Ajahn sumedho is extremely generous in his willingness to share his knowledge with the reader. Dhamma the way it is, by ajahn sumedho by buddhism now on 14 august 2016 1 ajahn sumedho points to the real message of the buddhas teaching. Ajahn sumedho is a prominent figure in the thai forest tradition. Thanh ao, chng setting forth of wisdomsee phat tr luan. During the monastic retreats ajahn sumedho frequently teaches the dependent origination paticcasamuppada based on the approach of anatta. The dependent origination traces the process whereby suffering dukkha is compounded out of ignorance avijja and conversely suffering is eliminated or rather not created. The four noble truths by ajahn sumedho the four noble truths is composed of extracts from various talks given by ajahn sumedho and is available in book form from.
You hear it as a kind of high frequency sound, a ringing sound thats always there. The way it is ajahn sumedho added on apr 27th, 2018. Luang por sumedho or ajahn sumedho is one of the senior western representatives of the thai forest tradition of theravada buddhism. The sound of silence is like a subtlety behind everything that you awaken to. Dhamma the way it is 1 of 2 by ajahn sumedho youtube. Matthieu ricard grew up among the personalities and ideas of french intellectual circles. He holds nothing back he wants you to benefit from his efforts as he has benefited from others past efforts. Books by ajahn sumedho author of dont take your life. This book contains a collection of teachings of ajahn sumedho given to people who are familiar with. The following chapters are edited from longer talks ajahn sumedho has given to meditators as a practical approach to the wisdom of buddhism. The original version of the way it is was published in 1991. To download a free pdf version of the book, go to fra n k.
Ajahn sumedho on his 80th birthday the sound of silence volume 4 for free distribution volume 1 peace is a simple step volume 2 seeds of understanding volume 3 direct realization volume 4 the sound of silence volume 5 the wheel of truth vol4sound of dd 1 05042014 16. Well, what im pointing to is to put yourself in a state where you feel at ease, but attentive. This book contains a collection of teachings of ajahn sumedho given to people who are familiar with the conventions of theravada buddhism. Share ajahn sumedho quotations about letting go and buddhism. Direct realization by ajahn sumedho at the bpgs weeklong summer schools in. Download the free ebook intuitive awareness by ajahn sumedho.
After a year as a red cross social worker, jackman served. This volume contains material gathered from talks given by ajahn sumedho in the late 1980s and 1990s. In 1977, ajahn chah and ajahn sumedho were invited to visit britain by the english sangha trust, a charity with the aim of establishing a locallyresident buddhist sangha. You get high ajahn sumedhos wonderful and then after a while you dont get high on me any more, and then. Its definitely written from a monks perspective, but most of the material is inspiring and useful for the laity too.
The mind and the way demonstrates a radically simple approach to life, one in which we are able to awaken to our true loving nature and delight in the mystery and wonder of the world. Peace is a simple step abhayagiri buddhist monastery. Added on apr 27th, this book contains a collection of teachings of ajahn sumedho given to people who are familiar with. Amaravati publications amaravati buddhist centre great gaddesden hemel hempstead hertfordshire hp1 3bz england who retains. 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, just as the buddha himself did two and a half thousand years ago. In the way it is, ajahn sumedho shows in plain talk how to access ones awareness and to deal with the realities of ones life. Born in seattle, washington, he was first ordained as a bhikkhu in 1967 and trained nine years under the venerable ajahn chah at wat pah pong, a. The talk was given on 17 january 2010 at uttama bodhi vihara in. Seeing the serious interest there, ajahn chah left ajahn sumedho with two of his other western disciples who were then visiting europe in londonatthehampsteadvihara. He was abbot of amaravati buddhist monastery, uk, from its consecration in 1984 until his retirement in 2010. During the korean war he served for four years from the age of 18 as a united states navy medic. Ajahn sumedhos perspective seems somehow fresh after all these years of buddhist commentary.
She was one of the first four women ordained by ajahn sumedho in 1979 as an anagarika an eightprecept novice and in 1983 as a tenprecept siladhara. Nov 17, 2009 the final noble truth is the buddhas prescription for the end of suffering. An anthology of the buddhas teachings on nibbana, by ajahn pasanno and ajahn amaro, published by the abhayagiri monastic foundation. It is an agreement among only the gentlemans countries. Ajahn sumedhos approach starts with accepting ourselves as we are. By doing this a relaxation can take place that creates space for insight to arise. Peace is a simple step p eace is a simple step abhayagiri. As ajahn sumedho observes, there are two places in the discourses where a substantially different set. During the monastic retreats ajahn sumedho frequently. Direct realization direct realizationlume 3 abhayagiri monastery. The venerable ajahn sumedho is a seminal figure in the transmission of buddhas teachings to the west.
It is a collection made up of three books cittaviveka, teachings from the forest and the four noble truths. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In 1991, when ajahn sumedho taught the sound of silence as a method on a retreat at a chinese monastery in the united states, one of the. It is made up of two collections the way it is and buddhism now. When we accept life as it is, we can respond appropriately to the way were experiencing it, rather than just reacting out of fear and aversion. Most of the chapters are edited from talks given during retreats for lay people or for ajahn sumedhos monastic disciples. During ajahn chahs visit to europe in 1978 he asked his senior western disciple, ajahn sumedho, to accept an invitation to establish a theravada buddhist monastery in britain. Now when you begin to hear that sound of silence, its a sign of emptiness of silence of the mind. Dhamma the way it is 2 of 2 by ajahn sumedho youtube. So the correct way is one of mindfulness, of looking at the way it is now, rather than remembering yesterday and trying to get to that state again. Intuitive awareness is compiled from talks given mainly in 2001 by ajahn sumedho. He maintains this to be the buddhas way of pointing to the experience of ultimate reality that is the goal of many religions.
Description of the book dont take your life personally. I was in this little kuti in nong khai for about ten months, and i had all kinds of blazing insights. Monastery in 2005 to mark the completion of ajahn sumedhos thirtyninth vassa his. Ajahn sumedho gives a dhamma talk on various aspects of buddhism, and points to what the real message of the buddhas teaching is. This wisdom is otherwise known as dhamma, or the way things are. Ajahn sumedho was born robert jackman in seattle, washington in 1934. Luang por means venerable father, an honorific and term of affection in keeping with thai custom. Ajahn sumedho shows in plain talk how to access ones awareness and to deal with the realities of ones life. Ajahn sumedho was born robert karr jackman in seattle, washington, in 1934.
Relaxed attention to freedom, interview with ajahn sumedho. The timeless quality of these teachings is such that they encourage us to look into states of discontent and stress in order to understand and remove the causes. Title teachings of a buddhist monk ajahn sumedho pdf author ajahn sumedho. So this combination of relaxed and attention is to encourage attentive. Offer the gift of dhamma to others as freely as it has been offered to you. He covers many topics, centring on meditation and the nature of thought. The ajahn sumedho project tutorteacher facebook 28. Discover everything scribd has to offer, including books and audiobooks from major publishers. Ajahn sumedho, an american buddhist monk, practised for ten years in thailand with the well known monk, ajahn chah. Dont take your life personally new book by ajahn sumedho posted on october 22, 2010 by undumbara 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, just as the buddha himself did two and a half thousand years ago.
Yet as we start to become more poised, more present, fully receptive of all this moment has to offer, we start to experience it vividly and listening to it can draw us everdeeper into the mysteries of now. See more ideas about scenery, landscape and beautiful places. Dhamma the way it is, by ajahn sumedho buddhism now. Dont take your life personally new book by ajahn sumedho. Short description of book containing the modern practical teachings from one of the oldest buddhist traditions, this collection of sumedhos wisdom and humor bring readers into the heart of buddhist meditation. A bhikkhu since 1967, sumedho is considered a seminal figure in the transmission of the buddhas teachings to the west. This book contains a collection of teachings of ajahn sumedho given to people who are familiar with the conventions of theravada buddhism and have some experience of meditation. In 1977, ajahn chah and ajahn sumedho were invited to visit the united kingdom by the english sangha trust who wanted to form a residential sangha. Tr tue thanh tu phap to go up to the hall or to ascend into the zen. Do yourself a favour and take this shortcut to wisdom. Ajahn sumedho has 33 books on goodreads with 2867 ratings. Theravada, let alone monastic training, as a way of life and support for the realization of. 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. In many of these talks ajahn sumedho expounds on the uniquely buddhist expression of notself anatta.
Teachings of a buddhist monk by ajahn sumedho pdf book. Most of the chapters are edited from talks given during retreats for lay people for ajahn sumedhos monastic ordained disciples, so they require. With warmth and a wonderful sense of humor, ajahn sumedho draws what would life be like if each one of us chose compassion over anger, lovingkindness over hatred. Some of the talks were part of a series that ajahn sumedho gave to the monastic community on the theme of. No one knew how things would unfold but ajahn chahs recommendation was to. Meditation a way of awakening by ajahn sucitto is a compilation of guidelines on meditation that are in accordance with the teachings of the buddha from some 2,500 years ago. This book contains a collection of teachings of ajahn sumedho given to people who are familiar with theravada buddhism and. After a year as a red cross social worker, jackman served with the peace. The sound of silence by ajahn sumedho as you calm down, you can experience the sound of silence in the mind. He is the senior western representative of the thai forest tradition of theravada buddhism. This is a set of principles called the eightfold path. 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 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. Home ajahn sumedho dhamma the way it is, by ajahn sumedho.
This article is from ajahn sumedhos introduction to the island. In my 21 years of zen meditation, ive never read a book by a zen teacher as lucid as this one by sumedho. Its an oxymoron in a way we sometimes can give attention as kind of a willful forced experience, and that can be quite counterproductive to meditation. His teachings are very direct, practical, simple, and down to earth. Peace is a simple step brings together material that forms a foundation to ajahn sumedhos teachings, from talks that were given in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
I found mind and the way down to earth and accessible, yet very much undiluted. Ajahn sumedhos most popular book is dancing with life. The title has been changed because the book already had a chapter titled the way it is which has now been retitled this is the way it is to avoid confusion. Venerable ajahn sumedho to the monastic community of amaravati during the winter the teaching of the buddha is the understanding of the way things are. This is the latest recorded talk of ajahn sumedho on 4th may 2019 at a monastery in singapore. Following the wish of ajahn chah that his dhamma teachings not be sold in any way or form, this book is published for free distribution only.
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