Ajahn Sumedho Podcast by Amaravati Who Is the Witness?
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Sep 20, 2025 Explore the intriguing concept of the witness within us as the discussion delves into inner reflection and the nature of our feelings. Examine how attachment to change fosters suffering and discover the liberation that comes from understanding impermanence. Luang Por Sumedho challenges listeners to rethink timelessness and urges a deep trust in present consciousness. The conversation also questions the distinction between individual consciousness and collective experience, offering insights on wisdom, religious identity, and personal realization.
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Reflection Reveals Self-Identification
- Ajahn Sumedho emphasizes that reflection means looking inward to see how words affect you personally.
- He points out our habitual identification with feelings and body creates distorted, suffering-filled experience.
The Paradox Of Craving Permanence
- Ajahn Sumedho teaches all experience is changing and yet we crave permanent peace.
- He highlights that longing for sustained happiness ignores the impermanent nature of phenomena.
Examine Attachments And Future Hopes
- Reflect on what you're attached to and how that attachment causes suffering in any environment.
- Notice hopes for the future and examine how they distract from present awareness.