Ajahn Sumedho je renomovaný budhistický mních, ktorého učenie skúma povahu mysle a cestu k vnútornému pokoju. Jeho práca zdôrazňuje všímavosť, súcit a praktické uplatňovanie budhistických princípov v každodennom živote. Prostredníctvom svojho pokojného a bystrého vedenia pomáha jednotlivcom pestovať múdrosť a porozumenie, ponúkajúc cestu k oslobodeniu od utrpenia. Jeho prístup je hlboko zakorenený v starovekých tradíciách, no napriek tomu pozoruhodne prístupný modernému publiku.
This is a guide for practitioners of Buddhist meditation. It describes what meditation is, how and where it can be practiced, and introduces basic concepts from Buddhism. The author, a former abbot of Wat Pah Nanachat, is one of the most significant figures in Western Theravada Buddhism. In his teachings, he explains the essence of Buddhist meditation in accordance with the Thai tradition.
Učení dvou buddhistických mnichů nás seznamuje s praktickou stránkou Buddhovy nauky, jak ji dodnes nalézáme v thajské lesní tradici. Ta je známá svým přímým přístupem k problému lidského utrpení a důrazem na jeho řešení zde a nyní, v přítomném okamžiku. Na tom se zakládá i metoda buddhistické meditace, kterou zde vysvětlují asi ti nejpovolanější lidé, pro něž se život stal meditací.
The sound of silence is like a subtlety behind everything that you awaken to; you don't notice it if you're seeking the extremes. 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 ever--deeper into the mysteries of now.Always skillful and good humored, Ajahn Sumedho's teachings defy boundaries. Anyone--from laypeople looking to deepen their grasp of the Buddha's message, to lifetime Buddhist monastics--will appreciate the author's sparkling insights into to such key Buddhist themes as awareness, consciousness, identity, relief from suffering, and mindfulness of the body. The Sound of Silence represents the best of Ajahn Sumedho's masterful work to help us all see each life with a new and sustaining clarity.
Wonderful Theravada Dhamma talks by a Buddhist practitioner steeped in the Thai forest tradition. But since he was raised an American they have a nice relevance to people with a Western, as they call it, origin. It's something that can be left in your sitting room, chapters slowly digested over time.
With warmth and a wonderful sense of humor, Ajahn Sumedho offers reflections on life and practical advice on freeing the mind and opening the heart. The Mind and the Way demonstrates a radically simple approach to life, one in which we are able to awaken to our true nature, and to delight in the mystery and wonder of the world.
This small booklet was compiled and edited from talks given by Venerable Ajahn Sumedho on the central teaching of the Buddha: that the unhappiness of humanity can be overcome through spiritual means.The teaching is conveyed through the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths, first expounded in 528 BC in the Deer Park at Sarnath near Varanasi and kept alive in the Buddhist world ever since.Venerable Ajahn Sumedho is a bhikkhu (mendicant monk) of the Theravàda tradition of Buddhism. He was ordained in Thailand in 1966 and trained there for ten years. He is currently the Abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery as well as teacher and spiritual guide to many bhikkhus, Buddhist nuns and lay people.This booklet has been made available through the voluntary efforts of many people for the welfare of others.
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)
