Ajahn Chah Quotes
In practice, some come to see easily, some with difficulty. But whatever the case, never mind. Difficult or easy, the Buddha said not to be heedless. Just that--don't be heedless. Why? Because life is not certain. Wherever we start to think that things are certain, uncertainty is lurking right there. Heedlessness is just holding things as certain. It is grasping at certainty where there is no certainty and looking for truth in things that are not true. Be careful! They are likely to bite you sometime in the future!
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Albania is at risk and we are living in difficult times.
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Uncertainty of any sort results in volatility, and Brexit will be no exception.
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The most difficult part of any crime novel is the plotting. It all begins simply enough, but soon you're dealing with a multitude of linked characters, strands, themes and red herrings - and you need to try to control these unruly elements and weave them into a pattern.
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I probably prefer Spanish football to the others. It's very technical, the way they play; they keep the ball well, and whenever Spurs have played against Spanish teams in the past, they've always made it difficult for us.
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The more you are known, the more difficult it is to hide behind characters.
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I don't have to put on a front. If I had to, it would be difficult and tiring.
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I appreciate everything that has been done for me. After a difficult start, I've just followed my dreams.
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Stand-up, I find it really difficult. It's not really my thing.
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Pitching is always a weird, difficult thing.
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There is nothing more difficult to measure than the value of visible emotion.
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It has been a difficult road this year, but still I look at every day as a new opportunity.
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Blending tracks and weaving and manipulating prerecorded music to create this mood, some people do it much better than others.
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In practice, some come to see easily, some with difficulty. But whatever the case, never mind. Difficult or easy, the Buddha said not to be heedless. Just that--don't be heedless. Why? Because life is not certain. Wherever we start to think that things are certain, uncertainty is lurking right there. Heedlessness is just holding things as certain. It is grasping at certainty where there is no certainty and looking for truth in things that are not true. Be careful! They are likely to bite you sometime in the future!
