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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.

Clear Mountain Monastery www.clearmountainmonastery.org

    • Religion & Spirituality

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.

    Escaping the Dominant Culture… “Because They Sell-fish”

    Escaping the Dominant Culture… “Because They Sell-fish”

    In this talk, Ajahn Kovilo discusses the Clear Mountain community as being an example of the six principles of non-decline (aparihāniyā dhamma), also known as the six principles of cordiality (sāraṇīya-dhammā):
    Loving-kindness by body, speech, and mind,
    Giving, virtue, and views of Noble kind.

    • 49 min
    “The Land of Ultimate Bliss”!!! Rebirth by Aspiration | Ajahn Kovilo

    “The Land of Ultimate Bliss”!!! Rebirth by Aspiration | Ajahn Kovilo

    In this session, Ajahn Kovilo will speak on interpretations of the Pure Land and the concept of "rebirth by aspiration" as it appears in Majjhima Nikāya 120 (https://suttacentral.net/mn120/en/sujato).

    • 46 min
    Saddhā and the Five Faculties | Ayyā Suvijjānā

    Saddhā and the Five Faculties | Ayyā Suvijjānā

    To find out more about Passaddhi Vihara, the budding project of Ayya Suvijjānā and Ayyā Niyyānika, visit https://passaddhivihara.org.

    • 49 min
    How Do I Make My Theravāda a Mahā-yāna? | Ajahn Kovilo

    How Do I Make My Theravāda a Mahā-yāna? | Ajahn Kovilo

    In this session, a continuation of his series summarizing his experience at Dharma Realm Buddhist University, Ajahn Kovilo speaks on attachment to views, specifically to Right Views as they are understood in a Theravāda context.

    • 46 min
    The Dhamma of Michelangelo | Ajahn Jayasāro

    The Dhamma of Michelangelo | Ajahn Jayasāro

    In this talk, Ajahn Jayasāro speaks about how we often find our way to peace in practice not by striving for a state we have yet to experience, but by letting go of all that is not peace, just as a sculptor chips away all the parts of a stone which are not the form he hopes to carve. Additionally, Tan Ajahn describes how, over time, practice makes us more sensitive to goodness, among other themes.

    • 51 min
    Sympathetic Resonance: Lay Vinaya & Building Buddhist Community | Ajahn Nisabho

    Sympathetic Resonance: Lay Vinaya & Building Buddhist Community | Ajahn Nisabho

    In this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about how Kalyāṇa-mittata, or spiritual friendship, differs from worldly friendship, and how we must be careful not to bring unwholesome relationship dynamics to Buddhist community.

    • 51 min

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