Question: Would you call awareness ‘enlightenment’?
Ajahn Sumedho
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.
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 ›
Dhamma – the way it is, by Ajahn Sumedho
In this short film (28 minutes) Ajahn Sumedho points to the message of Buddha’s teaching.
Try to have a Permanent Emotion, by Ajahn Sumedho
To think ‘I am screwed up’, is a value judgement, isn’t it? ‘Screwed up’ makes the ‘I am’.
Dealing with Disease, by Ajahn Sumedho
Maybe disease isn’t something to get rid of; maybe it’s something to understand, to contemplate, to come to terms with. Being born itself implies that we are going to be subject to different forces beyond our control. We can, of course, learn how to live more carefully, respecting life, not misusing our bodies, nor exploiting them…
