lord Buddha, he also had to grow old, fall ill, and die. He taught us to practice, to create a refuge, to create the path, to create mindfulness, to create wisdom. If we have a refuge, mindfulness, and wisdom, our hearts will not have to depend on others. When we do not have to depend on others, when something happens to others, we will not suffer. But if we still cannot rely on ourselves, we keep relying on others who will one day leave us.
When they leave us, we are shaken because we will have no refuge. We are shaken because we are afraid that when they leave us, we will have no refuge.
This is the carelessness of disciples who seek teachers, but do not seek to practice, seek to cling to them.
Hearing and listening to their teachings at that time is like having the Dhamma.
When listening to the Dhamma, the mind is happy, feeling that there is wisdom, but it is temporary wisdom. When listening, we understand. When we stop listening, it disappears and we forget. When something affects the mind, it shakes because the wisdom that comes from listening to the Dhamma can deteriorate.
After listening, we forget.
Therefore, we must constantly consider the wisdom that we hear, constantly think. That impermanence is impermanent. Things in this world are impermanent.
The teachers we rely on are also impermanent. They will soon leave us. Our bodies are also impermanent.
We will soon leave this world. We must create a permanent Dhamma. If we have Dhamma, we will be able to rely on this Dhamma to protect and maintain our minds. The Dhamma we must have is concentration and wisdom, which we do not have. If we have concentration and wisdom, our minds will not be shaken by various events. Whatever happens and whatever ceases, our minds will not be troubled because our minds have a refuge and happiness within themselves. We do not need to seek happiness from others.
We do not need to seek happiness from listening to sermons and Dhamma teachings from teachers. We do not need to seek happiness from making merit with teachers.
We can be happy by ourselves, with our own Dhamma.
Phra Ajahn Suchart Aphichato
Wat Yan Sangwararam, Chonburi
YouTube: Dhamma in English.
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