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Ajahn Sumedho's Dharma Talks at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Ajahn Sumedho
Ajahn Sumedho is a prominent figure in the Thai Forest Tradition. His teachings are very direct, practical, simple, and down to earth. In his talks and sermons he stresses the quality of immediate intuitive awareness and the integration of this kind of awareness into daily life. Like most teachers in the Forest Tradition, Ajahn Sumedho tends to avoid intellectual abstractions of the Buddhist teachings and focuses almost exclusively on their practical applications, that is, developing wisdom and compassion in daily life. His most consistent advice can be paraphrased as to see things the way that they actually are rather than the way that we want or don't want them to be ("Right now, it's like this..."). He is known for his engaging and witty communication style, in which he challenges his listeners to practice and see for themselves. Students have noted that he engages his hearers with an infectious sense of humor, suffused with much loving kindness, often weaving amusing anecdotes from his experiences as a monk into his talks on meditation practice and how to experience life ("Everything belongs").
2008-06-09 The God Of Deathlessness 50:57
Awareness and Belief systems. Personality view as a limitation, a fetter.
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2008-06-09 The Point That Includes 63:11
A wide-ranging talk about many aspects of Buddhist practice.
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2008-06-08 Unenlightened Personalities 1:10:22
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2008-06-08 Me, Ajahn Sumedho, Center Of The Universe 60:03
A talk on the delusion of Sakkayaditthi, personality view, and its relationship to the three cravings. The talk also includes some instruction on the sound of silence.
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2008-06-07 The Place Is Here, The Time Is Now 1:11:00
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2008-06-07 Unborn, Unformed, Uncreated, Unconditioned 57:49
A talk about the nature of the unconditioned and using the Four Noble Truths as a contemplative tool.
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2008-06-06 The Essence Of Buddhadhamma 1:12:52
The deeper and direct meaning of the three refuges and eight precepts are described and reflected on, in addition to a general reflection on how to relate to practicing the essence of the Buddhadhamma.
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2008-06-06 The Essence Of Buddhadhamma - without opening and closing chanting 43:42
The deeper and direct meaning of the three refuges and eight precepts are described and reflected on, in addition to a general reflection on how to relate to practicing the essence of the Buddhadhamma. (The opening and closing chanting has been edited out of this recording.)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monastic Retreat
2006-05-28 Investigating Suffering 67:13
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks
2006-05-27 Not-Self 69:01
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

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