If you listen to the Dhamma teachings but don't practice you're like a ladle in a soup pot. The ladle is in the soup pot every day, but it doesn't know the taste of the soup. You must reflect and meditate.
Ajahn ChahProper effort is not the effort to make something particular happen. It is the effort to be aware and awake each moment, the effort to overcome laziness and merit, the effort to make each activity of our day meditation.
Ajahn ChahThe Dhamma is revealing itself in every moment, but only when the mind is quiet can we understand what it is saying, for the Dhamma teaches without words.
Ajahn ChahDonโt be attached to visions or lights in meditation, donโt rise or fall with them. Whatโs so great about brightness? My flashlight has it. It canโt help us rid ourselves of our suffering.
Ajahn Chah