Dhammic Quote from Luang Pu Wat Paknam, Saying No. 2: "To be truly swift, one must stop


To proceed, one must stop — how strange that is. In the worldly path, to go fast is to arrive: one must take planes, motorboats, or cars to reach the destination quickly. But the path of Dhamma is not like that

 

ํTo go, one must stop. Only by stopping does one go faster and reach the goal. How strange this is — one must still the mind to move swiftly and reach the destination. That’s the wonder of it: stilling the mind is the way to progress quickly and arrive

(Special Discourse: The Principles of Practicing Samatha and Vipassanā Meditation from the Book The Path to Fruition)


Phra Mongkolthepmuni (Sodh Candasaro), the One Who Conquered Mara