Mayank

“I had to be willing to learn everything anew. To be able to stay with him for any length of time, you had to be very observant and very circumspect. You couldn’t make a sound when you walked on the floor, you couldn’t leave footprints on the floor, you couldn’t make noise when you swallowed water or opened the windows or doors. There had to be a science to everything you did—hanging out robes, taking them in, folding them up, setting out sitting mats, arranging bedding, everything. Otherwise he’d drive you out, even in the middle of the Rains Retreat. Even then, you’d just have to take it and try to use your powers of observation.”
― Ajaan Lee, The Autobiography of Phra Ajaan Lee

“And with that, I lost my nerve. I jumped out of the hut and ran for a large tree about six meters away. But just as I reached it and had taken my first step up the trunk, a sound like a person whispering came to my ears: ‘You’re not for real. You’re afraid to die. Whoever’s afraid to die will have to die again.’ Hearing this, I let go of the tree and hurried back to the hut. I got into a half-lotus position and, with my eyes open, sat facing the elephant and meditating, spreading thoughts of good will.”
― Ajaan Lee, The Autobiography of Phra Ajaan Lee

“Anyone who’s a real, live person will have to meet up with real, live problems in life. When you meet with obstacles, you have to put up a fight. If you give up easily, you’ll end up giving up all your life long. Tell yourself you’re made out of heartwood, and not out of sapwood.”
― Ajaan Fuang Jotiko, Awareness Itself

“Brevity is the soul of wit.”
― William Shakespeare, Hamlet