Clear Mountain Monastery
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.
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 and his influential books Siddhartha, Narcissus and Goldmund, and others.
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.
The Unborn & the Experience of Zero | Joseph Goldstein Q&A
In this interview, Joseph Goldstein speaks about his teacher, Munindra-ji, his encounters with the famous meditator, Dipa Ma, "the experience of zero", moments of awakening, how to integrate deep Dhamma practice into a lay life, the shared insight unifying Buddhist traditions, and more!
Avijjā’s Algorithm: Dependent Origination & the Circumference of Suffering | Ajahn Nisabho
In this talk, Ajahn Nisabho describes the 12 links of Dependent Origination, or Paṭiccasamuppāda, the Buddha's model for how avijjā, or ignorance, leads to suffering. By understanding the model clearly, we can step outside of it.
Infinite Space, Infinite Mind: The Gradual Descent Into Emptiness | Francisco Gable & Rachel Lewis
In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Francisco Gable and Rachel Lewis about the practices of compassion and emptiness, especially as taught by Bhante Analayo.
Heavy Metta 2.0: Non-Judgement Day | Ajahn Kovilo
In this session, we discuss the "suffusion with the divine abidings" instructions: "I will abide pervading one quarter with a mind imbued with loving-kindness, likewise the second, likewise the third, likewise the fourth, so above and below, around and everywhere, and to all as to myself. I will abide pervading the all-encompassing world with a mind imbued with loving-kindness, abundant, exalted, immeasurable, without hostility and without ill will." "mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṃ disaṃ pharitvā viharati, tathā dutiyaṃ, tathā tatiyaṃ, tathā catutthaṃ. Iti uddhamadho tiriyaṃ sabbadhi sabbattatāya sabbāvantaṃ lokaṃ mettāsahagatena cetasā vipulena mahaggatena appamāṇena averena abyāpajjena pharitvā viharati."
Dancing with the Dead: A Translator’s Road to Heaven | Red Pine (Bill Porter) Q&A
In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview author, translator, and teacher Bill Porter, aka Red Pine, about the art and practice of translation and encountering living and deceased hermits in mountains and texts.
Sage Against the Machine: Asubha & Kicking the Craving Complex | Ajahn Nisabho
In this talk, Ajahn Nisabho describes the core Buddhist practice of body contemplation, including reflection on the 32 parts, charnel ground contemplation, and contemplation of the elements.
Not Dueling Non-Dualism – No Self, No Problem | Anam Thubten Q&A
In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview influential Tibetan Buddhist teacher Anam Thubten, touching on such subjects as Dzogchen, Rigpa, "pointing out instructions", and their possible Theravada correlates.
Gratitude & the Gateways to Goodness | Ajahn Nyāṇiko
In this talk, Ajahn Nyaniko speaks about gratitude as a gateway to the wholesome, muditā as rejoicing, and other paths to goodness.
