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Remembering Ajahn Chah Weekend, Session 15 – Apr. 28, 2001

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5. Quote: “Everybody worships knowledge. Not many people worship virtue.” — Ajahn Chah at Insight Meditation Center. Quoted by Paul Breiter. [Ajahn Chah] [Learning] [Science] [Technology ] [Virtue] [Insight Meditation Society]


Metta Retreat, Session 4 – Sep. 12, 2008

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1. “Realized beings abound these days. Care to comment? When the conditions are conducive and the inquiry is in earnest, is it possible to wake up quickly?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Stages of awakening] [Saṅgha] [Progress of insight] [Ardency] [Conditionality] // [Patience] [Ajahn Pasanno]

Quote: “Buddhism hasn’t come to America yet.” — Ajahn Chah. [Ajahn Chah] [Culture/West] [Insight Meditation Society]


Thanksgiving Retreat 2012, Session 6 – Nov. 22, 2010

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12. Quote: “I’m feeling a bit like a prisoner. People take me upstairs to stay and then they bring me down from time to time for questioning.” — Ajahn Chah leading the 1979 retreat at Insight Meditation Society. Quoted by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ajahn Chah] [Insight Meditation Society] [Questions]

Quote: “I’m getting old and my knees hurt.” — Ajahn Chah. [Ageing] [Pain]