An anthology of the buddhas teachings on nibbana by ajahn amaro and ajahn pasanno. This essay will analyse the arguments for and against the arhat and bodhisattva ideals that devide too often buddhist practitioners. To download a free pdf version of the book, go to fra n k. So the hearts response to that mystery is faith a trust in the fundamental orderliness of the universe. Books by ajahn amaro author of small boat, great mountain.
Ajahn thate was born into the family of reeo rahng on 26 april 1902 in the buddhist calendar the fourth day of the waning moon in the year of the tiger. Its chief priorities are the practice and teaching of buddhist. Mara and the mangala ajahn amaro added on apr 1st, 2019. The impossible, to a hidden island whereon is found the vast. Ajahn amaros most popular book is food for the heart. This presentation by ajahn pasanno and ajahn amaro is a small. The story describes the journey of a group of spiritual adventurers, sailing in a small boat named. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the biography submission guide. Somebody asked krishnamurti one time, what would you say is the meaning of life. The best way to deal with excessive thinking is to just listen to it, to listen to the mind. One thing of note is that this publication is printed for free distribution and can be ordered from the amaravati monastery website. The way it is ajahn sumedho added on apr 27th, 2018.
Ajahn amaro identifying with our thoughts 1983dukkha. Inner listening by ajahn amaro amaravati buddhist monastery st. But when you combine the sharpness and the heaviness then you get. Phra suddhidhammaransi gambhiramedhacariya, by access to insight is licensed under a creative commons attribution 4. This wisdom is otherwise known as dhamma, or the way things are. As always, articles on bhikkhuni ordination evoke the most comments and response on this blog. The book is written in a freeflowing manner as it is drawn from live talks. Ajahn amaro for myself, the very first seed for the idea of this compilation of the buddhas teachings was.
Ajahn jagaro was born john cianciosi in 1948, in italy, and migrated with his parents to australia at the age of ten. Yet as we start to become more poised, more present, fully receptive of all this moment has to offer, we start to experience it vividly and listening to it can draw us everdeeper into the mysteries of now. An anthology of the buddhas teachings of nibbana ajahn pasanno, ajahn amaro on. During the monastic retreats ajahn sumedho frequently. Teachings on nibbana ajahn amaro, ajahn pasanno added. Ajahn amaro dependent originationpaticcasamuppada by 1983dukkha. Margarets lane, great gaddesden, hemel hempstead, hertfordshire hp1 3bz, uk. Ajahn amaro the best way to deal with excessive thinking is to just listen to it, to listen to the mind. Ajahn chahs teachings are simple, clear and profoundly helpful. He started working as a physiotherapist in a hospital in 2003, and this coincided with him beginning buddhist meditation practice. Ajahn amaro for myself, the very first seed for the idea of this compilation of the buddhas teachings was sown sometime in 1980.
Ajahn amaro on love, relationships, and attachment duration. The autobiography of phra ajaan lee, by ajaan lee dhammadharo phra suddhidhammaransi gambhiramedhacariya, translated from the thai by thanissaro bhikkhu 2012. A little while ago i posted the new article called the time has come, by several former siladharas. In many of these talks ajahn sumedho expounds on the uniquely buddhist expression of notself anatta. He maintains this to be the buddhas way of pointing to the experience of ultimate reality that is the goal of many religions. By ajahn amaro we are often asked, what does a buddhist monastic know about real life. Facing aging and death with an open and fearless mind introduction by judy lief forum ajahn amaro jan chozen bays dzogchen ponlop rinpoche frank ostaseski judy lief is the author of making friends with death. I have to confess that the first response that comes to my mind is, wrong question. It is a collection made up of three books cittaviveka, teachings from the forest and the four noble truths. We hear it talked about and discussed on television talk shows.
Articles by the author ajahn amaro in inquiring mind journal, dedicated to the creative transmission of buddhadharma to the west. This is a very good question because many people may think that we dont have to deal with real life in the monastery. I was raised in northern manitoba, 600 miles north of the u. This book presents an introduc tion to probability and mathematical. Soon after she came back from this holiday she was doing a bit of housekeepingthe place was a little dusty and needed a going overso she wheeled out the vacuum cleaner, picked up the. With no clear aim in mind, his travels eventually took him to a buddhist monastery in bangkok, where a. Thirty years as a western buddhist monk an interview with ajahn pasanno by fearless mountain magazine fearless mountain. Meaning how do you think our puny thoughts could cast.
Ajahn amaro is the abbot of amaravati buddhist monastery in southeast england. Rain on the nile is a travelogue of a journey to egypt made in december of 2006 with luang por sumedho and ajahn vimalo. His successor is the english monk ajahn amaro, hitherto coabbot of the abhayagiri branch monastery in californias redwood valley. In 2012, he ordained as an anagarika at amaravati buddhist monastery in the uk, and ordained as a bhikkhu in 2014, with ajahn amaro as preceptor. Ajahn sumedho played an instrumental role in building up this international monastic community. Ajahn pasanno describes the practice of the brahmaviharas. Spiritual searching led him to thailand, where he went to wat pah nanachat, a forest tradition monastery established for western disciples of thai meditation master ajahn chah, who ordained him as a bhikkhu in 1979.
In the thai forest tradition, one of the basic principles in setting up a monastery is to make sure that its a place where everybody from across the whole social spectrum has an equal sense of belonging. The centre, in practice as much for ordinary people as for monastics, is inspired by the thai forest tradition and the teachings of the late ajahn chah. Thirty years as a western buddhist monk urban dharma. This story is intended to be both a partner to the novel the pilgrim kamanita, written by karl gjellerup in 1906. So many meditation books are presented as a linear discourse, almost manuallike. Ajahn amaro has 28 books on goodreads with 3169 ratings. Ajahn sumedhos imminent retirement was announced in february 2010, and he retired in november of that year. This article is from ajahn sumedhos introduction to the island. After he returned to thailand, eventually joining ajahn mahaboowa in 1963, the. Cittaviveka grew, especially after a sima boundary was established in 1981. Peace is a simple step abhayagiri buddhist monastery. After spending time with the western monk ajahn amaro, one is left with the unique feeling of.
In 1979 the trust sold the vihara and bought chithurst house now wat pa cittaviveka in west sussex. The sound of silence is like a subtlety behind everything that you awaken to. This book is a great contribution to the dharma in the west. Ajahn brahms response to the time has come sujatos blog. Ajahn amaro reflects on the teachings of the natural grea. Renowned for the beauty and simplicity of his teachings, ajahn chah was. Peace is a simple step brings together material that forms a foundation to ajahn sumedhos teachings, from talks that were given in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Things are easy for you, but outside the monastery wall we have to deal with real life. Around 1969, while living in india, he encountered buddhism, meeting the late samanera bodhesako, who introduced.
Ajahn amaro born 1956 is a theravada buddhist monk and teacher, and abbot of the amaravati buddhist monastery at the eastern end of the chiltern hills in south east england. This book contains a collection of teachings of ajahn sumedho given to people who are familiar with theravada buddhism and. This collection brings together for the first time ajahn chahs most powerful. Ajahn amaro smallboat greatmountain abhayagiri buddhist. The following chapters are edited from longer talks ajahn sumedho has given to meditators as a practical approach to the wisdom of buddhism. Abbot of tisarana ajahn formerly vitauts akers, was born in germany, 1947, to latvian refugee parents. Rain on the nile by ajahn amaro download the pdf ebook here. On a deserted island, i would want to read this most nourishing book about. Ajahn amaro reflects on the teachings of the natural great perfection from. Ajahn sumedho now dwells as a free agent in thailand. After completing a diploma in applied chemistry and working for a short time, he took leave of his home to travel in asia. Listening is much more effective than trying to stop thought or cut it off. About ajahn amaro ajahn amaro is a theravadin teacher and abbot of amaravati buddhist monastery at the eastern end of the chiltern hills in south east england. A difficulty with the word nibbana is that its meaning is beyond the power of words to describe.
Joseph goldstein, author of a heart full of peace and one dharma ajahn chahs words have the sharp sting, salty tang and sanddry wit of the old zen masters. Ajahn amaro, the abbot of amaravati buddhist monastery, suggests a way out of the polarizing debate. Below youll find some of the free books available at. Monks do manual work, dye and sew their own robes, make many. Small boat, great mountain is that ajahn amaro has enumerated many of these references and provided clear and compelling explanations of them. Theres no entry fee, so everyone has equal access to the teachings and to the amenities of the monastery, such as the. The english sangha trust invited ajahn sumedho to run their hampstead vihara. Ajahn amaro is a good story teller and so he is able to intersperse the more technical teachings with various tales relating to ajahn chah and ajahn sumedho to keep things interesting throughout. This edition of everything is teaching us is taken from the book the teachings of ajahn chah fourth edition, may 2007. The teachings of ajahn chah is available for download as pdf, html and lit at. It is perceived as something bad, something that we dont want or that needs to be eliminated.
Another difficulty is that many buddhists see nibbana as something unobtainable as so high and so remote that were not worthy enough to try for it. In the west people tend to separate their meditation practice from their lives. The book was published by the abhayagiri forest monastery in california in 2009 and it consists of ajahn amaros, a wellknown and wellrespected teacher of buddhism, poems, teachings and itineraries from a travel to egypt with a group of american buddhists. The centre, in practice as much for ordinary people as for monastics, is inspired by the thai forest tradition and the teachings of ajahn chah. Rain on the nile by ajahn amaro and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Finding the missing peace amaravati buddhist monastery. They can be downloaded as epub, mobi or pdf format. A compendium of the essence teachings of the buddha, as they appear in the pali canon. A song of suchness clear and bright, the boundless inner. It looks like we dont have any biography for ajahn amaro yet be the first to contribute. Rain on the nile 2009, abhayagiri monastery the long road has many a turn by nick scott with ajahn amaro 20, amaravati publications. Mar 27, 20 ajahn amaro identifying with our thoughts 1983dukkha. His birthplace was the village of nah seedah, in the subdistrict of glahng yai, bahn peur district, udornthani province.