Synopses & Reviews
What would life be like if each one of us chose compassion over anger, loving-kindness over hatred, awareness over ignorance? The Mind and the Way demonstrates a radically simple approach to life, one in which we are able to awaken to our true loving nature and delight in the mystery and wonder of the world. With warmth and a wonderful sense of humor, Ajahn Sumedho draws on the experiences of ordinary life to convey Buddhist insights that for 2,500 years have continued to remain vital and pertinent to our lives.
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"The Mind and the Way is a wonderfully accessible and compassionate expression of the Buddha's teachings. Ajahn Sumedho's exemplary life illuminates this timeless transforming wisdom, and the simple clarity of his words help light our own spiritual journey. A good book for us all."
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"With its humorous observations upon his early days in Thailand, Sumedho's work is acutely practical and easy to read. Highly recommended."
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
An insider's perspective on many basic Buddhist teachings and a radically simple approach to life. Highly recommended... --Library Journal
About the Author
For nearly fifty years Ajahn Sumedho has embodied the Buddha's way. As a young man he completed an M.A. at the University of California at Berkeley, was a medic in the Navy, and taught in the Peace Corps in Borneo. For twelve years, beginning in 1966, he studied closely with the renowned meditation master Ajahn Chah, who appointed him to be the first Western abbot of a Thai monastery. Now based in England, he is the spiritual head of a global community of monks and nuns.