Ajaan Chah

(1918-1992)

Note: An excellent collection of books and transcribed talks by Ajaan Chah is available from » Abhayagiri Monastery.

Bodhinyana: A Collection of Dhamma Talks, by Ajaan Chah, translated from the Thai by the Sangha of Bung Wai Forest Monastery (1982; 203k/68pp.)

Nine talks on meditation practice — some delivered to lay followers, some to monks.

Food for the Heart, by Ajaan Chah, translated from the Thai by the Sangha of Wat Pah Nanachat (1992; 287k/95pp.)

These ten talks were given to bhikkhus at Ajaan Chah's monastery in Thailand and contain a wealth of insight and humor into all aspects of Dhamma practice. Much of this material is probably more accessible to long-term students, rather than to newcomers to meditation.

Living Dhamma, by Ajaan Chah, translated from the Thai by the Sangha of Wat Pah Nanachat (1992; 225k/75pp.)

Nine talks by Ajaan Chah. Highlights: "Our Real Home" (also published separately as a BPS "Bodhi Leaf" booklet) and "Tuccho Pothila (Venerable Empty-Scripture)," a humorous and penetrating reminder that the real practice of Dhamma lies within.

Our Real Home, by Ajaan Chah, translated from the Thai by the Sangha of Wat Pah Nanachat (1987; 30k/10pp.)

A stirring talk given to a lay disciple approaching her death.

A Taste of Freedom, by Ajaan Chah, translated from the Thai by the Sangha of Bung Wai Forest Monastery (1991; 149k/49pp.)

A collection of ten talks delivered by Ajaan Chah in Thailand and England. These talks, given in Ajaan Chah's uniquely humorous and incisive conversational tone, span a range of Dhamma topics, from the cultivation of a balanced mind in meditation practice, to the overcoming of habitual ways of perceiving the world that obstruct the arising of liberating insight.