While many Buddhists take Dhamma to be “the Buddha’s teaching,” it really means “Natural Truth” or “Natural Law.” Of course, this is what the Buddha taught and…
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Ajahn Sumedho Retires
Many of us were truly sad to be saying goodbye to Ajahn Sumedho who has retired from his abbotship and duties at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery…
The Four Stages, by Ajahn Sumedho
Am I a non-returner? Will I ever become an arahant?’ This is the worldly mind grasping the concepts.
Mindfulness and Wisdom by Ajahn Sumedho.
This word ‘satisampajanna’ (mindfulness and wisdom) has an embracing quality about it. It doesn’t refer to…
Burma’s Saffron Revolution
I would like to talk to you about events in my country. The situation is so sad. I wish I knew the answer to stop all of this…
Meditation and Psychotherapy, by Ajahn Sumedho
The way to liberate the mind is through mindfulness or awareness, and this is the essence of the Buddha’s teaching; this is the important one. It isn’t that people in general are never mindful or always…
Let Go of Fire, by Ajahn Sumedho
The human habit of clinging to desire is ingrained. We in the West think of ourselves as sophisticated and educated, but when we really begin to see what is going on in our minds, it is rather frightening-most of us are horribly ignorant…
Self-Acceptance, by Corrado Pensa
If we don’t develop ourselves, we shall not be adequately equipped to go beyond selfishness. There is a lot of wisdom in this attitude. Obviously, we are not talking about indulging ourselves narcissistically; we are talking about becoming stronger in order to…
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