La conscience possède la qualité d’un miroir. On peut y accéder à tout moment, devenir conscient de l'esprit et du corps tels qu'ils sont à cet instant précis. Peut-être que la conscience reflète la sensation d'endormissement ou d’ignorance, la sensation de froid ou de chaud, de lourdeur ou de légèreté. La conscience contemplative peut voir les choses, y compris celles qui nous... जारी रखें

Les textes rassemblés dans ce livret proviennent d’enseignements variés donnés par Ajahn Sundara au Monastère d’Amaravati. Cette collection inclut des enseignements offerts à la communauté laïque et monastique lors des retraites de méditation ainsi que des articles rédigés par Ajahn Sundara au cours d’une vingtaine d’années. Choisis au hasard, ces extraits abordent des thèmes... जारी रखें

Los capítulos de este maravilloso libro contienen las transcripciones editadas de las charlas dadas por Ajahn Sundara entre 2003 y 2011. Muchas de estas charlas y enseñanzas fueron dadas en el Insight Meditation Centre, en Redwood, California. Algunas fueron disertaciones públicas y en retiros que tuvieron lugar en el Monasterio Budista Amaravati, en el Reino Unido. ‘Puede ser muy simple’

Awareness has a mirror-like quality. We can tap into it right now, become aware of the mind and body as they are in this moment. Perhaps awareness is reflecting the feeling of sleepiness or of not knowing, the feeling of cold or heat, heaviness or lightness. Reflective consciousness can see things, even the things that are closest to us. It reflects feelings of aversion, anger, kindness, pleasant... जारी रखें

The short texts collected here are drawn from various Dhamma talks given by Ajahn Sundara at Amaravati Buddhist monastery.

We have put together this small collection of writings in response to an invitation to reprint some of the nuns’ published teachings. There being no collection of teachings that was considered to be suitable for re-printing in its entirety, we have gathered material from various sources.

The chapters in this wonderful book are edited transcriptions of talks given by Ajahn Sundara between 2003 and 2011. Many of these talks and teachings were given at Insight Meditation Center of the Mid-Peninsula in Redwood California. Some were from public talks and retreats held at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the United Kingdom. It Can Be Very Simple is taken from an interview given to The... जारी रखें

This collection of nuns’ talks, which were originally offered to the monastic communities and during meditation retreats for lay people, focus on two main themes. The first is obvious but, remarkably, overlooked by many people: our very existence as a physical presence – how that changes and how it ends. The second theme, the Buddha’s teaching, which he referred to as the Four Noble Truths... जारी रखें