Nothing Is More Joyless Than Selfishness
Five talks to the monastic community at Wat Pah Nanachat in May 1989, given by Ajahn Sumedho and transcribed by Bhikkhu Gavesako.… Read the rest
Mindfulness: The Path to the Deathless
The Meditation Teaching of Luang Por Sumedho.… Read the rest
Intuitive Awareness
These transcribed talks by Ajahn Sumedho convey an intuitive understanding of the Buddha’s teaching which has arisen from the author’s many years of practice as a Buddhist monk.… Read the rest
Rude Awakenings
Rude Awakenings records a journey by Ajahn Sucitto of Cittiviveka Monastery in West Sussex, UK and Nick Scott. They spent six months together retracing the Buddha’s footsteps in India, along with many detours and sidetracks both physical and psychological. The alternating versions of what each of them perceived of their outside world presents a vision of each human being’s pilgrimage through life.… Read the rest
Great Patient One
This book is the sequel to Rude Awakenings. It records the seven hundred mile journey on foot, of Ajahn Sucitto and Nick Scott as they spent six months together in the Middle Land of the Buddha, as well as a long loop into Nepal and the Himalayas. The arduous nature of the pilgrimage, both physically and psychologically, ‘gives the reader a taste of Dhamma off the cushion and on the road’.… Read the rest
Rituals and Observances
Based upon talks given at Cittaviveka by Ajahns Sucitto and Candasiri. Meditation alone is not a guaranteed entry into the sublime. This booklet is about the recognition and cultivation of skilful means whereby we bring emotive forces into our daily lives.… Read the rest
Meditation: A Way of Awakening
This book addresses the questions, why meditate and how to meditate? The guidance offered is relvant to all those who cultivate the inner life.… Read the rest
Introduction to Insight Meditation
A brief guide suitable for anyone setting out to develop meditation. It deals with the correct attitude, body posture and ways of integrating meditation into daily life.… Read the rest
Discipline And Conventions
A guide to monastic convention and how they apply to interaction between monks, nuns, and the lay community.… Read the rest
Kamma and the End of Kamma
This book explores a range of ways in which the principle of kamma – of cause and effect – can be seen as underlying the Buddha’s teaching in all aspects of life. Often seen as a teaching on morality, kamma has its most transformative fruition in meditation.… Read the rest