Introduction Almost daily the media tell us that this is a time of environmental crisis. In 2012 the northern polar ice cap melted more than ever before in human memory. … Read More
Finding The Missing Peace – a Primer of Buddhist Meditation
This booklet, describing meditation tools and techniques for beginners in a series of lessons, is based on a six-week series of classes given in Mendocino, California, in 2002 These lessons … Read More
An Introduction to the Life and Teachings of Ajahn Chah
One evening in Northeast Thailand… Night is falling swiftly. The forest reverberates with the undulating buzz of countless crickets and the eerie rising wail of tropical cicadas. A few stars … Read More
The Real Practice
Three talks to the monastic community of Wat Pah Nanachat by Ajahn Jayasaro 1) Giving Yourself up to Things Dhamma-Talk to the monks of Wat Pah Nanachat, Nov. 12 , … Read More
Twain Shall Meet
A Short History of how Western Monks came to Ajahn Chah Introduction From the mid-fourteenth century until its sack by the Burmese in 2310 (1767), Ayudhya was the capital of … Read More
Mindfulness Precepts and Crashing in the same car
Foreword It has always been my intention to share the teachings of Phra Ajahn Jayasaro with other lay followers and those who are seeking the best way to live their … Read More
Daughters and Sons
Daughters and Sons Many years ago before I was ordained as a monk, I believed that wisdom came from experience. So I left my home country of England for India, … Read More