"To cut off concepts means to let our mental fabrications disband, to let our trains of thought disband. We sit in meditation, making the body and mind quiet. When the body is still, the mind stays with the stillness. When the heart is at peace, the mind stays with the peace. Concentration develops. The mind comes up to the forefront. Mental fabrications disappear, but the mind is still there. Goodness is still there. In nibbÄna, nothing disappears anywhere or gets annihilated, except for unawareness."
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Inner Strength (1956), as translated from the Thai by ᚏhÄnissaro Bhikkhu
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Ajahn Lee
1907 â 1961
Ajahn Lee (1907â1961), commonly known as Ajahn Lee Dhammadharo, was a meditation teacher in the Thai Forest Tradition.
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