Then When?

August 18, 2008
Venerable Wuling in Meditation, Practice

I've heard people say, "Oh, this was a bad year for me."

"How come?"

"I was sick all year. I couldn't practise at all."

Oh! If they don't practise when death is near, when will they ever practise? If they're feeling well, do you think they practise? No! They only get lost in happiness. If they're suffering, they still don't practise. They get lost in that, too. I don't know when people think they're going to practise.

~ Ajahn Chah

Article originally appeared on a buddhist perspective (http://www.abuddhistperspective.org/).