INNER STRENGTH & PARTING GIFTS

The Lessons of Unawareness August 21, 1956 ‘‘The sermon this afternoon was on the theme, ‘vijjā-caraṇa-sampanno sugato lokavidū.’ I didn’t listen to

The Tree is in its Seed August 27, 1956 The purpose of sitting and meditating is to cut away the

Fabrications February 6, 1956 (Delivered at a funeral service for Somdet Phra Mahāvīravaṁsa (Tissa Uan), Wat Boromnivas.) aniccā vata saṅkhārā

A Mind of Pure Gold July, 1958 The mind, the Buddha said, is like gold. An impure mind is like

I. Inner Wealth The Last Sermon “On February 19, 1956, Khun Nai Thawngmuan Siasakun invited Phra Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo to

INTRODUCTION The sixteen talks translated here are actually reconstructions of Ajaan Lee’s talks made by one of his followers—a nun,

Inner Strength & Parting Gifts Talks by Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo (Phra Suddhidhammaraṅsī Gambhīramedhācariya) Translated from the Thai by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff)