Ajahn Sumedho Podcast by Amaravati

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Consciousness is a subject that has become quite important these days. We are all experiencing consciousness; we want to understand it and define it. Some people say that they equate consciousness …excerpts from the book Intuitive Awareness The post Consciousness (page 133) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.

The attitude of ‘conviviality’ is an attempt to encourage you to see the holy life as something beautiful and enjoyable, and to open to it rather than just shut down…excerpts from the book Intuitive Awareness The post Trusting in Simplicity (page 147) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.

Somebody referred to the sound of silence as a cosmic hum, a scintillating almost electric background sound. Even though it’s going on all the time we don’t generally notice it, but when your mind is open and …excerpts from the book Intuitive Awarenes The post Sound of Silence (page 85) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.

Although right now were in a perfect retreat situation where we’ve got everything under control and perfect for what we regard as a proper, formal retreat. In contrast to this next week there will be a lot of comings …excerpts from the book Intuitive Aw The post When You’re an Emotional Wreck (page 51) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.

On a conventional level we easily conceive the conditions which we attach to. With sati-panya and sati-sampajanya we begin to awaken ourselves to the way it is, rather than being committed to the…excerpts from the book Intuitive Awareness The post The End of Suffering is Now (page 97) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.

One of the epithets for the Buddha we chant is lokavida (knower of the world). Of course we can see that this is a quality of the Buddha, but something …excerpts from the book Intuitive Awareness The post Suffering Should Be Welcomed (page 65) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.