Is there enough time to breathe?

The Dhamma of the Buddha is not found in books.

If you want to really see for yourself what the Buddha was talking about you don't need to bother with books. Watch your own mind. Examine to see how feelings come and go, how thoughts come and go.

...Everything you do in your life is a chance to practice. It is all Dharma. When you do your chores try to be mindful.

...Don't feel you are practicing only when sitting still cross-legged.
Some of you have complained that there is not enough time to meditate.

Is there enough time to breathe?

This is your meditation: mindfulness, naturalness in whatever you do.


- Ajahn Chah, in Jack Kornfield's Living Dharma