What would life be like if each one of us chose compassion over anger, loving kindness over hatred, awareness over ignorance? "The Mind and the Way" demonstrates a radically simple approach to life, one in which we are able to awaken to our true loving nature and delight in the mystery and wonder of the world. With warmth and a wonderful sense of humor, Ajahn Sumedho draws on the experiences of ordinary life to convey ancient Buddhist insights that for 2500 years have continued to remain vital and pertinent to our lives.

Mind and the Way: Buddhist Reflections on Life, Ajahn Sumedho, Wisdom Publications, 220 pages, $22.95

Ajahn Sumedho (born Robert Karr Jackman on July 27, 1934) is an American Buddhist monk. He was ordained in 1967, and was instrumental in establishing Wat Pa Nanachat in Thailand and the Cittaviveka and Amaravati monasteries in England. One of the most senior Western representatives of the Thai Forest Tradition of Theravada Buddhism, Sumedho is considered a seminal figure in the transmission of the Buddha's teachings to the West.