Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away: Teachings on Impermanence and the End of Suffering

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Ajahn Chah (1919-1992) was a beloved Thai Buddhist master who achieved deep understanding of the Buddha's teachings. While focusing on the specific themes of impermanence and suffering, this book is full of teaching stories and anecdotes about Ajahn Chah's life experiences and interactions with students, from his youth as a struggling monk to his last years when American students were coming to study with him in significant numbers.

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"An invaluable collection of this remarkable Thai forest monk's wisdom teachings: simple, direct, clear, and profound. These fundamental insights on impermanence and uncertainty are delivered with a freshness and creativity that makes them of great relevance for all schools of Buddhism."Larry Rosenberg, founder of the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center and author of Breath by Breath

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Ajahn Chah (1919-1992) was a beloved Thai Buddhist master whose teachings were refreshingly uncompromising in their clarity and certainty-the certainty of a meditator who has achieved deep understanding of the Buddha's teachings. He was an important influence and spiritual mentor for a generation of American Buddhist teachers.