VENERABLE AJAHN JAYASARO was born on the Isle of Wight, England in 1958. He joined Ajahn Sumedho’s community for the Rains Retreat as an anagarika in 1978. In November of that year he left for Wat Pa Pong in Northeast Thailand where he ordained as a novice in the following year, and as a bhikkhu in 1980 with Venerable Ajahn Chah as his preceptor. From 1997 until 2002 Ajahn Jayasaro was the Abbot of Wat Pah Nanachat. He now lives in a hermitage at the foot of the Khao Yai mountains. The Dhamma teachings and meditation retreats he gives at regular intervals at a nearby retreat centre offer inspiration to both lay Buddhists and monastics. He is also a key figure in the movement to integrate Buddhist developmental principles into the Thai education system.

For more books and talks from Ajahn Jayasaro, please visit Panyaprateep Foundation and forestsangha.org.

New Year's Blessing

January, 2015