Ajahn Chah Quotes

The mind is intrinsically tranquil. Out of this tranquility, anxiety and confusion are born. If one sees and knows this confusion, then the mind is tranquil once more.

Ajahn Chah

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• Anxiety
• Confusion
• Tranquility
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• The mind is intrinsically tranquil. Out of this tranquility, anxiety and confusion are born. If one sees and knows this confusion, then the mind is tranquil once more.

  

  Ajahn Chah
  • Mind
  • Anxiety
  • Confusion