The Fourth Messenger Podcast

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The Fourth Messenger Podcast Podcast

Recordings of the most recent Dhamma teachings, readings, and interviews from "The Fourth Messenger" online journal . "The Fourth Messenger: Teachings and Art from the Sangha" is a website dedicated to publishing works by Buddhist monastics of all major Buddhist traditions in order to inspire faith, share insights, and foster a sense of harmony within and between the various schools. For more information and a calendar of monastic-led online teaching events, visit https://www.fourthmessenger.org.

  1. 10/11/2021

    Daily Life Jhāna | Ajahn Sucitto

    Ordained for over forty years, Ajahn Sucitto trained under Ven. Ajahn Sumedho in the lineage of the Thai forest master, Ven. Ajahn Chah. He was part of the group that established Cittaviveka, Chithurst Forest Monastery, in England.

    29 min

  2. 09/16/2021

    Lessons from the Kalama Sutta | Ajahn Ṭhānissaro

    The Kalama Sutta is most famous for its encouragement not to place total trust in traditions and texts, but it also encourages you not to place total trust in your sense of reason and preferences. So where can you place your trust? This talk focuses on the dilemma posed by the sutta's recommendations, and the way in proposes out of the dilemma. More information and monastic teachings may be found at https://www.fourthmessenger.org.

    29 min

  3. 09/04/2021

    Liberation through Kindness | Venerable Canda

    Ven. Canda went forth as a Buddhist nun in Burma in 2006 and subsequently took full ordination with Ajahn Brahm. She founded the Anukampa Bhikkhuni project in England, which aims to create a monastic home for bhikkhunis. To support their vision, visit https://anukampaproject.org/donate/. More information and monastic teachings may be found at https://www.fourthmessenger.org.

    57 min

  4. 08/11/2021

    Kisa Gotami & the Buddha’s Deep Compassion towards Women | Ayya Santussika

    Ayya Santussika, in residence at Karuna Buddhist Vihara (Compassion Monastery), spent five years as an anagarika (eight-precept nun), then ordained as a samaneri (ten-precept nun) in 2010 and as a bhikkhuni (311 rules) in 2012 at Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara in Los Angeles. More information and monastic teachings may be found at https://www.fourthmessenger.org.

    33 min

  5. 07/05/2021

    Buddhist Cosmology | Ajahn Brahmali

    From ideas of cosmic cycles to descriptions of the solar system, the model of the universe put forward in the suttas corresponds to a surprising degree with modern understanding. In his essay, Ajahn Brahmali investigates the implications of these unlikely parallels. More information and monastic teachings may be found at https://www.fourthmessenger.org.

    1h 8m

  6. 05/03/2021

    More than Just Awareness | Ajahn Sona

    Ajahn Sona is a first-wave Western Theravada ordained monk and the Abbot of Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery (‘Birken’). More information and monastic teachings may be found at https://www.fourthmessenger.org.

    33 min

  7. 04/12/2021

    The Eight Worldly Concerns | Ven. Thubten Chodron

    Ven. Thubten Chodron, abbess of Sravasti Abbey in Newport, WA, went forth over forty years ago. Here she reflects on the eight "worldly winds" described by the Buddha and elaborated on by her teacher, His Holiness the Dalai Lama. More information and monastic teachings may be found at https://www.fourthmessenger.org.

    1h 40m

  8. 03/14/2021

    Three Years of Wandering | Tan Pamutto with Ajahn Sona

    In 2015, after seven years in various monasteries, 'Tahn' Pamutto began a period of ascetic wandering practice and came to the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. Over the next three years, he often dwelt in the forest and ate almsfood placed in his bowl, living up to some of the most rigorous forest monk practices. He traveled constantly by foot, seeking new ways to develop his practice and delighting in the community and support he found along the way. He is currently looking to found a community in Massachusetts (https://www.upavana.org/). More information and monastic teachings may be found at https://www.fourthmessenger.org.

    45 min
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Recordings of the most recent Dhamma teachings, readings, and interviews from "The Fourth Messenger" online journal . "The Fourth Messenger: Teachings and Art from the Sangha" is a website dedicated to publishing works by Buddhist monastics of all major Buddhist traditions in order to inspire faith, share insights, and foster a sense of harmony within and between the various schools. For more information and a calendar of monastic-led online teaching events, visit https://www.fourthmessenger.org.

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