The Worst Zen Story Ever | Ajahn Jayasāro Q&A

In this Q&A session at Clear Mountain, Ajahn Jayasaro speaks about religion as belief vs. education system, balancing compassion and ethics, and a multitude of other topics. The talk, part of Tan Ajahn's recent visit to Seattle, was a great blessing for the community.
Ajahn Jayasāro was born on the Isle of Wight in England. At the age of sixteen having been in contact with Buddhism through reading, he left for India where he spent "a couple of years" traveling and learning before hitchhiking back to England. At the time he was still looking for a way of life in line with his personal principles. In Asia he heard about an Englishman who had been a monk in the Thai Forest Tradition and was leading meditation retreats. Upon hearing his stories of the life as a forest monk he realized it was the way of life he was looking for.
After joining Ajahn Sumedho's community as an anagārika in 1978 he travelled to Thailand to ordain at Wat Nong Pah Pong in 1979.[1] He received full ordination by Ajahn Chah in 1980 and was abbot of Wat Pah Nanachat from 1997 to 2002.
Ajahn Jayasāro has been involved in educating Thai people about the ivory trade. In 2018, Ajahn Jayasāro authored a biography of Ajahn Chah entitled Stillness Flowing.
In 2019, Jayasāro was honoured with a royal title from Thailand's King Vajiralongkorn (Rama X), and on in 2020, Jayasāro was granted Thai citizenship by royal decree. He currently lives alone in a hermitage in Thailand.
For more information, visit www.jayasaro.panyaprateep.org/
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