Ajahn sumedho kong meng san phor kark see monastery 7 march 2015 duration. Ajahn sumedho is a prominent figure in the thai forest tradition. During the korean war he served for four years from the age of 18 as a united states navy medic. Ajahn sumedho, an american buddhist monk, practised for ten years in thailand with the well known monk, ajahn chah. Ajahn sumedho urges us to trust in awareness and find out for ourselves what it is to experience genuine liberation from mental anguish and suffering. This is the latest recorded talk of ajahn sumedho on 4th may 2019 at a monastery in singapore he covers many topics, centring on meditation and the nature of thought. In my 21 years of zen meditation, ive never read a book by a zen teacher as lucid as this one by sumedho. Due to the uk lockdown being put in force, the monastery is having to close to visitors until further notice. The ajahn sumedho project tutorteacher facebook 27. Sumedhos style is very precise and simple, direct to the point. He has since spent over thirty years in england and is the founder of the cittaviveka forest monastery in west sussex and the amaravati buddhist monastery in hertfordshire. Ajahn sumedho podcast by amaravati listen via stitcher.
Ajahn sumedho was born in the usa, became a bhikkhu in 1967 and trained nine years under ajahn chah at wat pah pong, a forest monastery in ubon province, thailand. After a year as a red cross social worker, jackman served. He is a follower of ajahn chah who taught many westerners. A talk by ajahn sumedho by buddhism now on 23 august 2019 3. These talks have been compiled when luang por sumedho retired from abbotship of amaravati buddhist monastery in 2010. However, for the almsround there you had to leave before dawn and go down this mountain, which was quite a climb, and wait for the villagers to come. Anthology vol 5 the wheel of truth ajahn sumedho added on jul 27th, 2014. Listen to ajahn sumedho podcast by amaravati episodes free, on demand. He has since spent over thirty years in england and is the founder of the cittaviveka forest monastery in west sussex and. This is a collection of transcribed dhamma talks given by ajahn sumedho, ajahn chahs most senior western bhikkhu. Home ajahn sumedho consciousness is immeasurable, by ajahn sumedho.
I have done extensive reading on buddhism, particularly the theravada tradition. Publication date 01012001 usage attributionnoncommercialnoderivs topics buddhism. His teachings are very direct, practical, simple, and down to earth. With sakkayaditthi, selfview, were always judging our sexual desires, and our anger, hatred, aversion and fear, and making them very personal. Teachings of a buddhist monk kindle edition by sumedho, ajahn, hanselaar, marcelle, st ruth, diana.
Teachings of a buddhist monk kindle edition by sumedho. Ajahn sumedhos most popular book is dancing with life. Consciousness is immeasurable, by ajahn sumedho buddhism. The first truth, by ajahn sumedho by buddhism now on 10 february 2017 6. Ajahn chah started many monasteries and those who followed him, ajahn sumedho, ajahn amaro, jack kornfield, and many others, all seem to offer such wisdom in presenting the dharma. Sound is just sound, hearing is just hearing, but it is the mind that likes or dislikes the experience, causing itself to suffer when the disliked is present and when the liked is absent. Ajahn sumedho archives amaravati buddhist monastery. Check here and also read some short description about teachings of a buddhist monk by ajahn sumedho pdf book download.
A classic zen text written in the 8th century by hui hai. Ajahn sumedho has 33 books on goodreads with 2842 ratings. He addresses problems and provides guidance that westerners will relate to very easily. Ajahn sumedho 8freebooks download free books online. Name of writer, number pages in ebook and size are given in our post.
Amongst other things, ajahn sumedho focuses on the simple reality of the here and now, and the awareness of just this, where all thoughts and concepts drop away in favour of insight and understanding. See more ideas about buddhism, theravada buddhism and meditation. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading teachings of a buddhist monk. Home ajahn sumedho the path to wisdom, by ajahn sumedho. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from ajahn sumedho. From the teachings of ajahn sumedho from a series of talks given in 2017 at amaravati buddhist monastery. In the mind and the way, ajahn sumedho introduces his reader to the basic teachings of buddhism in the light of mindfulness. Ajahn sumedho if you want to get your pig across the bridge, dont push it buddhism duration. This podcast includes the last 300 talks by our founding abbot ajahn sumedho, the first western disciple of ajahn chah. He then did a ba in far eastern studies and graduated in 1963 with an ma in south asian studies at the university of california, berkeley.
And i left ajahn chah and went to live on pupek mountain in sakorn nakorn province. The significance of the buddhist teaching lies in the fact that it isnt doctrinal. Books by ajahn sumedho author of dont take your life. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Being an emotional wreck 46 minutes, by ajahn sumedho on june 28, 2015 dont take it personally 61 minutes, by ajahn sumedho on june 28, 2015 suffering should be welcomed suffering has been welcomed 66 minutes, by ajahn sumedho on june 28, 2015. Each chapter is centered around teachings familiar to any theravada buddhist, but beautifully scented with the practice of awareness, and illustrated with examples from ajahn sumedhos own life. Ajahn sumedho podcast by amaravati on apple podcasts. The path to wisdom, by ajahn sumedho by buddhism now on 2 march 2018 0. In his talks and sermons he stresses the quality of immediate intuitive awareness and the integration of this kind of awareness into daily life. He was a student of matsu and from the same line as hui neng, huang po and rinzai linchi. By doing this a relaxation can take place that creates space for insight to arise. Ajahn jayasaro dhamma talk at ndr singapore 12 nov 2017. Download teachings of a buddhist monk by ajahn sumedho pdf book download pdf ebook. Intuitive awareness is compiled from talks given mainly in 2001 by ajahn sumedho.
These dhamma talks or reflections are given by luang por sumedho ajahn sumedho during the course of 1978 until 2010. Ajahn sumedho was born robert karr jackman in seattle, washington, in 1934. Ajahn sumedhos approach starts with accepting ourselves as we are. This is published by amaravati buddhist monastery the easiest way to listen to podcasts on your iphone, ipad, android, pc, smart speaker and even in your car. The title of this book refers to the image of the buddhas teaching, the wheel of truth or dhamma. Its not an attempt to tell us how things should be, its more a way of bringing our attention to the way things are. The monastery is closed to visitors from march 24, 2020. Ajahn sumedho intuitive awareness by ajahn sumedho. Download the free ebook intuitive awareness by ajahn sumedho. Ajahn chah, ajahn sumedhos teacher, used to say that when this happens, it is really the mind disturbing the sound and not the other way round. Ajahn jayasaro dhamma talk at ndr singapore 12 nov.