Clear Mountain Monastery Project

Dec 12 2024 27 ep. 54 mins 30
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Dharma talks from monastics at Clear Mountain, an aspiring Buddhist Forest monastery in the greater Seattle area. The Forest Tradition represents a return to the simple way of life taught by the Buddha. Monastics aspire to live as the early disciples did: dwelling in the forest, studying the teachings, and devoting themselves to meditation. To learn more, visit https://wwww.clearmountainmonastery.org.

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Finding Community at Clear Mountain | Ajahn Kovilo & Ajahn Nisabho

Dec 12 2024 48 mins  
In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho discuss various aspects of the community dynamic and support being fostered in the Clear Mountain community in Seattle, Washington, specifically through the framework of the 6 "Principles of Cordiality" (Sāraṇīya-dhammas"):1) acting with loving-kindness by body – in public and private;2) acting with loving-kindness by speech –

Liberation in Four Movements: Learning to Listen to the Noble Truths | Ajahn Nisabho

Dec 07 2024 59 mins  
In this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about the Four Noble Truths, and how to orient our practice based on which Truth we are experiencing.Tune in with fellow practitioners for Clear Mountain’s weekly online and hybrid events!- Wednesday Evening Teaching & Discussion (6:00 – 7:30 pm PT, YouTube then Zoom)- Saturday Morning Meditation, Teaching, & Coffee Social (9:30 - 11 a

Becoming Indistractible: Maps of Jhāna & Controversies of Concentration

Dec 05 2024 49 mins  
In this interview, Leigh Brasington speaks about the various interpretations of jhāna, practical steps to access it, becoming "indistractible", and more.BioLeigh Brasington has been practicing meditation since 1985 and is the senior American student of the late Ven. Ayya Khema. Leigh began assisting Ven. Ayya Khema in 1994, and began teaching retreats on his own in 1997. He is als

Family Holidays: Highest Blessings & Highest Testings | Ajahn Kovilo

Nov 30 2024 48 mins  
In this session, given just after a visit home for Thanksgiving, Ajahn Kovilo speaks about several of the "highest blessings" found in the Mangala Sutta (https://suttacentral.net/kp5/en/sujato?lang=en), namely:- "providing for mother and father’s support" (mātāpitu upaṭṭhānaṃ)- "cherishing family" (puttadārassa saṅgaho) - "ways of work that harm no being," (anākulā

Flavors of Theravāda: Burma, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia | Āyasmā Ariyadhammika Q&A

Nov 28 2024 64 mins  
In this interview, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Āyasmā Ariyadhammika, spiritual director of Sāsanārakkha Buddhist Sanctuary (SBS) (https://sasanarakkha.org/).BIOVen. Ariyadhammika is an Austrian Buddhist monk who ordained in 2005 in Myanmar with Pa-Auk Sayadaw as his preceptor and meditation teacher. He maintained a very simple lifestyle, living out in the open and

The Art of Discipline: Lay Vinaya & Building a Buddhist Life | Ajahn Nisabho

Nov 23 2024 53 mins  
Tune in with fellow practitioners for Clear Mountain’s weekly online and hybrid events!- Wednesday Evening Teaching & Discussion (6:00 – 7:30 pm PT, YouTube then Zoom)- Saturday Morning Meditation, Teaching, & Coffee Social (9:30 - 11 am PT, Online & In-Person)- Sunday Evening “Mission Majjhima!” Sutta Teaching & Discussion (5:00 - 6 pm PT, Online)See https:

”Times Are Urgent; We Need to Slow Down” | Ayya Santaciitā

Nov 16 2024 65 mins  
In this talk, Ayya Santacittā speaks about how, in the face of a chaotic world, we can fortify the heart with a sense of patience, equipoise, and the steady intention of the earthworm—making space amidst the pressure of surrounding dark. The talk is followed by a meditation on the body as elements and not-self.BiographySantacitta Bhikkhuni was born in Austria and did her graduat

What’s Your Brahmavihāra? And Locating Your Lineage! | Tuere Sala Q&A

Nov 14 2024 47 mins  
In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Tuere Sala, Guiding Teacher at Seattle Insight Meditation Society and the founding teacher of the Capitol Hill Meditation Group. They speak about Tuere's path to the Dhamma, the difficulty People of Color have entering largely white Dhamma groups, the potency of the Thai Forest Tradition, dealing with deep grief, and the pow

The Goldsmith’s Guide to Inner Perfection... & the Election | Ajahn Nisabho

Nov 09 2024 60 mins  
In this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about how we can hold the political upheavals of the world with equanimity, turning towards their challenges as sources of growth rather than suffering. If approached with wisdom, such difficulties can become the flame that purifies the heart's gold, as in AN 3.101 (https://suttacentral.net/an3.101/en/thanissaro?lang=en&reference=none&high

EARLY PREMIER! A Behind-the-Huts Tour of a Monastery’s Private Book Collection | Ajahn Sona Q&A

Nov 07 2024 71 mins  
In this special session recorded in late October 2024, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho take a tour of Birken Forest Monastery's "Forbidden Library" and interview Ajahn Sona about a selection of books from its shelves, including:- The Republic by Plato- The Death of Ivan Ilych by Tolstoy- The Seven Storey Mountain by Merton- Walden by Thoreau- A Short History of Myth by Armstrong- Si