เสียงธรรม Beyond Right and Wrong / Ven. Ajahn Amaro

“Life without Sila is Like a Car without Brakes” Ven. Ajahn Amaro

มูลนิธิหอจดหมายเหตุพุทธทาส อินทปัญโญ -BIA-
Published on Mar 8, 2016
Ajahn Amaro
Ajahn Amaro (born 1956) is a Theravada Buddhist monk and teacher, and abbot of the Amaravati Buddhist Monastery at the eastern end of the Chiltern Hills in south east England. The centre, in practice as much for ordinary people as for monastics, is inspired by the Thai forest tradition and the teachings of the late Ajahn Chah. Its chief priorities are the practice and teaching of Buddhist ethics, together with traditional concentration and insight meditation techniques, as an effective way of dissolving suffering.
Biography
Ajahn Amaro was born Jeremy Charles Julian Horner in Kent. He was educated at Sutton Valence School and Bedford College, University of London. Ajahn means teacher. He is a second cousin of I.B. Horner (1896-1981), late President of the Pali Text Society.

Apart from a certain interest in the theories of Rudolf Steiner—to which he had been introduced by Trevor Ravenscroft, Amaro's principal enthusiasms on leaving university were, by his own admission, pretty much those standard-issue among sceptical students of the day: sex, drugs and rock'n'roll.

Having completed his honours degree in psychology and physiology, in 1977 he went to Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand on an undefined "open-ended" spiritual search. He somehow found himself in northeast Thailand, at the forest monastery of Wat Pah Nanachat. Ajahn Chah's charismatic impact and the encouragement of the senior American monk Ajahn Pabhakaro were decisive. It changed his life. Having become a lay renunciate, four months later he became a novice and in 1979 he received upasampada from Ajahn Chah and took profession as a Theravadin bhikkhu. He stayed in Thailand for two years. Amaro then went back to England to help Ajahn Sumedho establish Chithurst Monastery in West Sussex. With the blessing of his abbot, in 1983 he moved to Harnham Vihara in Northumberland. He made the entire 830-mile journey on foot, chronicled in his 1984 volume Tudong: The Long Road North.[1][2]





Ajahn Amaro in California with Franklyn, organiser of the 2007 Buddhist Bicycle Pilgrimage
Origins of California's Abhayagiri Monastery
In the early 1990s Amaro made several teaching trips to northern California. Many who attended his meditation retreats became enthusiastic about the possibility of establishing a permanent monastic community in the area.

Amaravati, his mother house back in England, meanwhile received a substantial donation of land in Mendocino County from Chan Master Hsuan Hua, founder of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in Talmage. The land was allocated to establish a forest retreat. Since for some years Ajahn Sumedho had venerated the Chinese master, both abbots hoped that, among its other virtues, the center would serve as a symbolic bond between the otherwise distinct Theravada and Mahayana lineages.

Care for what became Abhayagiri was placed in the hands of a group of lay practitioners, the Sanghapala Foundation. Ajahn Pasanno was appointed founding co-abbot of Abhayagiri with Ajahn Amaro. The latter announced on 8 February 2010 that he would be leaving Abhayagiri and returning to England, having accepted a request from Ajahn Sumedho to succeed him as abbot at Amaravati.
Thai Forest Tradition

Ajahns
Dhammayuttika Nikaya

Luang Pu Sao Kantasilo (1861–1941)
Luang Por Mun Bhuridatto (1870–1949)
Luang Ta MahaBua Ñāṇasampaṇṇo (1913-2011)
Ajahn Lee Dhammadaro (1907–1961)
Luang Pu Waen Suciṇṇo (1887-1985)
Luang Pu Thate Desaransi (1902–1994)
Luang Pu Chanda Thawaro (1922-2012)
Ajahn Suwat Suvaco (1919-2001)
Thanissaro Bhikkhu (1949-)
Maha Nikaya

Luang Por Chah Subhatto (1918-1992)
Luang Por Sumedho (1934-)
Ajahn Khemadhammo (1944-)
Ajahn Pasanno (1949-)
Ajahn Brahm (1951-)
Ajahn Amaro (1956-)
Ajahn Sucitto (1949-)
Ajahn Sundara (1946-)
Ajahn Candasiri (1947-)
Complete List
:- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajahn_Amaro

 

Venerable Ajahn Amaro talk at Stanford

Buddhist Studies at Stanford
Published on Sep 11, 2015
"Seeds from an Ancient Tree: Cultivating Buddhist Monastic Life in the West"

 

"Inner Peace, Outer Peace" - 22.11.14 Ajahn Amaro

Bhavana House YouTube
Published on Nov 22, 2014
Ajahn Amaro, "Inner Peace, Outer Peace", Tel-Aviv, November 2014.

 

UNCERTAINTY(ANICCA) /AJAHN AMARO

Opening To Dukkha /Ajahn Amaro

Taking Refuge In Nibbana(Nirvana)/Ajahn Amaro

1983dukkha
Published on Mar 27, 2013

 

The Doors Of The Deathless Are Open/ Ajahn Amaro

ADDICTION TO EXISTENCE /Ajahn Amaro

gradientsea
Published on Dec 12, 2013
This talk was given by Ajahn Amaro on the 4th of September 2013 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery. The Deathless is personal favorite subject of mine. Ajahn Amaro explains it here in a cogent insightful heartfelt manner. Sadhu! sadhu! sadhu!

 

"Winning and Losing: Life's Ups and Downs and the Buddha's Middle Way" (2014)/Ajahn Amaro live !

Dhamma Talk by Venerable Ajahn Amaro, abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in Hertfordshire, England.
A Samana Is One Who Has No Future/ Ajahn Amaro

'Learning From Mistakes' by Venerable Ajahn Amaro
December 11th, 2015.

Panyaden International School
Published on Jan 7, 2016
A dhamma talk by Ajahn Amaro, abbot of Amaravati Monastery, at Panyaden School, Chiang Mai, Thailand

 

20.11.14 - Seven Factor of Enlightenment - Anapanasati/Ajahn Amaro

Bhavana House YouTube
Published on Nov 21, 2014
Bhavana House, a Dhamma (Dharma) sanctuary in the old north of Tel Aviv, was established as a private initiative, which derived from the understanding that Israel, as a place of continuing existential conflict and tension, is an optimal place for practicing the meditative approach to life. Its aim was to offer an urban center that allows ongoing teaching, inquiry and practice of the Buddhist path within the community in daily life.

 

TRUELITTLEMONK | Meditation | Phra Ajahn Amaro

สามเณร ปลูกปัญญาธรรม
Published on Jan 8, 2018

 

'Kalyanamitr: Being A Good Friend' by Ven. Ajahn Amaro
Nov 22, 2017

Panyaden International School
Published on Dec 20, 2017
A Dhamma Talk by Venerable Ajahn Amaro, abbot of Amaravati Monastery, at Panyaden International School, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Ajahn Amaro - Personality View

1983dukkha
Published on Jun 22, 2013

 

Ajahn Amaro - Seeing Is Not Beliving

Ajahn Amaro - Realm Of Instinct

1983dukkha
Published on Mar 27, 2013
Ajahn Amaro (born 1956) is a Theravadin teacher, and abbot of the Amaravati Buddhist Monastery at the eastern end of the Chiltern Hills in south east England. The centre, in practice as much for ordinary people as for monastics, is inspired by the Thai forest tradition and the teachings of the late Ajahn Chah. Its chief priorities are the practice and teaching of Buddhist ethics, together with traditional concentration and insight meditation techniques, as an effective way of dissolving stress Ajahn Amaro was born Jeremy Charles Julian Horner in Kent. He was educated at Sutton Valence School and Bedford College, University of London. Ajahn means teacher. He is a second cousin of I.B. Horner (1896-1981), late President of the Pali Text Society. Apart from a certain interest in the theories of Rudolf Steiner—to which he had been introduced by Trevor Ravenscroft,Amaro's principal enthusiasms on leaving university were, by his own admission, pretty much those standard-issue among sceptical students of the day: sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. Having completed his honours degree in psychology and physiology, in 1977 he went to Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand on an undefined "open-ended" spiritual search. He somehow found himself in northeast Thailand, at the forest monastery of Wat Pah Nanachat. Ajahn Chah's charismatic impact and the encouragement of the senior American monk Ajahn Pabhakaro were decisive. It changed his life. Having become a lay renunciate, four months later he became a novice and in 1979 he received upasampada from Ajahn Chah and took profession as a Theravadin bhikkhu. He stayed in Thailand for two years. Amaro then went back to England to help Ajahn Sumedho establish Chithurst Monastery in West Sussex. With the blessing of his abbot, in 1983 he moved to Harnham Vihara in Northumberland. He made the entire 830-mile journey on foot, chronicled in his 1984 volume Tudong: The Long Road North. In the early 1990s Amaro made several teaching trips to northern California. Many who attended his meditation retreats became enthusiastic about the possibility of establishing a permanent monastic community in the area. Amaravati, his mother house back in England, meanwhile received a substantial donation of land in Mendocino County from Chan Master Hsuan Hua, founder of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in Talmage. The land was allocated to establish a forest retreat. Since for some years Ajahn Sumedho had venerated the Chinese master, both abbots hoped that, among its other virtues, the center would serve as a symbolic bond between the otherwise distinct Theravada and Mahayana lineages. Care for what became Abhayagiri was placed in the hands of a group of lay practitioners, the Sanghapala Foundation.[2] Ajahn Pasanno was appointed founding co-abbot of Abhayagiri with Ajahn Amaro. The latter announced on 8 February 2010 that he would be leaving Abhayagiri and returning to England, having accepted a request from Ajahn Sumedho to succeed him as abbot at Amaravati.
http://www.amaravati.org/teachings/au...

 

How to desire without suffering – Ajahn Amaro

Love, Relationships, and Attachment; Ajahn Amaro

Dhamma Talks
Published on Feb 23, 2017

 

Substitute your choice of addiction – Ajahn Amaro

Who Am I? by Ajahn Amaro

Amaravati Buddhist Monastery
Published on Sep 23, 2017
This Sunday Talk was given by Ajahn Amaro on the 23rd July 2017 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK. Since 1986, Amaravati Buddhist Monastery offers Sunday talks during the traditional three-month rains retreat which runs from June/July until to the full moon of October. The audio file can be downloaded as mp3 here: http://www.amaravati.org/audio/who-am... http://www.amaravati.org/audio/i-ques... Playlist of all the talks http://www.amaravati.org/series/sunda... More information about the events at Amaravati: http://www.amaravati.org/calendar/

 

Ajahn Amaro | 11 December 2017 live !

BuddhaDhamma Foundation
Published on Dec 16, 2017

 

Transcendental Dependent Origination by Ajahn Amaro

Amaravati Buddhist Monastery
Published on Sep 23, 2017

 

Ajahn Amaro - Suffering Comes From Dear Ones

Ajahn Amaro - Know You Mara

1983dukkha
Published on Apr 15, 2013

 

Fearing to Leave Fear Behind by Ajahn Amaro

The Good the Bad and the Unconditioned by Ajahn Amaro

Amaravati Buddhist Monastery
Published on Aug 12, 2018
This Sunday Talk was given by Ajahn Amaro on the 29th of July 2018 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
Buddhism and the Pursuit of Wealth by Ajahn Amaro

Amaravati Buddhist Monastery
Published on Sep 4, 2018
This Sunday Talk was given by Ajahn Amaro on the 26th of August 2018 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.

 

What Does It Mean To Be A Buddha? by Ajahn Amaro

The Mind Is What Matters by Ajahn Amaro

My Way or The Middle Way by Ajahn Amaro

Don't Take Your Life Personally by Ajahn Amaro

Amaravati Buddhist Monastery
Published on Sep 23, 2017

 

Ajahn Amaro - The Breakthrough(Stream Entry)

Ajahn Amaro - Are Ageing Sickness And Death Optional

1983dukkha
Published on Jun 22, 2013

 

Ajahn Amaro - Don't Cling To Anything

AJAHN AMARO - IDENTIFYING WITH OUR THOUGHTS

Ajahn Amaro - Conceptual Proliferation(Papanca)

How to desire without suffering – Ajahn Amaro

1983dukkha
Published on Jun 22, 2013

 

What to do now about suffering (Ajahn Amaro)

Ajahn Amaro - How Can I Stop This Story-Making Factory?

FullPeace.org
Published on Mar 19, 2015