On July 13, 2014, Venerable Ajahn Sumedho visited the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas to meet with the CTTB monastics and give a Dharma talk [The talk was webcasted live and is available for viewing at.]. Ajahn Sumedho has been a Bhikshu for 47 years and has played a pivotal role in nurturing the Ajahn Chah Sangha of Western monastics.

In 2010, Ajahn Sumedho retired from his duties as the Abbot of Amaravati Monastery and leader of the Western Ajahn Chah Sangha. During the last few years of his retirement, he lived in Thailand living the simple life of a forest monk. So, it was a treasured occasion to able to attend a Dharma talk from such a Dharma Elder.

In the Buddha Hall, Ajahn Sumedho gave an hour Dharma Talk sharing his own personal journey practicing the Dharma.

In the Buddha Hall, Ajahn Sumedho gave an hour Dharma Talk sharing his own personal journey practicing the Dharma. He spoke about how he started as a young American living the free and hedonistic life in the 1960s but not finding any true happiness. After finishing his graduate studies at UC Berkeley, he went to Asia to pursue his interest in Eastern thought.

He wanted to go deeply into the Buddha’s teachings and put it into practice, so he went to Thailand and became a novice monk. He lived a simple life meditating in a hut where the only book he kept was on the Four Noble Truths. Read More …