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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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In this talk, Tan Tejadhammo, visiting from Wat Marp Jan, speaks about the body as not-self, and how to cultivate the brahmavihāra of muditā, or sympathetic joy, even towards those we have aversion to. Tune in with fellow practitioners for Clear Mountain’s weekly online and hybrid events! - Wednesday Evening Teaching & Discussion (6:00 – 7:30 pm PT…
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”The Supreme Conduct is Disharmony with the World”: Lojong Mind-Training | Jetsuma Tenzin Palmo Q&A
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CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:22 Welcome 00:40 Biography of Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo 01:58 The Background of Atisha’s Lojong 03:58 Atisha’s First Verse and Jetsunma’s Dream of the Prison of Samsara 09:50 Viewing Atisha’s Lojong Training as “Precepts” 11:55 The Glimpse of the Mind and the Divine Resonance of the First Verse – Is this equivalent to Theravada…
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In this "Q&A and Community Stories" session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho are joined by Tan Budhisaro from Thailand, answering questions about balancing worldly obligations and Dhamma, the practice of "Buddho" as samatha and vipassanā practice, and following one's calling to the Path. In the "Community Stories" section, Clear Mountain community m…
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In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho speak with their friend Tan Tejadhammo of Wat Marp Jan about the existence of celestial beings (deva) and the utility of such a belief, as they each share stories of uncanny light. The link to the 6:45-7:30 pm Zoom session following the livestream may be found on the event listing at https://www.clear…
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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…
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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, & C…
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In this interview, Leigh Brasington speaks about the various interpretations of jhāna, practical steps to access it, becoming "indistractible", and more. Bio Leigh 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 ret…
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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 …
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In this interview, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Āyasmā Ariyadhammika, spiritual director of Sāsanārakkha Buddhist Sanctuary (SBS) (https://sasanarakkha.org/). BIO Ven. 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 lifest…
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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, Onli…
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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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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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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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EARLY PREMIER! A Behind-the-Huts Tour of a Monastery’s Private Book Collection | Ajahn Sona Q&A
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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…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta (https://suttacentral.net/sn56.11/en/bodhi?lang=en) Tune in with fellow practitioners for Clear Mountain’s weekly online and hybrid events! …
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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 and Goldmund, and others. The link to the 6:45-7:30 pm Zoom session following the livestream may be found on the event listing at https://www.clearmount…
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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. 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 Zo…
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