Clear Mountain Monastery Project Podcast
1) ”You’re Acting Like an Idiot. Just Stop It!” Finding a Teacher; Keeping Your Humor | Ajahn Mudito
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/). The them...Show More
2) The Dhamma of Cold Plunging, Equanimity with News... & that New Apple Watch? | Ajahn Nisabho Q&A
In this Q&A session, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about how to work with the mind's craving for material objects, bringing up joy on the path, what's let go of after Stream Entry, the initial stage of Enlight...Show More
3) First Awakening: The Irreversible Step of Sotāpanna | Ajahn Suchart Q&A
In this interview, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Tan Ajahn Suchart Abhijāto about the Sotāpanna, or Stream Entry, the first stage of Enlightenment. They delve into how one knows such an exp...Show More
4) Understand, Purify, Transform: Metta & Insight to Unknot Wanting | Ayya Ānandabodhī
In this talk, Ayya Ānandabodhi, founder of Pārāyana Vihara (https://parayanavihara.org/), speaks about using metta, or loving-kindness practice, to loosen the knots that bind us to suffering, desire, ...Show More
5) Monastic Training in Fourteen Points | Āyasmā Ariyadhammika Q&A
In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Āyasmā Ariyadhammika, spiritual director of Sāsanārakkha Buddhist Sanctuary (SBS), on the broad topic of monastic training in its various expr...Show More
6) A 5-Element Taxonomy of Happiness: Pick Your Sukha! | Ajahn Kovilo
In this session, Ajahn Kovilo suggests a 5-part taxonomy of the sukhas (happinesses & pleasures) taught by the Buddha:1) pleasure like fire - kāma-sukha (sensual pleasures not to be pursued);2) pleasu...Show More
7) In the Footsteps of Arahants: Saṅgha & Solitude in Sri Lanka | Bhante Joe Atulo Q&A
In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Bhante Joe Atulo, curator of www.dhammavinayapatipada.com. Subjects touched upon include: the Sri Lankan Forest tradition - its history and pr...Show More
8) Taoist Energies, Saṅkhāra’s Meaning, Buddhist Sleep Advice, & Awareness Itself | Ajahn Nisabho Q&A
In this Q&A session, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about looking at flavors of energy spoke of in Taoist tradition, a speculative overlay of some Taoist principles onto the traditional four Buddhist foundation...Show More
9) Open Buddhist University: A Course for Deprogramming the Mind | Khemarato Bhikkhu Q&A
In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Khemarato Bhikkhu, creator of The Open Buddhist University - https://buddhistuniversity.net/.Khemarato's Bio:Khemarato Bhikkhu is a former sof...Show More
10) Empty of Self, Full of Reality: Suññatā, Emptiness & Nibbāna | Ajahn Nisabho Q&A
In this Q&A session, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about the role of emptiness (suññata) in Buddhism, specifically referencing the image of an extinguished flame described in MN 72 ("To Vacchagotta on Fire" - ...Show More