Ajahn Sumedho Podcast by Amaravati
This podcast includes the last 888 talks by our founding abbot Ajahn Sumedho, the first Western disciple of Ajahn Chah.
Episodes
Fetters
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 11 August 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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No Form, No Fire, No Water, No Air—Just Pure Conscious Silence
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 6 August 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Emptiness Is Not Oblivion—The Empty Mind Means Total Freedom
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 22 July 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Continuous Reflection on “It’s Like This” Brings Us to Pure Consciousness
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 7 July 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Fond Memories
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 17 June 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Silence Is Relaxing, Allowing This Moment to Be Like This
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 8 June 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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From Solitude to Community
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 22 May 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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You Can’t Concentrate on Silence, but It Is Here and Now
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 9 May 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Not Identifying
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 7 May 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Life Is Not About the Way Things Should Be, but the Way It Is
Ajahn Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 24 April 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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How Are You, Luang Por?
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Your True Nature Is Love. You Don’t Need to Look for It
Ajahn Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 10 April 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Samma Samādhi
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 26 March 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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The Silence Behind the Forms
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 24 March 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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All the Appalling News
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 14 March 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Restlessness
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 11 March 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Personal Issues and Emotional Hangups
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 8 March 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Not Wanting Things to Be the Way They Are
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 28 February 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Great Expectations
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 24 February 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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PTSD in Terms of Dhamma
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 18 February 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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When You Know Your True Nature, There’s Nothing Left to Know
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 26 January 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Winter Silence
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 11 January 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Liberation Here and Now Rather Than Here and Then
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 7 January 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Looking Forward to Death
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 13 December 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Don’t Kill Him
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 11 December 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Giving Thanks
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on November 28, 2025, at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Investigating the Inner Tyrant
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 22 November 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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In Homage to Queen Mother Sirikit
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on October 29, 2025, at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Don’t Fight the Silence, Listen to the Way Things Are
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on October 15, 2025, at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Chronic Pain, Ego and Liberation
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 11 October 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Nobody Has Duties, Nobody Gets Enlightened
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 30 September 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Is Consciousness the Ultimate Reality?
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 15 September 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Grief
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 6 September 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Who Is the Witness?
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 31 August 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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I’m Not a Teacher
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 17 August 2025 at Chithurst Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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What’s the Point of It All?
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 2 August 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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All That Is Mine, Beloved and Pleasing, Does Become Otherwise, Is Separated From Me
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 18 July 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Further Considerations on the Exercise of Thinking Intentionally
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 7 July 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Making Peace in Space a Reality
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 3 July 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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On Fear
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 21 June 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Reflect Again and Again, Until the Penny Drops
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma Talk on 19 May 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Being Human Is an Emotional Experience
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 16 May 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Be the Watcher, Not the Victim
Laung Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 4 May 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Who Cares?
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 20 April 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Taking Thinking to Absurdity
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 5 April 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Opening up to Life and Finding the Answers Through Wisdom
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 21 March 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Grumpy Old Monk, Happy Old Monk
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 21 March 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Dhamma Is Where You’re at Home
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 6 March 2025, the Magha Puja day, at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Conscious Awareness Here and Now Is… Silence
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 21 February 2025, the Magha Puja day, at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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…And That’s Nibbana
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 17 February 2025, the Magha Puja day, at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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A Direct Teaching, Straight to the Source, to Consciousness Itself
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 5 February 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Consciousness and Dhamma Apparent Here and Now
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 26 January 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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From Worry to Bliss
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 9 January 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Is the “Real World” Really the Real World?
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 6 January 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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The Food Body
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 23 December 2024, after the Kathina ceremony, at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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On Old Age, Sickness and Death
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 18 December 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Self Identity Is an Empty Phenomenon
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 23 November 2024, after the Kathina ceremony, at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Pure Consciousness is the Real Magic
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 8 November 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Why I Became a Buddhist Monk
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 10 October 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Love and Desire
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 25 September 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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All That Is Mine, Beloved and Pleasing, Will Become Otherwise
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 13 September 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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No Body, No Thing
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 10 September 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Absolute Truth and Conventional Truth
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 27 August 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Boredom, Anger, Bliss and the Buddha
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk (QA) on 19 August 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Commitment to Buddho, The Witnessing Position
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 12 August 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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The 40th Anniversary of Amaravati
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Sunday Talk on 4 August 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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The First Sermon of the Buddha
Luang Por Sumedho gave this talk on 20 July 2024, on the Asalha Puja (Dhamma Day), at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Avijjā Paccayā Sankhārā
Luang Por Sumedho gave this talk on 13 July 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Doubt
Luang Por Sumedho gave this talk on 5 July 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Developing Right Understanding: Letting Go of Identities
Luang Por Sumedho gave this talk on 29 June 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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In This Life
Luang Por Sumedho gave this talk on 30 May 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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The Joy of Being Nobody
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma reflection on 19 May 2024 on the final day of his 90th birthday's 3-day celebration at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK. The talk started with all the monks, nuns and lay community asking for forgiveness from Luang Por.
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Approaching 90
This Dhamma talk was given by Luang Por Sumedho on 7 May 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Perfect Understanding
This Dhamma talk was given by Luang Por Sumedho on 1 May 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Dhamma and Consciousness
This Dhamma talk was given by Luang Por Sumedho on 23 April 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Let Go of EVERYTHING
This Dhamma talk was given by Luang Por Sumedho on 16 April 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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On Emotions
This Dhamma talk was given by Luang Por Sumedho on 1 April 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Not Getting What One Wants Is Suffering
This Dhamma talk was given by Luang Por Sumedho on 24 March 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Samsara Is Messed Up
This Dhamma talk was given by Luang Por Sumedho on 17 March 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Patient Endurance
This Dhamma talk was given by Luang Por Sumedho on 24 February 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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