Being present here and now with total attention and awareness is the way to liberation from ignorance and suffering. The Buddha proclaimed this truth 2552 years ago and the importance and the reality of this teaching is being increasingly recognized. During these classes we will explore the relevance of such teaching for our lives.

 Students will be encouraged to take the Eight Buddhist Precepts for the duration of the retreat. Participants are also advised to observe silence during the time of the retreat. Traditional Pali chants, containing the teachings of the Buddha, will be sung at the beginning and ending of each session.

Faculty

Venerable Ajahn Sumedho Bhikkhu was born in the United States. He went to Thailand in 1966 and became a disciple of Venerable Ajahn Chah (Pbra Bodhinyana Thera) in the forest monastery of Wat Nong Pah Pong, UbonProvince. He is the head of the Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in West Sussex, England. He is also a former President of the Buddhist Society in London. He is the author of The Teachings from the Silent Mind; Mindfulness, Path to the Deathless; The Four Noble Truths and The Way It Is.