Venerable Ajahn Chah

We truly have to look deeply into our own hearts if we want to experience the fruits of this practice.

Attempting to describe the psychology of the mind in terms of the numerous separate moments of consciousness and their different characteristics is, in my opinion, not taking the practice far enough.

There's still a lot more to it.

If we're going to study these things, then know them absolutely, with clarity and penetrative understanding.

Without clarity of insight, how will we ever be finished with them?

There's no end to it.

We'll never complete our studies.

Practicing Dharma is thus extremely important.

When I practiced, that's how I studied.

I didn't know anything about mind moments or psychological factors.

I just observed the quality of knowing.

If a thought of hate arose, I asked myself why.

If a thought of love arose, I ask myself, why?

This is the way.

Whether it's labeled as a thought or called a psychological factor, so what?

Just penetrate this one point until you're able to resolve these feelings of love and hate.

until they completely vanish from the heart.

When I was able to stop loving and hating under any circumstance, I was able to transcend suffering.

Then it doesn't matter what happens.

The heart and mind are released and at ease.