A retrospective essay looking back at Ajahn Kovilo’s June-July 2023 visit to Clear Mountain, examining various skillful ways to count our time.
Writings
Counting Time – The Metrics of Metta: A Summer with Clear Mountain
A retrospective essay looking back at Ajahn Kovilo’s June-July 2023 visit to Clear Mountain, examining various skillful ways to count our time.
At the Feet of the Masters: Pilgrims’ Reflections from Thailand and Bodh Gaya
Clear Mountain’s pilgrims, both in person and in heart, set a strong intention for our future, ending 2022 at the feet of the masters and under the seat of the Buddha. Here, they recount their experiences.
An Architecture of Faith: Clear Mountain’s Search for a Home
Clear Mountain’s first year-and-a-half gave rise to a community inspired by the shared vision of a monastic presence near Seattle. We look now towards finding a physical home for the monastery and the refuge it might become for all who need it.
Navigating Almsround – Contagious Goodness
An essay examining the concept of pattānumodana – delighting in the goodness of others – as it manifested during Ajahn Kovilo’s December 2021 to January 2022 visit to Clear Mountain Monastery.
Frost & the Harvest: Clear Mountain’s First Autumn
A journal of Clear Mountain’s first autumn in Seattle, a time of cold weather and warm hands, external scarcity and internal harvest, continuing pandemic and new beginnings.
An Interview with a Forest Monk Student
This interview with Ajahn Kovilo – centering around his experience as a monastic university student – took place at Dharma Realm Buddhist University in October of 2021.
Look to the Feast: Clear Mountain’s First Summer
A journal of Clear Mountain’s first months in Seattle. Arriving in late June of 2021, Tan Nisabho quickly found himself part of a growing community of faithful from around Seattle.
A Fun Way to Memorize Long Dhamma (with a Special Focus on the Dhammapada)
Ajahn Kovilo draws on his own experience memorizing the Dhammapada to describe a system of memorization techniques, both ancient and modern, that one can use to internalize even the longest of texts.
Tudong to Wat Metta: Walking on Faith from L.A.
A description of Tan Nisabho’s 2019 walking pilgrimage from South of L.A. to Wat Metta, near Escondido. The traditional practice of tudong forces monastics to walk on faith and trust fully in the goodness of the world for their support.
Tudong to Wollongong: Walking on Faith in Australia
A description of Tan Nisabho’s 2017 walking pilgrimage outside of Sydney, Australia. Relying on the unsolicited generosity of strangers for food and refuge, the traditional practice of tudong testifies to the power of faith.