Clear Mountain Monastery Project
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.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 110
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Grief, Love, & Chocolate Potatoes (early premier at 5:40 pm Wed. Oct. 16) | Sharon Salzberg Q&A
In this interview, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho speak with renowned teacher Sharon Salzberg about her path to faith (and India!), her experience with renowned spiritual teachers including Dipa Ma, …
The Bitter Pills of Buddhism: Hard but Healthy Truths | Ajahn Kovilo & Ajahn Nisabho
In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho discuss the "teeth" of Theravāda, that is, teachings of the Buddha which might be hard for some people to hear, including:
- talk on renunciation
- tal…
Compassion & Emptiness Weekend Retreat (Full) | Ajahn Kovilo & Ajahn Nisabho
A series of talks from Ajahn Nisabho and Ajahn Kovilo's recent retreat in Twisp, WA, on "Compassion & Emptiness". The retreat drew heavily on materials from Bhante Analayo's "Brahmavihāras & Emptines…
Cognitive Flexibility and the Theravāda-Bod? | Ajahn Kovilo
In this session Ajahn Kovilo speaks about the variety of body discourse found in the Pāli Canon. Discussion includes speaking to:
- the precept body
- the heart body
- the whole body
- the elemental …
Arahants, Krooba Ajahns, & the Heart of the Thai Forest Tradition | Ajahn Mudito Q&A
In this interview, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Ajahn Mudito, a monk of the Ajahn Chah Thai Forest Tradition and abbot of Suddhavāri Monastery in Brazil (https://suddhavari.org/). Topics …
Suffering to Enlightenment: Controlled Fusion of the Four Noble Truths | Ajahn Nisabho
In this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about orienting ourselves towards experience using the Four Noble Truths, relying on their framework to transmute suffering into Enlightenment, as fusion transforms…
Arahant or Bodhisattva? Dispelling the Dichotomy of Mahāyāna Critique | Ajahn Nisabho
In this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks to the Mahāyāna critique of the Theravāda arahant ideal as selfish, questioning the dichotomy and pointing back to present-moment awareness of what good practice e…
What Would Buddha Should? | Ajahn Kovilo
In this talk, Ajahn Kovilo discusses:
1) the Four Noble Truths
2) the Four Noble Shoulds/Four Noble Moves, and
3) the Four Noble Proofs
as taught in the Buddha's first Discourse, the Dhammacakkapavat…
Finding the Dhamma in Hermann Hesse | Ajahn Kovilo & Ajahn Nisabho
In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho discuss the the Nobel Prize winning author Hermann Hesse (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Hesse) and his influential book Siddhartha, Narcissus a…
Taming Demons, Feeding Shades: Confronting Evil in Buddhism | Ajahn Nisabho
In this talk, Ajahn Nisabho describes the concept of the demonic and evil in Buddhist thought, along with cosmological depictions of these mindstates and how we can interact with them.
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