Thai Forest elder
Ajahn Sumedho
American-born elder of the Thai Forest tradition, founder of Chithurst and Amaravati monasteries in England and the most senior Western monk in the lineage of Ajahn Chah.
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Dhamma Talk by Luang Por Sumedho, 19 October
Luang Por Sumedho gives his half-moon day Dhamma reflection in the Temple at Amaravati, open to everyone and recorded for the monastery's YouTube channel rather than live-streamed.
“Nothing is more joyless than selfishness.”Ajahn Sumedho
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Discipline & wilderness
Thai Forest
Forest monastic lineage within Theravada Buddhism, emphasising strict monastic discipline and meditation in a natural setting.
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Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom
Amaravati Buddhist Monastery
St Margarets, Great Gaddesden
Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom