$44.65

& FREE Delivery. Details

Only 1 left in stock.

Ships from and sold by Amazon AU.

Other Sellers on Amazon

Add to Cart

$44.65
+ FREE Delivery

Sold by: BuyGlobal

Add to Cart

$37.83
+ $14.98 delivery

Sold by: Amazon US

Flip to back Flip to front

Listen Playing... Paused You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition.
Learn more

See all 3 images

Don't Take Your Life Personally Paperback – 4 August 2010

by Ajahn Sumedho (Author)

72 ratings

See all 2 formats and editions Hide other formats and editions

Amazon Price

New from

Used from

Kindle

"Please retry"

$11.99

—

Paperback

"Please retry"

$44.65

$37.83

—

Ajahn Sumedho urges us to trust in awareness and find out for ourselves what it is to experience genuine liberation from mental anguish and suffering, just as the Buddha himself did two and a half thousand years ago. Buddhism is not about becoming the model of humanity or escaping the natural consequences of our past deeds, but of putting aside all pretence and all ideas in order to simply be where we are. The author therefore encourages us not to take our lives personally, but to look at the reality of this moment free from beliefs, views and opinions. He refers frequently to his own experiences, his own journey along the path, and this he does humorously, guilelessly and sometimes with brutal honesty. Ajahn Sumedho, an American Buddhist monk, practised for ten years in Thailand with the well known monk, Ajahn Chah. He has since spent over thirty years in England and is the founder of the Cittaviveka Forest Monastery in West Sussex and the Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in Hertfordshire. His many books include The Mind and the Way, Teachings of a Buddhist Monk, and The Sound of Silence.

Frequently bought together

Customers who bought this item also bought

Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1

This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.

Ajahn Sumedho

29

Paperback
$28.84
Ajahn Sumedho

29

Paperback
2 offers from $82.17
Jack Kornfield

56

Paperback
5 offers from $32.96
Ajahn Chah

71

Paperback
$35.63
Paramahansa Yogananda

165

Paperback
5 offers from $78.30
Ajahn Sumedho

10

Paperback
$21.80

Start reading Don't Take Your Life Personally on your Kindle in under a minute.

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

Product details

Paperback: 420 pages
Publisher: Buddhist Pub Group (4 August 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0946672318
ISBN-13: 978-0946672318
Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 2.7 x 22.9 cm
Boxed-product Weight: 590 g
Customer Reviews: 72 customer ratings
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 291,733 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #558 in Mind-Body Medicine
- #4727 in Meditation Therapry
- #72936 in Christian Books & Bibles

Customers who viewed this item also viewed

Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1

Ajahn Sumedho

29

Paperback
$28.84
Amy Morin

826

Paperback
$26.00
Ajahn Sumedho

29

Paperback
2 offers from $82.17
Ajahn Chah

24

Paperback
$21.38
Ajahn Chah

71

Paperback
$35.63
Helen Shucman

203

Hardcover
$51.70

Customer reviews

5 star 82% (82%)		82%
4 star 11% (11%)		11%
3 star 3% (3%)		3%
2 star 2% (2%)		2%
1 star 2% (2%)		2%

How does Amazon calculate star ratings?

Review this product

Write a customer review

Top international reviews

Colin M

An authentic spiritual voice

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 November 2017

Verified Purchase

Absolutely brilliant! These transcribed talks by Ajahn Sumedho are some of the best I have come across. Deserves to be read widely by practitioners from all traditions of Buddhism. Resonates well not only with Therevada Buddhism but also with Zen and particularly, in my view, with Dzogchen and Mahamudra. With his characteristic humour and humility, again and again Sumedho brings you to the heart of the matter and how to take your life less seriously and personally.

3 people found this helpful

Sending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 September 2018

Verified Purchase

This monk is really worth listening to if you want a practical understanding of Buddhism

One person found this helpful

Sending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

Amazon Customer

Important read to reduce 'Kelas' in your mind.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2018

Verified Purchase

Don't Take Your Life Personally is an interesting book. Good read and give path to achieve 'Sovan' and finally 'Nivan'.Interpretation of Lord Buddha's words are very good. Every thing relating to mind is explain in simple terms. Not many 'Pali' words.

One person found this helpful

Sending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

Kindle Customer

A wonderful book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 November 2015

Verified Purchase

A wonderful book. Here is the essence of Buddhism clearly laid out and lucidly explained. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.

3 people found this helpful

Sending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

Miss. D. Ananda

this book is buddhism in an everyday form - simplicity combined with wisdom

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 April 2017

Verified Purchase

I am a follower of Theravada Buddhism. Ajahn Sumedho conveys the teaching of the Buddha in a no nonsense way.

2 people found this helpful

Sending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

Nikki_5781

Thanks for an amazing read!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 August 2016

Verified Purchase

Very helpful and specially for your daily life. It's good to know that you don't have to belive everything you feel.totlly recommend this book!!

2 people found this helpful

Sending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

Joanna D

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 March 2016

Verified Purchase

I love this book

One person found this helpful

Sending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

Zorba the Greek

Good for beginners.

Reviewed in India on 14 July 2018

Verified Purchase

The book is actually a collection of talks given by Ajahn Sumedho at a summer school. Its full of cliche buddhist philosophy, I mean there isnt anything new or different in there. It is kind of good book for beginers to read but still not that goid for them either.

I purchased this book because of the title, I thought there will be a detailed case put up for not to take life seriously but the book doesnt give justice to the title.

Besides he talks of something called buddho which is an awakened awareness...these ideas are as such not core to Buddhism as far as i know of.

Sending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

Osaka

Wonderful

Reviewed in Canada on 24 March 2017

Verified Purchase

This is the most recent collection of Dhamma talks by Ajahn Sumedho. Once again, his experience as a western bhikkhu, his humor and straightforward explanations really help clear any misunderstanding of Dhamma that can sometimes arise in buddhists raised in the west. His talks on the unconditioned and the nature of Nibbana are massively helpful. Anyone interested in learning about the buddhist way of dealing with our conditioned state of being will benefit immensely from this book.The perfect balance of profound teachings coupled with his unassuming style of exposition and life exemples makes this the perfect gift to a person close to you that would be interested in learning about Dhamma.

Sending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

sanjeev wadhwa

...

Reviewed in India on 4 October 2018

Verified Purchase

Absolutely delighted to have come across this book. Liberation is possible in the here and now, explained so simply n clearly. Suffering is all around us, in our inside n outside world but we only have to look deeply to see the light

Sending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

Havanasuzie

Great book!

Reviewed in Canada on 25 July 2017

Verified Purchase

This is an excellent read. I found it to be helpful and inspiring.

Sending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

Darryl Andre

Exactly as described.

Reviewed in Canada on 4 September 2017

Verified Purchase

Exactly as described.

Sending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

kenn

Bald old men are smart

Reviewed in Canada on 29 June 2018

Verified Purchase

Good stuff

Sending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

Arvind I Mehta

Five Stars

Reviewed in India on 8 March 2015

Verified Purchase

Excellent. Very useful for Vipassana practice. Contains even minor details so very important and helpful.

Sending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

Mr. Ronald Henshall

Excellent collection of discourses on the Deathless

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 September 2013

Verified Purchase

Ajahn Sumedho presents very open and illuminating discourses on his practices with the Deathless and how this refuge provides emancipation from the Born and it's resulting suffering. A must.

2 people found this helpful

Sending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

You've read the top international reviews

See all reviews from Australia