This reading and comment, from the chapter IX ‘Dying to the World’, section ‘Venerable Father’ and subsections ‘Gruff, Kindness at a Distance, No Favourites, To Be a Maechee, Tudong, Admonishment’, was given by Ajahn Amaro on 5 February 2020 during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.

This reading and comment, from the chapter IX ‘Dying to the World’, section ‘Venerable Father’ and subsections ‘Dhamma Teachings, The Duty of a Samana’, and the next chapter VIII ‘From Distant Lands’, section ‘Introduction’ with subsection ‘Farang’, was given by Ajahn Amaro on 6 February 2020 during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.

This reading and comment, from the chapter VIII ‘From Distant Lands’, section ‘Introduction’ and the subsection ‘More Than Words’, and the next section ‘The First Disciple’ with the subsection ‘Ajahn Sumedho’, was given by Ajahn Amaro on 7 February 2020 during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.

This reading and comment, from the chapter VIII ‘From Distant Lands’, section ‘The First Disciple’ and subsections ‘Pushed, Speaking From the Heart, Turn and Face the Strange’, and the next section ‘Through Western Eyes’ with the subsection ‘Beginnings’, was given by Ajahn Amaro on 3 March 2020 during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.

This reading and comment, from the chapter VIII ‘From Distant Lands’, section ‘Through Western Eyes’ and subsections subsection ‘Patience, Work Projects’, and the next section ‘On the Nose’ with subsections ‘Facing the Facts’ until ‘The Smell in Your Bag’, was given by Ajahn Amaro on 4 March 2020 during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.

This reading and comment, from the chapter VIII ‘From Distant Lands’, section ‘Knower of the Worlds’ with subsections ‘Resultus of the Practice’ until ‘A Snake in the House’, was given by Ajahn Amaro on 5 March 2020 during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.

This reading and comment, from the chapter XII ‘Broader Canvas’, section ‘Inner Land – Outer Land’ with subsections ‘A Lot for a Little, Strange but Fascinating, The Same Fruit, A Suitable Land’, was given by Ajahn Amaro on 7 March 2020 during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.

This reading and comment, from the chapter XII ‘Broader Canvas’, section ‘Inner Land – Outer Land’ with subsections ‘A Suitable Land, Planting the Lotus, All in Your Head, Urban Dhamma’, was given by Ajahn Amaro on 10 March 2020 during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.