Quotes & Stories

This is a collection of short translated quotes that are worth reading and reflecting on, or stories of Ajaans that I have translated or relate from my own recollection.

What actually is your refuge?

Phra Ajahn Baen Dhanākaro(1928 -2020) Excerpt from talks given on 3rd November, 1998 Translated by Thiracitto Bhikkhu (slightly edited)...

Nov 12, 20229 min read

The Greatest Waste

“Time that has passed and gone without us having done anything useful or beneficial for ourselves, in a life in which we have been born...

Jan 28, 20221 min read

Nothing Compares

“Of difficult things, nothing compares to the difficulty of restoration. In withdrawing things, nothing compares to the difficulty of...

Jan 28, 20221 min read

The solution lies in the problem

“Suffering is constantly in our hearts... What is suffering? – We, here, are what suffering is. What are we? – This heart, here, is what...

Jan 28, 20221 min read

Spiritual Friendship

Tan Chao Khun Upālī Guṇūpamājahn and Luang Pu Mun Bhūridatto had been true friends for a long time, helping each other along successive...

Jan 28, 202215 min read

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