The Ānāpānassati Sutta as a Guide for Aligning the Mind While Chanting | Ajahn KoviloIn 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...

Falling Upwards: Failing & Finding the Quiet Fruits of Practice | Ajahn NisabhoIn 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...

Bodhisattvas and Boundless Buddho | Ajahn AnanIn 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...

The Joy of Less: 13 Dhutanga Practices | Ajahn NisabhoIn 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...

Compassion in Times of War & Dietary Ethics | Bhante SathiIn 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...

The Unshakeable Heart & Equanimity at the Sense Doors | Ven. Canda BhikkhuniIn 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....

Buddhadhamma and Abhidhamma for Vipassana | Ajahn Panot (Prakru Medhaṅkara)In this session, Ajahn Kovilo interviews Ajahn Panot (Prakru Medhaṅkara), disciple of P.A. Payutto, the foremost scholar monk in Thailand.Buddhadhamma by P.A. Payutto can be found here.

Beyond the Five Aggregates & the Vortex of Self | Ajahn NisabhoIn 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)...

To Bow Like Ajahn Chah & Listen Like Guan Yin | Thanissara Q&AIn 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...

Cultivating the Unhindered Mind | Ajahn NisabhoIn 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,...

Finding the Breath in the Body | Ajahn Kovilo & Ajahn NisabhoIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho discuss the intersection between breath meditation (ānāpānassati) and mindfulness directed toward the body (kāyagatāssati).

Lighten Up: The Playful Path to Samādhi | Ajahn NisabhoIn 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...

Being Psychic vs. Being Psychotic – A Father and Son Discuss the Mind | Dr. James R. HillardIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo interviews his father, psychiatrist James R. Hillard, about mental well-being and psycho-pathology – especially how these relate to Buddhist...

A Buddhist Guide to Sanity in an Election Year | Ajahn NisabhoIn this session, Ajahn Nisabho speaks on being a pacifist in the culture wars.

The Case for Post-Materialist Science and Evidence for Rebirth | Marjorie Woollacott Ph.D.In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho speak with Marjorie Woollacott. Marjorie Woollacott, Ph.D., is an Emeritus Professor and prior chair of the Dept. of Human...

Grieving for Loved Ones | Clear Mountain CommunityIn this "Community Stories" session, Clear Mountain members Jessica, Sid, Mary, Axel, Jon, Sarah, Damien, Joseph, Liem, Samek, and JT speak about what the Dhamma has meant to them, and how it's helped them move through...

What Kind of Bhikkhuni Could Illuminate the Redwood-Tree Grove? | Ayyā Santussikā & Ayyā CittānandāIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview their good kalyāṇamittas Ayyā Santussikā & Ayyā Cittānandā of the Karuna Buddhist Monastery. Both Ayyās...

The Sacred, the Beautiful, & Other Technologies of the Heart | Ajahn NisabhoIn this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about the need to bring joy, beauty, and love into spiritual practice to sustain and strengthen the heart through the acts of relinquishment the path...

Zen and the Art of Buddhist Chaplaincy | Zenshin Dillon BalmacedaIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo speaks with his friend and fellow Dharma Realm Buddhist University student, Zenshin Dillon Balmaceda about his work doing Buddhist Chaplaincy including hospice work and...

Pride, Prejudice, & Putting Down the Grapes of Wrath | Ajahn NisabhoIn this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about ways to counter anger and aversion, cultivating forgiveness and an understanding of conditionality instead. The "Eight Verses of Mind Training" referenced...

Two Bhikkhus & A Rabbi Walk into a Livestream... | Rabbi Bendat-Appell Q&AIn this session, Ajahn Nisabho and Ajahn Kovilo interview Rabbi Jordan Bendat-Appell about contemplative practices and shared resonances in the Jewish and Buddhist traditions.

Healing Kundalini Syndrome | Tara Springett Q&AIn this session, Ajahn Nisabho interviews Tara Springett, a meditation teacher specializing in "Kundalini Awakening", about meditation-induced spiritual crisis, side effects of expansion of consciousness, effects of...

Hells, Heavens, & the Realms of Māra | Ajahn NisabhoIn this talk, Ajahn Nisabho describes the Buddhist cosmos, from the hells to the heavens, ending with advice for how we can confront the Māra, master of the sensual sphere.

Finding the Right in Writing | Ajahn Kovilo & Ajahn NisabhoIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho speak about the using writing as a Dhamma support.

The Headless Way: Being Space for the World | Richard LangIn this interview, Ajahn Kovilo speaks with Richard Lang, teacher of "The Headless Way." To learn more about Richard and The Headless Way, visit: https://www.headless.org/

Following the Flag of Fearlessness - The Origin of "Itipi So"| Ajahn KoviloIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo speaks about the origin of the "Itipi So" chant as found in the Dhajagga Sutta (SN 11.3) and further speaks to the essence of the Recollection of the Buddha -...

How Different Meditative Techniques Affect Morality & Other Scientific Sojourns | Ajahn Sādaro Q&AIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Ajahn Sādaro - touching on such topics as not-self (anatttā) and its relation to moral responsibility,...

Secular Buddhism Without the Beef: A Contemporary Conversation on Awakening | Doug SmithIn this interview, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho have a friendly and informative conversation with Doug Smith of the popular YouTube Channel “Doug’s Dharma”.

Four Graded Questions From the Buddha - How Do You Score? | Ajahn KoviloIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo – in reference to the Upakkilesa Sutta (MN 128) – frames the "Buddha's Hierarchy of Needs" as a parallel to Maslow's, and speaks about four sequential questions the...

A Bhikkhu & a Ukrainian Catholic Monk Walk Into a Livestream... | Brother Zacharias Q&AIn this session, Ajahn Nisabho interviews Brother Zacharias, an Orthodox Christian monk at Mount Tabor Monastery (https://www.monksofmttabor.com/), about Christian monastic...

The 7 Habits of Highly Reflective People | Ajahn Kovilo & Ajahn NisabhoIn this talk, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho celebrate the dawning of the new year by describing the seven "Dawnings of the Dhamma" detailed by the Buddha in SN 45.49-55...

Solitary Refinement: How 12 Years in a Cave Can Change the World | Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo Q&AIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo on the topics of Rigpa, training in seclusion and society, debate, female ordination, and...

The Womb of the Buddha: From Yoniso-Manasikāra to Tathāgata-Garbha | Ajahn KoviloIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo speaks about the birth of the Buddha and the place and implications of "yoniso-manasikāra" as "turning the mind to the womb".

Hercules & the Buddha: The Legend Continues? | Ajahn Sona Q&AIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Ajahn Sona of Birken Forest Monastery discussing Gandhāra manuscripts, various debate traditions, scholastic agendas, and more For more...

Have a Buddhist Wish? Try These Five Practices! | Ajahn KoviloIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo speaks about the Ākankheyya Sutta (https://suttacentral.net/mn6/en/bodhi?lang=en) and its suggestions for skillful Buddhist wishing.

Buddhist Insights From Ancient Gandhāra | Prof. Richard Salomon Q&AIn this session, Ajahn Nisabho interviews Prof. Richard G. Salomon, a former professor at University of Washington and one of the world's leading experts in the ancient Gandhari scrolls. For more...

Light That Lands on Nothing: Nibbāna, the Deathless, & Awakening | Ajahn NisabhoIn this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about the Buddhist concept of Enlightenment, and the intuition, practices, and steps which can draw us closer to it.

Mantra Memory Merriment - The Sati Mantra: "Citte Cittānupassī Viharati ..." | Ajahn KoviloIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo teaches the third Foundation of Mindfulness as being "The Sati Mantra" and will suggest - along with instructions - that practitioners memorize the...

This Talk Will Get Under Your Skin: The Ancient Practice of Body Contemplation | Ajahn NisabhoIn this talk, Ajahn Nisabho describes the practice of body contemplation, speaking to the practice of the 32 parts, 4 elements, and charnel ground contemplations, as...

Earthworm Practice: "Times Are Urgent! Let Us Slow Down." | Ayyā SantacittāIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Ayyā Santacittā of the Āloka Earth Room.

"For I am Papañca, Producer of Worlds" & Other Proliferative Profundities | Ajahn NisabhoAjahn Nisabho speaks about the Buddhist term "papañca", often translated as "mental proliferation" or "objectification", as described in the Honeyball Sutta...

Reflections on the 5th Precept Against Taking Intoxicants | Ajahn Nisabho Q&AIn this talk and Q&A session, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about how the Buddha recommended we hold the fifth precept against taking intoxicants, and if this allows for even moderate use.

Dealing with Difficult Emotions | Ven. Sangye KhadroA talk and Q&A with Ven. Sangye Khadro of Sravasti Abbey (https://sravastiabbey.org/)

"Your Heart Was Made for This" | Oren Jay Sofer Q&AIn this interview, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho speak with Oren Jay Sofer on the topics (among others) of:- his new book "Your Heart Was Made for This" (https://www.orenjaysofer.com/your-heart)- insights to be...

Dependent Origination, Thusness, & the Drum of the Deathless | Ajahn NisabhoIn this talk, Ajahn Nisabho describes the twelve links of Dependent Origination, or Paṭiccasamuppāda, the Buddha's articulation of how we move from ignorance to suffering, and the sense of...

Why Buddhism Isn’t a Cult, Dhamma Parenting, & the University of Ordination | Ayyā Ahiṃsā Q&AIn this interview, Ayyā Ahiṃsā of the Canmore Theravada Buddhist Community speaks about leaving a fundamentalist religious community, falling in love with the...

Transforming Tragedy: The Power of Spiritual Friendship | Clear Mountain CommunityIn this "Community Stories" session, Cheryl, Aruna, Trenton, Grace, Jeremy, Kristen, Noah, Sooz, and Miles share how they came to the Dhamma and how their journeys have unfolded this...

A Vital Message from the Simile of the Saw | Ajahn KoviloIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo will speak about the Simile of the Saw (Majjhima Nikāya 21) and how it can inform how we speak in challenging times.

Exploring Enlightenment: A Swami & Bhikkhu Discuss Humility, Psychic Powers, & GodIn this session, Ajahn Nisabho interviews Swami Atmavidyananda Giri about Kriya Yoga, his path to ordination, stories of faith from his teachers, the Yogic idea of awakening,...

Words Worth Treasuring: Monastic Insights into Right Speech | Ajahn NisabhoIn this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about the ways the Buddha recommended refining speech, from avoiding lying, divisive talebearing, harsh speech, and idle chatter, to ensuring what we say is...

"Justice" Is Not a Buddhist Word | Ajahn NisabhoIn this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about the impulse towards vengeance which can hide in the concept of justice, noting how the Buddha taught an ethic of forgiveness rather than retribution.