Ajahn Sona as Voice of the Buddha in Buddhism For All Audiobook

by | Mar 23, 2025 | Buddhism.net Blog

We asked Ajahn Sona, Abbot of Birken Forest Monastery in Canada if he would voice the Buddha in our Audiobook Buddhism For All, and he very graciously agreed. We are very grateful! We hope you will greatly benefit from this Audiobook and our print book, Buddhism For All!

Ajahn Sona is a first-wave Western Theravada ordained monk and the Abbot of Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery (‘Birken’). After several years of practice as a lay hermit, the young Bhikkhu Sona took full monastic ordination in 1989 with Bhante Henepola Gunaratana Mahathera at the Bhavana Society in the United States. He later trained at Ajahn Chah’s monasteries in northeastern Thailand for several years before returning to Canada in 1994. Ajahn Sona now draws on both the Sri Lankan and Thai scholastic and meditative traditions in his teachings, in addition to his modern western sensibilities. His pre-monastic education in philosophy, humanities, and classical Western music have aided him in understanding the Western psyche and in establishing paradigm bridges between East and West. Here, Ajahn Sona has recorded a lovely video message to share his involvement in the Buddhism For All Audiobook Project.

Thank you Ajahn Sona! We hope all of you will greatly benefit from this audiobook and our book, Buddhism for All!

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