“Nothing is more joyless than selfishness” PDF
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These teachings were originally talks given by Venerable
Ajahn Sumedho during his stay at Wat Pah Nanachat, the
International Forest Monastery in the North-East of Thailand,
in May 1989. The talks were usually given during the evening
meetings, when the Sangha would come together for chanting,
meditation and listening to the Dhamma. Venerable Ajahn
Sumedho is the senior Western disciple of Venerable Ajahn
Chah, a well-known and highly respected meditation master of
the Forest Tradition. Venerable Ajahn Sumedho was the first
abbot of Wat Pah Nanachat, which was established in 1975 to
teach and train Westerners. In 1977 he was sent to England by
Venerable Ajahn Chah. He established Chithurst and
Amaravati Buddhist Monastery as well as several branches,
spreading the particular lifestyle and teachings that he had
taken on as a Buddhist monk with Venerable Ajahn Chah in
Thailand, to the West. After living and teaching based in
England for over thirty years, he is now coming back to quietly
live in Thailand again. The community of Wat Pah Nanachat
feels very fortunate to be able to welcome him soon, and this
little booklet of his teachings is meant to remind specifically
the monastic community of the timeless and priceless teachings
he has offered to young men leading the life of a forest monk
over all those years. May he now be retiring happily and
peacefully from all the burdens of being a true pioneer both in
Thailand and in the West, and peacefully partake in the fruits
of all the hard practices he has patiently undertaken for all our
benefit. We wish him a peaceful retirement.
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