Ajahn Chah's Life & Dhamma Teachings

[ultraben]

Hi Christopher,

Sorry for the late reply.

The "Thamma" in "Thammachart" is the same as the the Thai word for Dhamma.
Dhamma = Tham (ธรรม) - also spelt Thamma (ธรรมะ)
Nature = Thammachart (ธรรมชาติ)

In the talk "Thammachart" is used to refer to the natural world/nature ( no hidden meanings if that is what you mean? )

The translation is not word for word in parts - but seems ok.

Kind regards,

Ben

[christopher:::]

Hi Christopher,

Sorry for the late reply.

The "Thamma" in "Thammachart" is the same as the the Thai word for Dhamma.
Dhamma = Tham (ธรรม) - also spelt Thamma (ธรรมะ)
Nature = Thammachart (ธรรมชาติ)

In the talk "Thammachart" is used to refer to the natural world/nature ( no hidden meanings if that is what you mean? )

The translation is not word for word in parts - but seems ok.

Kind regards,

Ben

Thanks Ben.

So the word "Nature" (Natural world around us, home of trees and animals) is an extension of the root term "Dhamma" in Tai, "Dhamma World" in a sense? If so that's very interesting, and something completely different from the roots of the term "Nature" in English...

It seems like the Thai language provides a very different view of the world.

[christopher:::]

Traditionally the Eightfold Path is taught with eight steps such as Right Understanding, Right Speech, Right Concentration, and so forth. But the true Eightfold Path is within us-two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, a tongue, and a body. These eight doors are our entire Path and the mind is the one that walks on the Path. Know these doors, examine them, and all the dharmas will be revealed.The heart of the path is SO simple. No need for long explanations. Give up clinging to love and hate, just rest with things as they are. That is all I do in my own practice.Do not try to become anything. Do not make yourself into anything. Do not be a meditator. Do not become enlightened. When you sit, let it be. When you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing.Of course, there are dozens of meditation techniques to develop samadhi and many kinds of vipassana. But it all comes back to this-just let it all be. Step over here where it is cool, out of the battle.Why not give it a try? Do you dare?

- Ajahn Chah

Thank you to bodom, who posted this earlier and reposted it again, elsewhere.

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[christopher:::]

Hope its okay if I bump this thread alive again. I started a Dharma themed page on FB awhile back and people seem to really appreciate Ajahn Chah's wisdom. Will make use of some of the quotes shared here.

[gavesako]

There is also this page: https://www.facebook.com/ven.ajahn.chah

[christopher:::]

Thank you Bhikkhu Gavesako!

[Alobha]

One of the many talks that inspire my by Ajahn Chah:
Chapter 16: The story of Tuccho Pothila

[gavesako]

Here is an interesting account of Ajahn Chah's life in a Lao cultural context:

http://www.fourwindslao.com/recollectio ... om-por.php

[atipattoh]

Sadhu Bhante!

[Sanjay PS]

It is abundantly clear while reading through the discourses of Venerable Ajahn Chah , that he was living Dhamma , and had mastered and perfected the Noble Eight Fold path to its very pinnacle .

Sometime ago i came across knowing about the difficult last years that Venerable Ajan Chah , went through . As i walked down a strewn garden path , recollecting that what i had read , there was salt trickling down the eyes , the drops were not due to any sadness or pain in knowing this , but rather a confidence in the Noble Eight Fold Path , and the trail blazing life lived by the Venerable One . Unshakeable is the confidence of the Triple Gem .

It is said , Wisdom is to know things in different ways , all the gem studded discourses of the Venerable Ajahn Chah , point out such .

sanjay

[gavesako]

An interesting account of living with Ajahn Chah as a 12 year old novice:

http://www.abhayagiri.org/reflections/a ... g-por-chah

“Don't view your inner world with pessimism.
But also don't just view your inner world with optimism.
See the world in-line with what is true
because this world has both day and night.
View the world so as to see the benefits of both sides.
That, is Right View (Sammaditthi).”
-Luang Por Chah

[Sanjay PS]

An interesting account of living with Ajahn Chah as a 12 year old novice:

http://www.abhayagiri.org/reflections/a ... g-por-chah

“Don't view your inner world with pessimism.
But also don't just view your inner world with optimism.
See the world in-line with what is true
because this world has both day and night.
View the world so as to see the benefits of both sides.
That, is Right View (Sammaditthi).”
-Luang Por Chah

Thank you Bhante . Fortunate is that young novice who took to hardships in serving the Venerable Ajahn , and delighted in every moment of the unshakeable faith .

sanjay

[christopher:::]

It is abundantly clear while reading through the discourses of Venerable Ajahn Chah , that he was living Dhamma , and had mastered and perfected the Noble Eight Fold path to its very pinnacle .

Sometime ago i came across knowing about the difficult last years that Venerable Ajan Chah , went through . As i walked down a strewn garden path , recollecting that what i had read , there was salt trickling down the eyes , the drops were not due to any sadness or pain in knowing this , but rather a confidence in the Noble Eight Fold Path , and the trail blazing life lived by the Venerable One . Unshakeable is the confidence of the Triple Gem .

It is said , Wisdom is to know things in different ways , all the gem studded discourses of the Venerable Ajahn Chah , point out such .

sanjay

[PimonratC]

(-/\-) Thank you so much.