Ajhan Chah Dhamma Talk

IT'S ALL RIGHT HERE

The Buddha is the Dhamma;the Dhamma is the Buddha.He didn't take away the knowledge he awakened to.He left it right here.To put it in simple terms,it's like the teachers in schools.They haven't been teachers from birth.They had to study the course of study for teachers before they could be teachers,teaching in school & getting paid.After a while,they'll die away-away from being teachers.But you can say that in a way the teachers don;t die.The qualities that make people into teachers remain right here.It's the same with the Buddha.The noble truths that made him the Buddha still remain right here.They haven't run off anywhere at all.