Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Ajahn Chah: How to grow your chili pepper

Ajahn Chah.org (Ven. Ajahn Chah Facebook); Ellie Askew, Dhr. Seven (ed.), Wisdom Quarterly

Thai rice farmers (thairesidents.com)
If we stick with our effort [and its elements] in the practice, we can't control whether it'll go quickly or slowly.

Only when we actually plant it will we get the fruit [result] that we want.

When we plant a pepper plant, our duty is to dig the hole, give the plant water, give it fertilizer, get rid of the insects for it [the Factors of Meditative Absorption]. That's all.

As for whether the peppers will appear or not, that's up to the plant. It's not up to us.

Viral selfies of Thai farmer and his beloved buffalo warm the heart (Coconuts Bangkok)


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