Ajahn Sumedho / 108 Talks / 24/108 - Complete contentment
Channel: Buddhist Teachings
Date: 2016-11-30

108 Talks is a collection of 108 buddhist Dhamma talks of Ajahn Sumedho which were held between 1978-2010.

The collection was published in 2010 by Forest Sangha Publications.
More information is available on www.forestsangha.org

Index of all 108 talks in chronological order:

1978 
1 Brahma Viharas 
2 Fear and doubt
3 Asking yourself questions 

1980 
4 It's my life, I'll do what I want 
5 Sharpening the razor 

1981 
6 Offering sila, samadhi and panya 
7 Paramitas 
8 The six qualities of the Dhamma 
9 Opinions 
10 Effort, devotion, gratitude, joy 

1982 
11The Eight Precepts 
12 Kamma and rebirth 

1983 
13 The Five Hindrances 

1984 
14 Inclining to nibbana 

1985 
15 Cessation – the Third Noble Truth 
16Transcending self 

1986 
17 Circumstances 
18 Sensual pleasure  
19 Suchness 
20 Sound of silence 

1987 
21 Contemplating the way things are 
22 The beauty of morality 

1988 
23 Sound of silence Q & A 

1989 
24 Complete contentment 
25 The miracle of a beautiful mind 
26 The perfect relationship 
27 Awakening from the dream of life 

1990 
28 Reflections on the world we create 
29 Pointers to the ultimate 

1991 
30 Practice from the heart 
31 The problems of being born 
32 Understanding suffering 

1992 
33 Spiritual beauty 

1993 
34 The end of death 
35 Life hurts 
36 Death – a gateway to the Deathless 
37 Die before you die 
38 Sati: the Buddha knowing the Dhamma 

1994 
39 The contemplative experience 

1995 
40Life is love 

1996 
41Reflections on emptiness 

1997 
42 A rapport with all of life 
43 Pure presence 
44 Entering the Deathless 

1998 
45 Sign of transcendence 
46 An empty wheel chair 
47 Gate to the Deathless

1999 
48 Sweeping through the body – metta bhavana 
49 Listening to the sound of silence 
50 Letting the world end 

2000 
51 Coming home 
52 Don't take it personally 

2001 
53 Reflecting on metta 
54 Happiness is being nobody 
55 The end of suffering is now 
56 Wheel of life and death 

2002 
57 Holiday for the heart 
58 Sharing in humanity 
59 Just perfect – the joy of being 
60 You've got a lot of work to do, sinner! 
61 The gift of presence 

2003 
62 Ultimate simplicity 
63 The sacredness of life in its fullness 
64 Contemplating Arammana 
65 The adventures of monastic life 

2004 
66 Atammayata – not that concoction 
67 Cittaviveka Dhamma Hall opening 
68 The space between things 
69 How to stop thinking 

2005 
70 Everybody's crazy 
71 Mindfulness  
72 Supporting each other 
73 Unspoken immanent awareness 
74 The way it is 
75 Being awake, aware and present 
76 Place is here, time is now 
77 Awareness – gate to the Deathless 

2006 
78 Welcoming receptivity 
79 Getting out of the sewer 
80 Buddhist contribution to world peace 
81 The floodlights of awareness 
82 The path to liberation 

2007 
83 Shortcut to nibbana 
84 Listening to samsara 
85 Coming from silence 
86 The magic of awareness 
87 A crack in samsara 
88 The simplicity of now 

2008 
89 The unborn 
90 Receiving life 
91 The taste of desire 
92 Not for status 
93 Intersection of the timeless with time 

2009 
94 Early years at Wat Pah Pong 
95 Using the Dhammacakka Sutta for awakening 
96 Finding the constancy of the supernal mind 
97 Entering the sacred place 
98 Poised on the razor edge of this moment 
99 Are we helpless victims of sensitivity? 
100 The island of here and now 

2010 
101 The Dhamma of change – preparing to retire 
102 Ideals do not have feelings 
103 Attachment to thought is insecure 
104 Traps we bind ourselves into 
105 Addiction to rationality 
106 Metta and knowing the defilements 
107 Faith in the goodness of humanity 
108 Moving towards sanity

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