"Believe in the Buddha's teachings"

The Teachings of Ajahn Suchart.

30 March 2026

"Believe in the Buddha's teachings"

The Buddha taught that nothing is ours in this world, even our bodies are not ours. One day, we must return them to their original owners, the earth, water, wind and fire. Then our minds must move on. Whether we are happy or sad depends on the merits and sins we have done. If we do good deeds, we will go to happiness and prosperity. If we do bad deeds, we will go to bad deeds, suffering and mental agitation. We have a choice: to do good or bad deeds, to cling or not to cling. If we do not cling, we will be at ease. When we have to part from something, we will not cry or be sad or sorrowful. It is considered normal because we know that the things we have are not ours. We borrowed them. One day, the owner will come to claim them back. 

There is no need to cry or be sad or sorrowful.

This is the benefit we will receive from coming to the temple, listening to sermons and practicing Dhamma. 

Our minds will be peaceful and happy. Amidst the chaos and various bad events, our minds will be able to get through things smoothly, conveniently and comfortably as if nothing had happened. 

Therefore, I ask that all of you have faith in the Buddha's teachings and practice them as much as possible. For the benefits that will follow. 

Phra Ajahn Suchart Aphichato

“Dhamma in English, Apr 30, 2024.”

By Ajahn Suchart Abhijāto

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If we stop wanting, when we encounter something beyond our control, such as death or illness, we will not suffer

The Teachings of Ajahn Suchart.

22 March 2026

“If we stop wanting, when we encounter something beyond our control, such as death or illness, we will not suffer.”

One day, you will have to face the truth that we cannot stop our bodies from getting sick or dying. It is the same as other people's bodies. We cannot stop them. If we know in advance before the event happens, and prepare ourselves to stop wanting by calming our minds, we will not be sad or sorrowful because calming our minds is stopping wanting, which is the cause of sadness and sorrow.

If we stop wanting, when we encounter something beyond our control, such as death or illness, we will not suffer. We will be able to let go and let things go according to reality. If we get sick, we will get sick. If we die, we will die. If we are anxious about death, once we see the three characteristics, we will be able to let go. If we die, we will die. What is there to be afraid of? 

There is nothing to be afraid of in this world.

Except for delusion, because delusion will trick us into wanting not to die, not to grow old, not to get sick. If we have the wisdom to know the truth, we will know that we cannot want it. If we want it, it will cause suffering. 

Wanting is the cause of suffering. Knowing the truth is wisdom. Knowing that it is impermanence, not-self. 

Knowing that we cannot want it. If we want it, it will cause suffering. This is the knowledge that will free our minds from the cycle of birth and death. 

No one will know this truth. Only the Lord Buddha knows. The Dharma that the Lord Buddha realized is the Four Noble Truths and the Three Characteristics: Impermanence, Suffering, and Non-self. 

Therefore, we are considered very fortunate to have encountered Buddhism because it will give us the opportunity to escape, to attain the supramundane Dharma, to rise above the cycle of rebirth and death. 

Therefore, it is our duty to strive to study and practice a lot in order to obtain the supramundane Dharma as a treasure that the disciples of the Lord Buddha have possessed. 

We can also possess this treasure because those who have possessed it are no different from us. They do not have knowledge in this field, they have the same defilements and desires, but they have faith, belief, and diligence to study and practice to the fullest. 

Do not waste time doing other tasks. 

Dedicate your life and mind to this task only. 

If you do this, I can assure you that in this life you will definitely obtain this treasure. It depends on your practice, your study, your faith and belief, your diligence, your perseverance, and your perseverance in developing mindfulness because mindfulness is the first step of practice. If we do not count precepts and giving, which are the steps before meditation, at the beginning you have to give alms first. Give alms until you have nothing left to give. Then you can ordain and come out to observe the precepts. 

Phra Ajahn Suchart Aphichato

Wat Yan Sangwararam, Chonburi

By Ajahn Suchart Abhijāto

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“The mind can be good only by purifying bad things.”

The Teachings of Ajahn Suchart.

18 March 2026

“The mind can be good only by purifying bad things.”

The mind of every person born into this world still has bad and ugly things, called defilements, which are the cause of problems for the mind and the world. The more defilements there are, the worse the mind will be. 

If there are no defilements at all, the mind will be excellent, like the mind of the Buddha, of all the Arahants. They are excellent minds, excellent people because their minds are free from defilements. Greed, anger, and delusion do not exist in the mind of the Buddha, nor do they exist in the mind of the Arahants. 

When there are no defilements, they do not create problems, do not cause suffering for themselves and others. They only create merit and benefits. Therefore, their virtue has spread for more than 2500 years because their minds are excellent, they are filled with only goodness, knowledge, and wisdom that are like light. When they teach others, they gain knowledge and intelligence, and can use it to extinguish the suffering that exists within their minds. Taking care of the mind and training the mind are therefore the heart of Buddhism. Everything that the Buddha taught us to practice. There is only one goal: to maintain the mind, develop the mind to be a good and beautiful mind, a pure and clean mind. Everything that the Lord Buddha taught is for the benefit of the mind. When the mind has been trained, and has received the Dhamma, the mind will be a good and beautiful mind, in accordance with the Dhamma, and will not do any evil things. 

The mind can be good only by purifying the bad things that create all evil. The root cause of evil is greed, anger, and delusion. These are things that exist in the minds of every ordinary person, and must be purified and cleared from the mind. If they are still in the mind, when they flare up, they will make the mind evil, cruel, and brutal, causing suffering to others and ourselves. 

Our minds are the same. We still have greed, anger, and delusion, but at the moment they have not shown any symptoms. So we can sit normally. But if something stimulates or stimulates them, causing greed, anger, and delusion, they will start to act up, creating problems for ourselves and others. Our problem is that we cannot be happy, we cannot stay still. When we have greed, anger, and delusion, we have to let it out through our body and speech. If we do not control them, they will create suffering and problems for others and ourselves.

The most important thing is to take care of the mind, control the mind, and cleanse the greed, anger, and delusion that are in the mind. If greed, anger, and delusion are gone from the mind, the mind will be at ease. There will be nothing to disturb it, nothing to order it to be greedy, angry, or delusional because there will be no greed, anger, or delusion to stimulate the mind. When there is no greed, anger, and delusion, just being still will be happy. There is no need to struggle and tire yourself out for nothing. All the things in this world are fake, not real, and not something that will give the mind true happiness. But a mind that is deluded, when it sees something, it is all good. When it is good, it wants to have it. When it gets it, it thinks it will be happy, but it is never happy. It wants more and more until it dies. It does not take even a single thing that it has acquired. It only takes greed, anger, and delusion. When it is reborn, it will do the same thing again. It has done this for who knows how many lifetimes and will continue to do this endlessly. As long as it does not cleanse the greed, anger, and delusion from the mind, 

If it can be done, the mind will be clean and pure. It is the mind of an Arahant, the mind of the Buddha. When it is like that, it will not have to be reborn again. No need to come back to being miserable, unable to stay still, unable to stay happy, having to go out and seek wealth, status, praise, sensual pleasure all the time, no matter how much you seek, it is never enough, not enough. But if you can cut off greed, anger, and delusion, then you will not be hungry for anything anymore. 

Having a lot or a little money does not matter, having a high position or not does not matter, whether others praise or criticize or scold you, you will not be troubled, not hungry for sensual pleasure. You do not have to go to the movies, watch dramas, do not have to go out to eat or party, celebrate and make a fuss for nothing. Just stay still and be happy. Just take care of and maintain your physical body day by day, and that is enough. When the body decays, it is over. Let go and do not look for a new body anymore, because the heart has reached the city of enough, is full, that is enough. 

This is the most excellent, the most sublime happiness, because it is a happiness that does not decay and does not disappear. 

It will be like this forever. As for the minds of those who are still greedy, angry, and deluded, they will still be greedy, angry, and deluded forever as well, without end. Dying and being born, being born and dying, it is always like this. Being born, being greedy, angry, and deluded until the day you die. 

After death, one is reborn and becomes greedy, angry, and deluded again.

Phra Ajahn Suchart Aphichato

Wat Yansangwararam, Chonburi Province

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