Seeds of Understanding

by Ajahn Sumedho

This volume contains material that spans the early and middle stages of Ajahn Sumedho’s teaching career, and has previously appeared as three separate books.

Genres: Buddhism, Spirituality

333 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Ajahn Sumedho was born Robert Jackamn in Seattle, Washington in 1934. He was raised as Anglican and from 1951 to 1953 studied Chinese and history at the University of Washington. He served as a medic for the US Navy until returning to the University to ccomplete a BA in Far Eastern Studies in 1959. In 1966 he went to Thailand and was ordained as a novice Buddhist; in 1967 he received a full ordination.

Reviews

[Ommiolgi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic discussion and enumeration of Buddhist understanding. Might be my favorite Buddhist teachings besides Cold Mountain by Hanshan.

Would recommend without hesitation!

[Isac Lindh · Rating 2 out of 5]

The chapters on meditation and the precepts are valuable. All discussion of society and relationships feel rather uncurious and not thought through.

[Rigormorpheus · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very good book for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of Buddhism.