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The Noble Eightfold Path of the Buddha, the Path of practice, has eight parts. The eight parts are nothing other than this very self! Two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, one tongue, and one body. That is the Path. And the mind is the one who follows the Path. Therefore, both the study and the practice of the Dharma are within our body, speech, and mind. Do you see anything in the scriptures that is taught other than body, speech, and mind? The scriptures teach only that much, nothing else. Defilements are born right here. If you understand it clearly, it will also end right here. So, you must understand that both the study and the practice of the Dharma are here. If you learn only that much, you can understand everything. It is like my words: speaking just one word of the Truth is better than speaking wrongly all your life. Do you understand? A person who studies but does not practice is like a spoon in a pot of soup. He is immersed in the soup all day, but does not know the taste of the soup. If you do not practice, even if you study until you die, you will not understand the Taste of Liberation. The Taste of Liberation - Zen Master Ajahn Chah #thuchanhvipassana #vipassana #thuchanhtuniemxu #tuniemxu #AjahnChah Facebook Vipassana Practice - Practice of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness: / thuchanhvipassana ©Copyright by Vipassana Practice - Practice of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness