Bhuddist monk visits Seychelles 05-December-2014 Venerable

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Bhuddist monk visits Seychelles

05-December-2014
Venerable Ajahn Sumedho, a Theravada Buddhist monk, will be visiting Seychelles this week.

The Buddhist community in Seychelles have said they are delighted and blessed by the arrival of Venerable Ajahn Sumedho from Thailand.

During his short visit the monk will be conducting a meditation programme and a Buddhist talk scheduled to be held at the Seychelles Trading Company’s conference hall on December 7 and 9. These activities are organised by the Seychelles Buddhist Association.

Venerable Ajahn Sumedho was born Robert Kan Jackman in Seattle, Washington, in 1934. He was ordained in Thai forest tradition as a Theravada Buddhist monk in 1964 and was given the name Luang Por Ajahn Sumedho-Luang Por meaning Venerable Father in Thai.

He was instrumental in the establishment of the Cittaviveka monastery in West Sussex in the United Kingdom. He also established the Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in Hemel Hempstead in England. Until his retirement from an active teaching/preaching career in 2010, he was the abbot of Amaravati Monastery, which is just one of the international monastic communities spread across the world. Aged 80, Ajhan Sumedho now resides in Thailand after retirement.

Venerable Sumedho is well known across the world for his Buddhist teachings, talks, discussions and meditation techniques, particularly in the western world.

He teaches Buddhism in a simple, direct, practical and down-to-earth manner. His teachings focus on the practical application of developing wisdom and compassion in daily life. He has authored many books on Buddhism, for example, Intuitive Awareness, Now is the Knowing, Cittaviveka, The Four Noble Truths and Mindfulness. Many of his books are available in different languages and in the form of e-books. He has also been maintaining a blog on the internet (Buddhism Now) for publishing his writings and engaging fellow Buddhists in meaningful discussions. The following are some of the most interesting blog posts by the monk during this year so far:

• Brothers and sisters in suffering, old age, sickness and death

• In the moment of mindfulness, there is no suffering

• Pointers to the Ultimate

• We can always start anew

• We need to put ourselves into perspective

His talks, discussions and meditation sessions are also available on YouTube to the viewers from across the world.

Contributed by Gamini Herath

Source Seychelles Nation