A Still Forest Pool

by Ajahn Chah

CONTENT Introduction PART 1 Understanding the Buddha’s Teachings     The Simple Path     The Middle Way     Ending Doubt     Go Beyond Words : See for Yourself     Buddhist Psychology     Study and Experiencing     The Chicken or the Egg     Thieves in Your Heart PART 2 Correcting Our Views     The Wrong Road     Right Understanding     Starving Defilements     Happiness and Suffering     The Discriminating Mind     Sense Objects and the Mind     Problems of the World     Just That Much     Follow Your Teacher     Trust Your Heart     Why Do You Practice?     Let the Tree Grow     Too Much of a Good Thing PART 3 Our Life Is Our Practice     Meditation in Action    To Grasp a Snake     Virtue     The Spiral of Virtue Concentration and Wisdom     What is Natural?     Moderation     Rely on Yourself     Don’t Imitate     Know Yourself – Know Others     Let Others Be     eal Love     Learning Through Life     Oppose Your Mind     Just Let Go PART 4 Meditation and Formal Practice     Mindfulness     The Essence of Vipassana: Observing Your Mind     Walking Meditation     Who is Sick?     Learning Concentration     Stick to It     Seven Days to Enlightenment     Learning to Chant     Forget About Time     Some Hints in Practicing     Contemplate Everything     The Leaves will Always Fall PART 5 Lessons in the Forest     A Monk’s Life     Restraint     Rules Are Tools     Go Left, Go Right     Cures for Restlessness     The “Deeper Meaning” of a Chant     The Dharma of Menial Tasks     Harmony with Others     Monk’s Don’t Chatter     Opposing Lust     Scenes Change, but the Mind Remains the Same     Where Can You Run to?     Looking for the Buddha     Rely on Oneself     Keep the Teaching Simple     Learning to Teach     What is The Best Kind of Meditation?     A Wonderful Meal     Achaan Chah’s Cottage     Holy Ceremonies and Hot Days     The Real Magic     Practice of the Householder PART 6 Questions for the Teacher     Questions and Answers   PART 7 Realization     Not-Self     Short and Straight     Underground Water     The Joy of the Buddha     Picking Up Mangoes     The Timeless Buddha     Yes, I Speak Zen     The Unstuck Gong     Nothing Special     Inside You is Nothing, Nothing at All     In Ending.END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.11/11/2013.THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTMENT.