Ajahn Sumedho encourages us to see clearly that all thoughts arise and cease, and to realise that we cannot, therefore, trust them as a means of enlightenment.
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Switching on the Light of Awareness, by Ajahn Sumedho
Question: Would you call awareness ‘enlightenment’?
The Path to Wisdom, by Ajahn Sumedho
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.
People Want the World to be Safe, by Ajahn Sumedho
The Buddha, on the other hand, takes down all the barriers and leaves an empty space. As you let go of your emotional habits you find it is very peaceful, it’s universal, it’s what you really are; you’re not the limitations that you identify with. You are not the human body. What does that mean?
How do you know when to change things? By Ajahn Sumedho
That awareness, that light, is universal; it isn’t like my personal property. That’s why on an intuitive level we can resonate; many of you can intuitively understand what I’m saying.
Meeting with Father Bede Griffiths by Ajahn Sumedho
Originally posted on Buddhism now:
Years ago when I [Ajahn Sumedho] was in Berkeley, California, the Christian monk, Father Bede Griffiths, was staying in the Korean Zen Center there and I went to see him. He had had a stroke…
The Unborn: A talk by Ajahn Sumedho
The Unborn nature, the reality beyond birth and death. ‘The Unborn’ a talk by Ajahn Sumedho
The First Truth, by Ajahn Sumedho
The significance of the Buddhist teaching lies in the fact that it isn’t doctrinal. It’s not an attempt to tell us how things should be, it’s more a way of bringing our attention to the way things are. Most of… Read More ›
