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Ajahn Sumedho, born Robert Jackman, is a senior Western disciple of the Thai forest tradition master Ajahn Chah. He was ordained as a bhikkhu in 1967 and trained in Thailand for ten years. He founded Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in England and was a key figure in establishing the Thai forest tradition in the West. His teachings emphasize the direct investigation of experience and the practice of 'listening to the sound of silence.' He has visited and taught at Buddhist centers throughout the US.
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"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. Mindfulness or awareness is knowing, isn't it? It is a direct knowing, immanent he
Containing the modern practical teachings from one of the oldest Buddhist traditions, this collection of Sumedho's wisdom and humor bring readers into the heart of Buddhist meditation. (World Religion)
With warmth and a wonderful sense of humor, Ajahn Sumedho offers reflections on life and practical advice on freeing the mind and opening the heart. The Mind and the Way demonstrates a radically simple approach to life, one in which we are able to awaken to our true nature, and to delight in the mys
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