Ajahn Amaro trained in Thailand with Ajahn Chah and with Ajahn Sumedho at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in England. He is co-abbot of Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery in Redwood Valley, California where he resides with a small monastic community. The author of Small Boat, Great Mountain, Silent Rain, and the new Rugged Interdependency, Amaro Bhikkhu is also a member of the Spirit Rock Meditation Center teacher's council.