No Ajahn Chah

Once there was a layman who came to Ajahn Chah and asked him who Ajahn Chah was. Ajahn Chah, seeing that the spiritual development of the individual was not very advanced, pointed to himself and said, "This, this is Ajahn Chah."

On another occasion, someone else asked Ajahn Chah the same question. This time, however, seeing that the questioner's capacity to understand the Dhamma was higher, Ajahn Chah answered by saying, "Ajahn Chah? There is no Ajahn Chah."

(Ajahn Chah, "No Ajahn Chah")


Tidak Ada Ajahn Chah

Suatu ketika seorang umat datang kepada Ajahn Chah dan bertanya siapakah Ajahn Chah itu. Ajahn Chah melihat kemajuan batin orang itu belum terlalu maju, menunjuk dirinya dan berkata, "Ini, inilah Ajahn Chah."

Lain waktu, seorang yang lain lagi menanyakan Ajahn Chah dengan pertanyaan yang sama. Kali ini, melihat kemampuan si penanya untuk mengerti Dhamma lebih tinggi, Ajahn Chah menjawabnya, "Ajahn Chah? Tidak ada Ajahn Chah."

(Ajahn Chah, "No Ajahn Chah")