Ajahn Amaro Born : 1956 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Ajahn Amaro The best way to deal with excessive thinking is to just listen to it, to listen to the mind. Listening is much more effective than trying to stop thought or cut it off. Ajahn Amaro buddhist cutting thinking That which is threatening to the ego is liberating to the heart. Ajahn Amaro threatening ego heart If you have time to breathe you have time to meditate. You breathe when you walk. You breathe when you stand. You breathe when you lie down. Ajahn Amaro meditation-practice inspiration lying There is no way that we can understand it all. So the heart's response to that mystery is faith - a trust in the fundamental orderliness of the universe. Ajahn Amaro fundamentals heart way