Standing was one of the positions that the Buddha recommended as a proper basis for mindfulness. Wisely cultivated, it takes strain out of the body, encourages balance and inner stability – and is a support for full liberation. In this guide, Ajahn Sucitto adds practical details to the establishment and development of this practice. It is for beginners and experienced meditators alike.
In this book, Ajahn Sucitto guides the reader through the classical exposition of mindfulness of breathing – but with an emphasis on following the breath-energy rather than the sensations. The result is a light and refreshing stability that offers well-being and clear insight.
The Inner tyrant is a nagging voice that demands you achieve perfection, never offers congratulation. It cuts off access to the natural empathy of the heart
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Over this winter Nick Scott will be reading In My Teacher’s Footsteps, the account of how Ajahn Amaro, he and four others followed Ajahn Sumedho to Mount Kailash in Tibet.
No pilgrimage is harder or more ancient than the journey up and over the Himalayan defile to circle Mount Kailash in Tibet. Ajahn Sumedho wanted to do it as a young American in 1950’s California, but only got the opportunity when he was a famous Buddhist monk, aged 60. Nick Scott trained him in European mountains and here recounts his teacher’s attempts, the dire results, and Nick’s own subsequent pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain, with Ajahn Amaro, which nearly killed him. This is a book about adversity, how to face it and what can be gained. But it’s more than that. It’s about the whole journey: life and how to use it, and its difficulties, to find freedom from suffering.
You can start listening here: https://whereareyougoing.podbean.com/
Meditation – An Outline by Ajahn Sucitto
คู่มือที่ท่านถืออยู่นี้ จะพาท่านเดินทางไกล
กลับไปสู่กายใจของตนเองตามวิถีทางของพระพุทธองค์
ไม่ว่าท่านจะนับถือศาสนาใดก็ตาม
เมื่อใดที่ท่านเริ่มหันมาใส่ใจต่อสิ่งต่าง ๆ ที่กำลังผุดขึ้นกลางใจ
และใช้แนวทางจากหนังสือเล่มนี้พาใจของท่านมาสู่ความตื่นรู้
ออกจากความหลงหรือความทุกข์
และไปเข้าใจเหตุที่ก่อให้เกิดความทุกข์
ในใจของท่าน เมื่อนั้นท่านจะเกิดความสว่างขึ้นกลางใจ
จนจิตพบความสงบ และสันติ
This book is a substantially revised and expanded version of the 2009 original. It explores the link between external action and mind cultivation – both of which are forms of the kamma that leads to liberation. The book teaches formal meditation practices, the role of devotion, aspects of dependent origination, and the need to establish skilful relationships – kalyānamitta and the cessation of suffering and stress.
This classic account of their pilgrimage on foot to the Buddhist holy places of India is read by Ajahn Sucitto and Nick Scott. Originally published as two books: Rude Awakenings and Great Patient One, the authors now read them as a weekly offering during the Coronavirus times. You can listen to or subscribe to this weekly podcast by visiting https://whereareyougoing.podbean.com/
Morning and evening chanting and reflections in Pali and English.
Suttas, Parittas and Funeral Chanting in Pali and English.