Talks on Buddhist Suttas by Bhante Vimalaramsi and Delson Armstrong- A variety of suttas is discussed and what they mean. We teach Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation (TWIM) . We teach the BrahmaVihara Metta (Lovingkindness) practice with the goal of attaining Nibbana in this very life.
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A dharma talk given by Lisa Dale Miller, MFT, at the Marin Sangha on January 31, 2010 on the four Brahmaviharas and their near and far enemies. visit my web site www.lisadalemiller.com/mbpsych.htm visit my blog mindfulpsyche.blogspot.com
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Appamada is a contemporary center for Zen practice, inquiry, and community, located in Austin, Texas. If you appreciate these offerings, please consider making a contribution to support Appamada with the link below.
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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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Practicing with the Brahmaviharas - Loving Kindness, Compassion, Equinimity, and Empathetic Joy00:08:28 - youTube - Thich Nhat Hanh, interview Part 1 | Ram Dass Channel (3.5 Minutes exert )00:14:47 - Mindfulness Meditation (6 Minute)00:22:15 - Jessica offers an interactive activity00:22:55 - Equanimity00:24:09 - Comments/questions @thaythichnhathan…
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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, de…
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2024-10-27 | Dharma Talk | Rosemarie Gates by Appamada由Appamada
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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. Biography Santacitta Bhikkhuni was bo…
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00:03:54 - Poem - 'Place' from ‘Migration: new and selected poems’ by W. S. Merwin 00:09:32 - What is Practice? - A Reading from 'Ordinary Wonder' by Joko Beck00:23:47 - A reading from 'Living by Vow' - Shohaku Okumura00:34:13 - Ann Opens up a conversationOn the last day of the worldI would want to plant a treewhat fornot for the fruitthe tree that…
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Introduction由Appamada
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2024-11-12 I Inquiry I Single-Minded Way I Flint Sparks by Appamada由Appamada
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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?l…
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2024-10-21 | Depth in Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 30 Dasui's “Aeonic Fire” | Thomas Cleary
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2024-10-21 | Depth in Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 30 Dasui's “Aeonic Fire” | Thomas Cleary by Appamada由Appamada
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Zen Lay Entrustment is a ceremony and recognition within Zen Buddhism where experienced lay practitioners are formally authorized to teach Zen. Unlike ordained priests, these lay teachers continue to live as laypeople while carrying the responsibility of teaching and transmitting the Dharma.This practice acknowledges the deep understanding and comm…
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Metta SuttaThis is what should be accomplished by the one who is wise,Who seeks the good, and has obtained peace.Let one be strenuous, upright, and sincere,Without pride, easily contented, and joyous.Let one not be submerged by the things of the world.Let one not take upon oneself the burden of riches.Let one’s senses be controlled.Let one be wise …
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00:00:26 - Dharma Talk00:16:13 - Overview of the Coming Week00:22:55 - Opening up for Questions/Reflections00:33:52 - Meeting the Sangha由Appamada
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Listening/Meditation Exercise Led by Peg Syverson由Appamada
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Day 3/Part 100:00:26 - Overview00:01:45 - Dharma Talk由Appamada
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00:00:26 - Peg Offers an Exercise on Belonging00:01:13 - 4 Questions: Writing Activity (see Below)00:05:54 - ReflectionsWriting Activity: Belonging1. Take a few moments and become mindful. Recall a situation where you felt a true sense of belonging. Briefly describe the situation and then, how you felt. What gave you a felt sense that you belonged?…
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00:00:26 - Dharma Talk00:13:54 - Eihei Koso Hotsuganmon (Page 38 in the Chant Book)由Appamada
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2024-11-01 | Day 6/Part 2 | Integrated Intensive | Trust in Community | Peg Syverson by Appamada由Appamada
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Looking at Spiral dynamics/Change States由Appamada
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Spiral Dynamics and SpiritualitySpiral Dynamics Values Profile ‘This I Believe’ responsesSpiritual Collectives00:00:35 - Book Reccommendation - Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides - Geoffrey L. Cohen 00:04:34 - Spiral Dynamics Values Profile 2: Handout 1由Appamada
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00:00:26 - Peg Offers an exercise relating to Spiral dynamics00:08:45 - Participants Get into groups of 3 for 30 minutes00:08:52 - Reflections and Teachings由Appamada
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Looking at what part of the Change Process you are in now.00:00:26 - Dharma Talk00:03:35 - Writing Exercise/Assignment00:08:56 - Peg offers the Groups of 3 exercise00:09:37 - Breakout rooms for 15 minutes in groups of 300:09:46 - Reflections/Teachings由Appamada
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2024-0-30 | Day 4/Part 1 | Integrated Intensive | Trust in community | Peg Syverson by Appamada由Appamada
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In this session, given just a few days before Election Day 2024, Ajahn Kovilo encourages spaciousness of heart, tranquility in abandoning unhelpful doubt, noticing and curbing the "fault-finding mind", and learning how not attach to views. Tune in with fellow practitioners for Clear Mountain’s weekly online and hybrid events! - Wednesday Evening Te…
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2024-10-29 I Inquiry I To shine one corner of the world I Flint Sparks by Appamada由Appamada
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In this talk, Ayya Suvijjānā & Ayya Niyyānika of Passaddhi Vihara join Clear Mountain, teaching on how to align bodily, verbal, & mental formations (kāyasaṅkhārā, vacīsaṅkhārā, & cittasaṅkhārā) to move the mind towards calm. A canonical description of the three forms of activity may be found in the MN 44, Cūḷavedalla Sutta (https://suttacentral.net…
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Reflections on a Burnt Match~ Trudy JohnstonWhat if your lifewas as brief as a match struck,fierce and bright, maybe helping othersto shine,then gone.What if your life was as brief as thespume rising from a crashing wave,as it makesits finalflourish.What if your lifewas as momentaryas the shifting shadowson the paintingbehind the sofa.Would it matt…
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In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Ajahn Achalo, founder of Anandagiri Monastery! Biography of Ajahn Achalo: Ajahn Achalo was born in Brisbane Australia in 1972. He developed a keen interest in meditation at the age of twenty and a year later left for Thailand to study Buddhism more intently. After a two year period practisin…
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In this session - Part 2 of 2 - Ajahn Kovilo interviews Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi on the topic of Theravāda Themes in Translation. Through chronologically surveying the main corpus of his translations, Bhikkhu Bodhi discusses various themes found throughout Theravāda Buddhism and suggests how they can be more fully understood as they move from Southe…
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In this session - Part 1 of 2 - Ajahn Kovilo interviews Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi on the topic of Theravāda Themes in Translation. Through chronologically surveying the main corpus of his translations, Bhikkhu Bodhi discusses various themes found throughout Theravāda Buddhism and suggests how they can be more fully understood as they move from Southe…
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2024-10-20 | Dharma Talk | Reflections on Balance and Nourishment in a Zen Lay Community | Laurie W.
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00:18:14 - Laurie Winnette - Offers a Dharma Activity - 1 - What is your current level of commitment at Appamada? - 2 - Do you have difficulty balancing your home life and spiritual life - work/life/other activities? If the answer is yes, what does it look like and how does it feel? 3- Think about the activities at Appamada that you are involved wi…
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In this session, Ayya Ānandabodhī, founder of Pārāyana Vihara, speaks about the mind's tendency to lose itself in thoughts of the past and future, and our need to purify the heart so that the present moment becomes a place of deep abiding, regardless of external circumstances. Ayya Anandabodhī's Bio: Ayya Ānandabodhī was born and raised in Wales, U…
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Jukai Reflections Ryan Van WykWhat is this vow that invites us to somehow be both more and less at the same time?Not exactly restrictive or prohibitive and yet something is relinquished.There is a paradox here; in committing to embody these qualities that have been passed on andlived out by generations of ancestors, we are also committing to be mor…
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2024-10-14 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 29 Fengxue's Iron Ox | Thomas Cleary by Appamada由Appamada
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00:00:26 - Practicing with the Brahmavihara's00:40:59 - Reflections由Appamada
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A beginner's guided meditation that Delson did Sept 2024 during a retreat.由Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center
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Delson did a zoom retreat Sept 2024. First he does a guided meditation and then follows up with instructions for the meditators for the balance of the retreat. A separate Guided Only Meditation without instructions is also available.由Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center
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In this Community Stories session, different Clear Mountaineers share how they came to the Dhamma and what it's meant to their lives. Those who so generously shared include Betsy, Matthew Riggins, Matt Warning, James, Yanett, Tyler, Roya, Andrew, and Axel. Sadhu! Tune in with fellow practitioners for Clear Mountain’s weekly online and hybrid events…
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Grief, Love, & Chocolate Potatoes (early premier at 5:40 pm Wed. Oct. 16) | Sharon Salzberg Q&A
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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, navigating deep grief, politics, and the more religious elements of Buddhism the West. Bio Sharon Salzberg is a meditation pioneer, world-renowned teac…
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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 - talk on ethics - talk about saṃsāra and more! Tune in with fellow practitioners for Clear Mountain’s weekly online and hybrid events! - Wednesday Evening …
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2024-10-8 I Inquiry I To the Lighthouse I Josh Gifford by Appamada由Appamada
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2024-10-07 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 28 The Three Embarassments | Thomas Cleary
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2024-10-07 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 28 The Three Embarassments | Thomas Cleary by Appamada由Appamada
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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 & Emptiness": https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/resources/compassion-audio/ Chapters (Talks) 00:00 - Talk 1: Ascent into Emptiness | Ajahn Nisabho 39:22 - Talk 2: …
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00:00:26 - Dharma Talk00:11:19 - Exert from 'Shift into Freedom' - (10 minutes)00:22:12 - 'Shift' Exercise Guided by Loch Kelly - ( 7 minutes)00:29:14 - Reflections由Appamada
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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 body, and - the space body. Tune in with fellow practitioners for Clear Mountain’s weekly online and hybrid events! - Wednesday Evening Teaching & Disc…
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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 touched on include training in Thailand, meeting Forest Masters, living with Luang Por Piak, and practice in the deep jungle. BIO Ajahn Mudito's first …
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Book Reference Sailing Home~ Norman Fischerhttps://www.amazon.com/Sailing-Home-Odyssey-Navigate-Pitfalls/dp/1556439962由Appamada
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00:00:20 - Dharma Talk 'The End of Suffering'00:26:33 - Reflections由Appamada
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2024-09-30 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 27 Fayan Points to a Blind | Thomas Cleary
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https://morningstarzensangha.blogspot.com/2019/03/koans-as-pointers-two-monks-roll up.html#:~:text=According%20to%20this%20case%2C%20%E2%80%9CThe,'One%20gains%3B%20one%20loses由Appamada
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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 matter into light. The guided meditation referenced may be found here: https://studio.youtube.com/video/t5r6zuUywxA/edit Tune in with fellow practitio…
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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 entails for each of us. The link to the 6:45-7:30 pm Zoom session following the livestream may be found on the event listing at https://www.clearmountain…
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