«The Autobiography of a Forest Monk» | Ajahn Tate Desarangsi (Audiobook)

The Autobiography of a Forest Monk Venerable Ajahn Thate of Wat Hin Mark Peng Nongkhai Province by Venerable Ajahn Thate (Phra Rajanirodharangsee) translated from the Thai by Bhikkhu Ariyesako © 1996 This book is the autobiography of Venerable Ajahn Thate, a first generation disciple of the famous Thai Buddhist master Venerable Ajahn Mun Bhuridattho. Ajahn Thate recorded his own life story — it was first published for his seventy-second birthday celebration — so that it might be of benefit to those monks, nuns, laymen and laywomen following him. He recounts his life from his boyhood encounter with forest monks to his final status as one of the great masters of the modern era. Venerable Ajahn Thate passed away in 1994 aged ninety-two. Foreword Translator's Note Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Twelfth Edition The Autobiography of a Forest Monk Parents' Life Story An Auspicious 'Dream' and A True Perception of my Youth 1. Oppressive Times and Its Effect on People 2. Meeting Venerable Ajahn Singh Khantayaagamo 3. Leaving Home for a Second Time (Following after Ven. Ajahn Singh) 4. Receiving the Going Forth as a Novice (Further Studies) 5. A Novice Becomes Government Millionaire 6. Ordination at Wat Sutat-narahm 7. First Taste of Yearning 8. A Group of Tudong Monks Leaves Ubon 9. Meeting the Venerable Ajahn Mun for the First Time 10. Second Rains Retreat, 1924 (at Nong Laht) 11. Third Rains Retreat, 1925 (at Nah Chang Nam) 11.1 Returning Home to Assist my Mother, Uncle and Brother 12. Fourth Rains Retreat, 1926 (in a Cemetery North of Ahgaht Amnoy District) 12.1 A Formula for Sleeping or not Sleeping 13. Fifth Rains Retreat, 1927 (Again at Nah Chang Nam Village) 14. Sixth Rains Retreat, 1928 (at Phra Nah Phak Hork Cave) 14.1 The Affair of Luang Dtah Mun 14.2 Concerning Luang Dtee-a Tong In 14.3 Staying with the Venerable Ajahn Sao 15. Rains Retreat, 1929, at Nah Sai Village 16. Eighth Rains Retreat, 1930 (with Ajahn Maha Pin at Phra Kreur Village) 17. Ninth Rains Retreat, 1931 (in the District of Phon) 18. Tenth Rains Retreat in Korat, 1932 18.1 Reflections and Anxieties that are not Dhamma 19. Eleventh Rains Retreat, 1932 (at Wat Araññavasee in Tah Bor) 19.1 Risky Encounters of the Monk's Life 19.2 Following Ven. Ajahn Mun into Burma, 1933 19.3 A Bad Omen for the Travelers 20. Twelfth Rains Retreat, 1934 (at Pah Mi-ang Maer Pung; A New Way of Meditation Practice) 20.1 A Distorted View Arises 21. Thirteenth Rains Retreat, 1935 (at a Moo-ser Village (Bahn Poo Phayah)) 22. Fourteenth Rains Retreat, 1936 (The Same Location with Three Monks) 22.1 About the Forest People Entering the Village 22.2 The Latent Tendencies and Defilements of the Heart 23. Fifteenth Rains Retreat, 1937 (Bahn Pong in Maer Dtaeng District) 24. Sixteenth Rains Retreat, 1938 (in Nong Doo Village, Pah Sahng District, Lampoon Province) 25. Seventeenth to Twenty-fifth Rains Retreats, 1939-47 (in Wat Araññavaasee, Tah Bor, Nongkhai) 26. Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Rains Retreat, 1948-1949 (Khao Noi, Tah Chalaep, Chantaburi Province) 26.1 Concerns for a Worrier 26.2 First Visit to Phuket Island and a Dangerous Encounter 27. Twenty-eighth Rains Retreat, 1950 (Koke Kloi, Phang-nga Province) 28. Twenty-ninth to Forty-first Rains Retreat, 1951-63 (in Phuket) 28.1 My Apprehensions Seem to be Coming True 29. Forty Second Rains Retreat, 1964 (Tam Khahm Cave, Phannah Nikom District, Sakhon Nakorn Province) 30. Forty-third to Fiftieth Rains Retreat, 1965-72 (at Hin Mark Peng) 31. Fifty-first and Fifty-second Rains Retreat, 1973-74 (Establishing Wang Nam Mork as a Monks' Dwelling Place) 32. Fifty-third Rains Retreat, 1975 (Building Wat Lumpini) 33. Fifty-fourth Rains Retreat, 1976-77 (Spreading the Dhamma Abroad) 33.1 Singapore — The First Stop 33.2 To Australia Conversation with a Hindu Leader The Essentials Some Suggestions for Ven. Mahaa Samai Reflections Arising from Australia 33.3 Visiting Indonesia Some Views of Mine 33.4 Feelings about Going Overseas 34. Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Rains Retreat, 1977-1978 (This Conditioned Body is the Va.tacakra) 35. Fifty-seventh Rains Retreat up to the Present, 1979-1991 Twenty-seven Years at Wat Hin Mark Peng The Virtue and Merit of Buddhism 36. Summary 36.1 The Blessings and Beneficence of Parents 36.2 Activity that should not to be Performed (Kamma that should not to be Made) 36.3 Coming to Birth — Dying Translator's Epilogue Venerable Ajahn Thate's Funeral Appendix A: Siila (Precepts) Appendix B: The Dhamm' Characters as Written by Venerable Ajahn Fan Aacaaro Appendix C: The Buddhist Order of Monks in Thailand Appendix D: More Building Projects Celebrating HM The King's Fifth Cycle Anniversary Glossary Steps Along the Path Preface Parting Thoughts Glossary for Steps Along the Path The Meaning of Anattaa