A Still Forest Pool

　　by Ajahn Chah

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　　CONTENT

　　Introduction

　　PART 1

　　Understanding the Buddha”s Teachings

　　 The Simple Path

　　 The Middle Way

　　 Ending Doubt

　　 Go Beyond Words : See for Yourself

　　 Buddhist Psychology

　　 Study and Experiencing

　　 The Chicken or the Egg

　　 Thieves in Your Heart

　　PART 2

　　Correcting Our Views

　　 The Wrong Road

　　 Right Understanding

　　 Starving Defilements

　　 Happiness and Suffering

　　 The Discriminating Mind

　　 Sense Objects and the Mind

　　 Problems of the World

　　 Just That Much

　　 Follow Your Teacher

　　 Trust Your Heart

　　 Why Do You Practice

　　 Let the Tree Grow

　　 Too Much of a Good Thing

　　PART 3

　　Our Life Is Our Practice

　　 Meditation in Action

　　 To Grasp a Snake

　　 Virtue

　　 The Spiral of Virtue Concentration and Wisdom

　　 What is Natural

　　 Moderation

　　 Rely on Yourself

　　 Don”t Imitate

　　 Know Yourself – Know Others

　　 Let Others Be

　　 eal Love

　　 Learning Through Life

　　 Oppose Your Mind

　　 Just Let Go

　　PART 4

　　Meditation and Formal Practice

　　 Mindfulness

　　 The Essence of Vipassana: Observing Your Mind

　　 Walking Meditation

　　 Who is Sick

　　 Learning Concentration

　　 Stick to It

　　 Seven Days to Enlightenment

　　 Learning to Chant

　　 Forget About Time

　　 Some Hints in Practicing

　　 Contemplate Everything

　　 The Leaves will Always Fall

　　PART 5

　　Lessons in the Forest

　　 A Monk”s Life

　　 Restraint

　　 Rules Are Tools

　　 Go Left, Go Right

　　 Cures for Restlessness

　　 The “Deeper Meaning” of a Chant

　　 The Dharma of Menial Tasks

　　 Harmony with Others

　　 Monk”s Don”t Chatter

　　 Opposing Lust

　　 Scenes Change, but the Mind Remains the Same

　　 Where Can You Run to

　　 Looking for the Buddha

　　 Rely on Oneself

　　 Keep the Teaching Simple

　　 Learning to Teach

　　 What is The Best Kind of Meditation

　　 A Wonderful Meal

　　 Achaan Chah”s Cottage

　　 Holy Ceremonies and Hot Days

　　 The Real Magic

　　 Practice of the Householder

　　PART 6

　　Questions for the Teacher

　　 Questions and Answers

　　PART 7

　　Realization

　　 Not-Self

　　 Short and Straight

　　 Underground Water

　　 The Joy of the Buddha

　　 Picking Up Mangoes

　　 The Timeless Buddha

　　 Yes, I Speak Zen

　　 The Unstuck Gong

　　 Nothing Special

　　 Inside You is Nothing, Nothing at All

　　 In Ending

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　　Introduction

　　Suppose you were to go to Asia in the 1980s in search of living teachings of the Buddha, to discover if there are still monks and nuns practicing a life of simplicity and meditation, supported by alms-food, and dwelling in the forest. Perhaps you had read descriptions of the Buddha himself wondering with his monks in the forests of India, inviting men and women of good families to join him in cultivating wisdom and universal compassion, inviting them to live the simple life of a mendicant, to dedicate themselves to inner calm and awareness. Would you find this way of life alive today, twenty-five centuries later

　　 And would its teachings still be applicable and relevant for-our modem society, our modem minds

　　You would land at a modem airport near Bangkok or Colombo or Rangoon. In your taxi you would drive through Asian city streets, passing cars, crowded busses, sidewalk vendors of tropical fruits. Every few blocks you would see the golden pagoda or spire of an urban Buddhist temple. But these are not the temples you have come to search for. They contain monks and nuns who study the ancient texts, who can chant and preach, and from this they teach. But to find the simple life of dwelling in the forest, the meditative living with robe and bowl, as old as the Buddha himself, you would have to leave the cities and their …

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