Teachings of a Buddhist Monk

by Diana St Ruth (Editor), Ajahn Sumedho, Marcelle Hanselaar (Illustrator)

Overview

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)

Spiritual life is not about becoming someone special but discovering a greatness of heart within us and every being. It is an invitation to inwardly drop our opinions, our views, our ideas, our thoughts, our whole sense of time and ourselves, and come to rest in no fixed position. Ajahn Sumedho invites us all, ordained and lay people alike, to enjoy the freedom beyond all conditions, a freedom from fears, from gain and loss, from pleasure and pain. This is the joy and happiness of the Buddha.

Jack Kornfield

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780946672233
Publisher:	Buddhist Pub Group
Publication date:	12/01/2000
Pages:	148
Product dimensions:	5.08(w) x 8.22(h) x 0.45(d)

About the Author

Ajahn Sumedho was ordained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand in 1967 and trained under the guidance of the highly respected Thai teacher, Ajahn Chah. He was the abbot of Amaravati Buddhist monastery in England for many years.

Table of Contents

	Ajahn Sumedho	9
	Foreword	12
	Let go of Fire	23
	Tools to Use	38
	One Inhalation	50
	Taking a Stand	71
	It's Not Fair	83
	An Ugly Sand Grain	103
	Being the Knowing	117
	He Did Not Pass the Cakes	126