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Weathered Maturity: A Jagged, Holistic Life At the Center of the Edge of the World | Ajahn Sukhito
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- May 14, 2026
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Summary
In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Ajahn Sukhito, Israeli-born abbot of Poo Jom Gom Forest Monastery in Ubon, Thailand and (https://ketkamala.org/).00:00:00 Welcome and Introduction of Tan Ajahn Sukito00:00:26 Biography: Early Life and Journey to Buddhism00:01:04 Service at Wat Phu Chong Gom and the Gamala Foundation00:01:38 Personal Connection and Reflections on Practice00:02:27 Ajahn Sukito’s Experience in Northern India00:04:21 Favorite Suttas and Precious Teachings00:07:07 The Five Faculties as a Framework for Life00:09:32 A Holistic Approach to the Dhamma00:11:46 The Five Dimensions: Relationship, Action, and Supervision00:16:37 The Five Dimensions: Inner Life and Continuous Learning00:18:59 Tracing the Development of Faith (Saddha)00:21:53 Meeting the Dhamma: A Powerful Shift in Perspective00:27:56 The Faculty of Energy (Viriya) and the Path to Thailand00:32:51 Discovering the Thai Forest Tradition and Its Teachers00:35:51 Stepping into the Role of Abbot at Wat Phu Chong Gom00:40:46 Managing a Forest Monastery for Holistic Practice00:44:40 The Importance of Community in the Ajahn Chah Lineage00:47:07 Balancing Aesthetic Seriousness with Lightness00:48:49 Physical Work and Simplicity as Spiritual Practice00:52:49 Cultivating Noble Friendship on the Path00:55:19 The Faculty of Wisdom (Panna) and Education00:59:48 The Vision of the Kate Gamala Foundation01:03:40 Applying Dhamma to Global Challenges and Education01:06:48 Guiding Hearts Through World Upheaval and Conflict01:13:47 Closing Words and GratitudeAjahn Sukhito's Biography:Ajahn Sukhito - born in Israel in 1970 - is a Theravāda Buddhist monk in the Thai Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah. In his early twenties, he traveled to the East, where he first encountered Buddhism in Northern India -…