Ajahn Sumedho

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     Biography of Ajahn Sumedho

Luang Por Sumedho is the senior Western disciple of Ajahn Chah, the revered Thai meditation master. He was born in Seattle, Wash., in 1934. After serving four years in the US Navy as a medic, he completed a BA in Far Eastern Studies and a MA in South Asian Studies. In 1966, he went to Thailand to practice meditation at Wat Mahathat in Bangkok. Not long afterwards, he went forth as a novice monk in a remote part of the country, Nong Khai, before receiving full ordination in 1967.

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Read Phillip’s interview with Ajahn Sumedho

 

 

 

Quotes by Ajahn Sumedho:
“Attachment to desire is the cause of the personal suffering. In the instance of spiritual progress, by attaching to desire - what stage am I in, and I want to get to the next stage - you can see this is based on the illusion of me as a person trying to become something. To, me, this is desire of ignorance. By recognizing the ignorance, the delusion, you can let go.”

“The personality never gets enlightened.”