Ajahn Sumedho Podcast by Amaravati In Homage to Queen Mother Sirikit
Nov 29, 2025
Ajahn Sumedho reflects on the life and legacy of Queen Mother Sirikit, sharing his warm personal encounter with her. He discusses her significant philanthropic contributions and the national mourning at her passing. Delving into Dhamma, he connects personal loss to the Buddha's teachings on suffering, promoting meditation as a tool for investigative awareness. He emphasizes the importance of keeping questions open while exploring consciousness, identity, and the nature of enlightenment, inviting listeners to engage in their own reflections.
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Meeting Queen Mother Sirikit
- Ajahn Sumedho recounts meeting Queen Mother Sirikit in Chiang Mai and feeling nervous before the visit.
- He describes her as charming, fluent in English, and able to put him at ease during their half-hour conversation.
Reflect On Loss While Healthy
- Grief and loss are inherent to sensory life and worth reflecting on while still healthy.
- Ajahn Sumedho frames the Buddha's first noble truth as encouragement to investigate suffering as part of human experience.
Use Questions To Open Awareness
- Keep asking open questions like "What is the purpose of my life?" to open and investigate experience.
- Use questions to witness the silence and inward investigation rather than to collect verbal answers.