Letting Go of Ideals.
Ajahn Sumedho
Morning meditation — Realise that the world is going to be this way.
‘Realise that the world is going to be this way, that there is always going to be something you don’t like.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Morning meditation — Lot of our experience is of confusion.
‘Lot of our experience is of confusion, doubt, uncertainty, but we don’t like these kinds of feelings, do we? We prefer clarity and certainty.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Morning meditation — Trust is important.
‘Trust is important. There is so much fear and suspicion in our lives that we don’t trust ourselves or anyone else very much.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Morning meditation — Awareness is aware of doubts.
‘Awareness is aware of doubts about our ability to meditate, about our doubts about being aware!’
Ajahn Sumedho
Morning meditation — Awareness isn’t personal.
‘Awareness isn’t personal. The idea that we are not aware and need to develop awareness, is in itself a creation.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Morning meditation — Buddha was a conscious individual human.
‘Buddha was a conscious individual human being not lost in delusion or the conditioning of his mind.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Morning meditation — Emotions can be very convincing.
‘Emotions can be very convincing, very powerful, like a melodrama. They can sound real and true when they’re going on.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Buddhism now 