98 min
Talk
Beyond Right and Wrong | Ajahn Amaro | 13.10.2024
A dhamma talk on holding ethical clarity without collapsing into rigid judgment.
About the teacher
Ajahn Amaro
Ajahn Amaro trained in the Thai Forest tradition under Ajahn Chah and co-founded Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in England, where he now serves as abbot, teaching formal Theravada monastic practice offered entirely free, on a dana (generosity) basis. His teaching pairs classical forest-tradition rigor with a calm, approachable public voice.
Having returned in April 2026 from a year-long sabbatical, he has resumed weekly dhamma talks at Amaravati, including a Vesak celebration on 31 May 2026, alongside retreats through the Amaravati Retreat Centre and a large free audio archive and podcast.
“Renunciation is a state of freedom. That's what it's about.”Ajahn Amaro
Upcoming events
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Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.
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25OCT
Sunday Talk and Q&A: ‘Me, myself and I’ - if I’m not these, what am I?
Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom · Dhamma talk and Q&A
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18OCT
Sunday Talk and Q&A: Mettā without a formula
Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom · Dhamma talk and Q&A
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11OCT
6-Day Retreat with Ajahn Amaro
Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom · Residential retreat
See event pageResidential retreat
11OCT
Sunday Talk and Q&A: ‘I know you, Māra’
Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom · Dhamma talk and Q&A
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02SEP
Luang Por Amaro's 70th Birthday - Ācariya Pūjā
Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom · Community ceremony
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Talks & videos
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Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this teacher in their own words.
42 min
Talk
Ajahn Amaro - Taking Refuge In Nibbana (Nirvana)
A Theravada teaching on taking refuge in nibbana as the still point beneath changing experience.
Path
The wider context.
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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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