In this Q&A session at Clear Mountain, Ajahn Jayasaro speaks about the nature of Right Effort, how to maintain a continuity of mindfulness throughout the day, and the increasing sensitivity to goodness that indicates progress on the path. The talk, part of Tan Ajahn's recent visit to Seattle, was a great blessing for the community.

In this Q&A session at Clear Mountain, Ajahn Jayasaro speaks about religion as belief vs. education system, balancing compassion and ethics, and a multitude of other topics. The talk, part of Tan Ajahn's recent visit to Seattle, was a great blessing for the community.

In this session, Ajahn Kovilo introduces a series of four upcoming talks that will address four specific spheres of insight that he has encountered over the course of having studied four years at Dharma Realm Buddhist University. These spheres are: 1) "Returning to True Suchness" 2) Attachment to Views 3) Guanyin Bodhisattva 4) The Pure Land

In this talk, Ayya Suvijjānā speaks about the quality of appamāda, or "diligence", on the path to liberation of heart. To find out more about Passaddhi Vihara, the budding project of Ayya Suvijjānā and Ayyā Niyyānika, visit https://passaddhivihara.org.

In this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about the Buddhist understanding of euthanizing pets and "legally-assisted dying", describing how the traditional view diverges from the current liberal consensus in the West. The sanctity of life, and in particular of a human or human-proximate life, is considered paramount.

In this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about the final six of the ten Pāramitā, or "Perfections", viriya (effort), khanti (forbearance), sacca (honesty), adhiṭṭhāna (determination), mettā (benevolence), upekkhā (equipoise). Naming and orienting ourselves towards these qualities of heart allows us to broaden our conception of practice, growth, and the path.

In this interview, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Ayya Suvijjānā & Ayya Niyyānika about their aspiration for a hermitage in Olympia, WA - Passaddhi vihara. To learn more and support the project, visit https://passaddhivihara.org/.

In this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about the first four of the ten Pāramitā, or "Perfections", Dāna (giving), sīla (virtue), nekkhamma (renunciation), and paññā (wisdom). Naming and orienting ourselves towards these qualities of heart allows us to broaden our conception of practice, growth, and the path.

In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Ajahn Ñāṇiko, abbot of Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery about the art and practice of woodcraft as mindcraft.

In this Community Stories session, Sid, Cristina, Robert, Sameer, David, Peter, Emily, Janaky, Tommy, speak about how they came to the Dhamma, and how it's changed their lives over the years.

In this session, Ajahn Kovilo gives a brief tour of a chanting book - pointing out pronunciation tips and introducing the act of chanting as a practice of mindfulness of breathing. To follow along, see the Amaravati Chanting book here: https://cdn.amaravati.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/30/Chanting-Book-Vol-1-Web.pdf

In this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about how to work with practice when it's not progressing as we would hope, encouraging us to look to the other aspects of the heart which may be quietly ripening in the background.

In this session, Clear Mountain's community is joined by the renowned forest master, Ajahn Anan, a close disciple of Luang Por Chah and abbot of Wat Marp Jan monastery. For more information about Ajahn Anan and Wat Marp Jan, visit: https://watmarpjan.org/en/

In this talk, Ajahn Nisabho discusses tudong, the dhutaṅga practices, and ideas to make them (or analogues) applicable in lay life. Renunciation does not have to be a dry relinquishment of happiness, but an embrace of simplicity and surrender to goodness.

In this interview, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho speak with Bhante Sathi of Triple Gem of the North about growing up in Sri Lanka during civil war and his work with Dharma Voices for Animals (https://www.dharmavoicesforanimals.org/).

In this talk, Ven. Canda, an honored guest visiting from the U.K., speaks about how to develop equanimity by analyzing contact at the sense doors, and developing poise in relation to it. Understanding the conditioned nature of the experience allows us to dispel its power to push us into greed or aversion, and allows us to maintain a stance of gentle care towards the world. https://anukampaproject.org/

In this session, Ajahn Kovilo interviews Ajahn Panot (Prakru Medhaṅkara), disciple of P.A. Payutto, the foremost scholar monk in Thailand. To read Buddhadhamma by P.A. Payutto, visit: https://buddhadhamma.github.io/titlepage.html

In this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about the 5 Khandhas, or aggregates of clinging, described by the Buddha as the subjective constituents of our sense of self. Letting go of 1) form (rupa), 2) feelings (vedana) 3) perception/ cognition (sañña) 4) formations (sankhara) and 5) consciousness (viññana) allows one to touch a reality beyond them—"Nibbāna".

In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview the Dharma teacher and founder of Dharmagiri Sacred Mountain Retreat Center, Thanissara. The session touches on Thanissara's experiences with Luang Por Chah, her twelve years of experience as a nun, her practice of turning towards the transcendent, and Guan Yin.

In this talk, Ajahn Nisabho describes the Five Hindrances to calm ("Nīvarana"), and how to move past them to the luminous mind. The Suttas quoted describing the hindrances include SN 46.55, the Sangarava Sutta and MN 39, the Mahā Assapura Sutta.

In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho discuss the intersection between breath meditation (ānāpānassati) and mindfulness directed toward the body (kāyagatāssati).

In this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about how to cultivate the luminous mind through a playful approach in meditation, utilizing both a primary focused object, such as the breath, alongside a secondary object, such as metta, the nada sound, or a broad awareness of the body.

In this session, Ajahn Kovilo interviews his father, psychiatrist James R. Hillard, about mental well-being and psycho-pathology – especially how these relate to Buddhist thought and meditative practice. These broader topics will be looked at through the lens of the relationship between (in words of the "Monk and Dad" cartoon series) "an atheo-psychiatrist father and his Buddho-monastic son."

In this session, Ajahn Nisabho speaks on being a pacifist in the culture wars.