The Fourth Messenger Podcast Unknown
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- Religion & Spirituality
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Customer Reviews
Great Dhamma
This podcast is great - diverse Dhamma from monks and nuns. Highly recommended.