“TEACHING A
CHILD – Sometimes the breath isn’t right. It’s too long, too short, and it puts
you in a frenzy. That’s because you’re fixing your mind too strongly on it, you’re
squeezing it too much. It’s like teaching a child how to sit. If you beat it
every time, will it become intelligent? You’re controlling it too much. It’s
the same here. Think about it: When you walk from your house to your orchard,
or from your house to your workplace, why aren’t you irritated by the breath?
Because you don’t grab hold of it. You leave it alone in line with its affairs.
The parts of the body that hurt are because you focus and fix your mind on them
too strongly.”
- Venerable
Ajahn Chah.
