What’s
the world? [It’s] any preoccupation that gets you stirred up, that
disturbs you right now… If it arises in the mind, make yourself
understand: The world is nothing but a preoccupation. Preoccupations
obscure the mind so that it can’t see itself.
—Ajahn Chah, “The Last Gift”
—Ajahn Chah, “The Last Gift”