Meditation is like a single log of wood. Insight and investigation are one end of the log; calm and concentration are the other end. If you lift up the whole log, both sides come up at once. Which is concentration and which is insight? Just this mind.
Ajahn ChahThere are people who are born and die and never once are aware of their breath going in and out of their body. That's how far away they live from themselves
Ajahn ChahA good practice is to ask yourself very sincerely, 'Why was I born?' Ask yourself this question in the morning, in the afternoon, and at nightโฆevery day.
Ajahn Chah