Dhamma Talks
The Unshakeable Heart & Equanimity at the Sense Doors | Ven. Canda Bhikkhuni
The Unshakeable Heart & Equanimity at the Sense Doors | Ven. Canda Bhikkhuni
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.
To support and learn more about Ven. Canda and the Anukampa Grove Bhikkhuni Vihara, visit https://anukampaproject.org/
Buddhadhamma and Abhidhamma for Vipassana | Ajahn Panot (Prakru Medhaṅkara)
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 Nisabho
Beyond the Five Aggregates & the Vortex of Self | Ajahn Nisabho
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”.
Suttas referenced in the talk include the “Lump of Foam” Sutta and the “Discourse on Not-Self”
To Bow Like Ajahn Chah & Listen Like Guan Yin | Thanissara Q&A
To Bow Like Ajahn Chah & Listen Like Guan Yin | Thanissara Q&A
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.
To learn more about Thanissara, visit: https://www.dharmagiri.org/
Cultivating the Unhindered Mind | Ajahn Nisabho
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Pilgrimage, Tudong, and Faith as Courage | Ajahn Ñāṇiko
Pilgrimage, Tudong, and Faith as Courage | Ajahn ÑāṇikoIn this interview, Ajahn Nyaniko, abbot of Abhayagiri, speaks about his experience developing faith as a faculty and power of the heart through pilgrimage and the practice of wandering tudong.
Chanting “Itipi So” – Introduction | Ajahn Kovilo
Chanting "Itipi So" - Introduction | Ajahn KoviloIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo gives an annotated introduction to the traditional "itipi so" chanting. This video references: The Dhajagga Sutta: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn11/sn11.003.than.html The...
Ajahn Sādaro | What’s so bad about samsāra?
Ajahn Sādaro | What's so bad about samsāra?In this session, Ajahn Sadaro discussed samsara.
Is there a problem with Non-Self? | Ajahn Sādaro
Is there a problem with Non-Self? | Ajahn SādaroIn this session, Ajahn Sadaro discussed if there is a problem with non-self.
Ajahn Sadaro | Practicing with Thinking
Ajahn Sadaro | Practicing with ThinkingIn this session, Ajahn Sadaro went over practicing with thinking method.
Finding Morality in Meditation | Ajahn Sādaro & Ajahn Kovilo
Finding Morality in Meditation | Ajahn Sādaro & Ajahn KoviloIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo speak on the relationship between morality and meditation. Does more meditation necessarily improve morality?
Dec. 3rd – Pilgrimage | Ajahn Sādaro
Dec. 3rd - Pilgrimage | Ajahn SādaroSaturday gathering with Ajahn Sadaro
Nov. 30th – Meditation and Morality | Ajahn Kovilo & Ajahn Sādaro
Nov. 30th - Meditation and Morality | Ajahn Kovilo & Ajahn SādaroIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo will be interviewing Ajahn Sādaro on the broad general topic of meditation and morality.
What is Buddhism? | Ajahn Sādaro
What is Buddhism? | Ajahn SādaroAjahn Sādaro, visiting from Australia, speaks about how Buddhism moves into a culture without losing its essence, and how we must all take responsibility for what it becomes.
Live from Clear Mountain | Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Nisabho (11.23.2022)
Live from Clear Mountain | Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Nisabho (11.23.2022)In this session, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about gratitude, faith, and Mara.
Ajahn Gavesako – Full Interview
Ajahn Gavesako - Full InterviewThis is the full, 1:14:00 video interview of Ajahn Kovilo's conversation/interview with Ajahn Gavesako of Sumedhārāma Monastrery.
Doubt & Uncertainty (Hindrances V) | Ajahn Nisabho
Doubt & Uncertainty (Hindrances V) | Ajahn NisabhoIn this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about doubt, the fifth of the five hindrances to calm in meditation.
Finding Benefit in Loss Languages | Ajahn Kovilo & Ajahn Nisabho
Finding Benefit in Loss Languages | Ajahn Kovilo & Ajahn NisabhoIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho discuss the topic of finding benefits in the four loss languages: 1) fear of scarcity; 2) fear of not being good enough; 3) fear of being overwhelmed;...
Anxiety and Remorse (Hindrances IV) | Ajahn Nisabho
Anxiety and Remorse (Hindrances IV) | Ajahn NisabhoIn this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about restlessness and remorse, the fourth of the five hindrances to calm in meditation.
The Spiral Path – Transcendent Dependent Origination | Ajahn Kovilo
The Spiral Path - Transcendent Dependent Origination | Ajahn KoviloIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo speaks on transcendent dependent origination (lokuttara Paṭicca-sammuppāda) as discussed in “Breaking the Cycle” in Chapter 4 of P.A. Payutto’s Buddhadhamma:...
The Body’s Wisdom | Ayya Anandabodhi
The Body's Wisdom | Ayya AnandabodhiIn this talk, Ayya Anandabodhi, co-founder of Aloka Vihara and a monastic of several decades, speaks about using the body to find wisdom.
Four Similes for Full-Body Awareness | Ajahn Kovilo
Four Similes for Full-Body Awareness | Ajahn KoviloIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo gives four similes for full-body awareness in the context of not following feelings into craving as outlined in dependent origination.
Seeing Through the Veil of the Body | Ajahn Nisabho
Seeing Through the Veil of the Body | Ajahn NisabhoIn this talk, Ajahn Nisabho describes how to use contemplation of the body to pierce the delusion of self.
10) Abandoning the Five Hindrances (MN 39) | Ajahn Kovilo
10) Abandoning the Five Hindrances (MN 39) | Ajahn KoviloIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo speaks about abandoning the five hindrances as featured in The Greater Discourse at Assapura (MN 39 https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.039.than.html)
Sloth and Torpor (Hindrances III) | Ajahn Nisabho
Sloth and Torpor (Hindrances III) | Ajahn NisabhoIn this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about sloth and torpor, the third of the five hindrances to calm in meditation.
Live from Clear Mountain | Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Nisabho (1.26.2022)
Live from Clear Mountain | Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Nisabho (1.26.2022)In this Q&A, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about developing compassion for ourselves, the Four Noble Truths as a spiral staircase, and the cultivation of right-brain thinking.
The Causality of Conflict | Ajahn Kovilo
The Causality of Conflict | Ajahn KoviloIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo speaks about the dependent origination of conflict as discussed in Chapter 4 of P.A. Payutto’s Buddhadhamma: https://buddhadhamma.github.io/dependent-origination.html
11) Four Jhāna Similes (MN 39) | Ajahn Kovilo
11) Four Jhāna Similes (MN 39) | Ajahn KoviloIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo speaks about the four jhāna similes featured in The Greater Discourse at Assapura (MN 39 https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.039.than.html)
Desire & Aversion: Two Arms of Delusion (Hindrances II) | Ajahn Nisabho
Desire & Aversion: Two Arms of Delusion (Hindrances II) | Ajahn NisabhoIn this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about the first two of the five hindrances, sensual desire and aversion, detailing the ways of understanding them that the Buddha lays out as well as their...
Eight Verses for Training the Mind I: “I Will Regard Myself as the Lowest of All” I Ajahn Nisabho
Eight Verses for Training the Mind I: "I Will Regard Myself as the Lowest of All" I Ajahn NisabhoIn this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about the first two of the "Eight Verses of Training the Mind", an ancient and powerful teaching from the Tibetan tradition aimed at...
Finding the Real in the Digital Age | Ajahn Kovilo & Ajahn Nisabho
Finding the Real in the Digital Age | Ajahn Kovilo & Ajahn NisabhoIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho speak on finding reality in the digital age.
Love is a (Non-violent) Battlefield | Ajahn Nisabho
Love is a (Non-violent) Battlefield | Ajahn NisabhoIn honor of Valentine's day, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about how we can use romantic love as a pathway to develop a greater compassion, and also how we can cultivate romance with our meditation object.
It’s Māgha-Pūjā! (Buddhist All-Saints Day) – Come Learn the Ovāda-Pāṭimokkha! | Ajahn Kovilo
It's Māgha-Pūjā! (Buddhist All-Saints Day) - Come Learn the Ovāda-Pāṭimokkha! | Ajahn KoviloIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo gives a talk and brief Q&A focusing on Māgha Pūjā or "Sangha Day" - commemorating when the Buddha taught the "Ovāda-Pāṭimokkha" to 1250 fully...
Anger | Ajahn Nisabho
Anger | Ajahn NisabhoIn this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about how we can confront anger with integrity, and how this humble act is the true route to a deeper loving-kindness.
Eight Verses for Training the Mind II: “I Will See Ill-Natured Beings as a Treasure” I Ajahn Nisabho
Eight Verses for Training the Mind II: "I Will See Ill-Natured Beings as a Treasure" I Ajahn NisabhoIn this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about the first two of the "Eight Verses of Training the Mind", an ancient and powerful teaching from the Tibetan tradition aimed at...
Live from Clear Mountain | Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Nisabho (10.12.2022)
Live from Clear Mountain | Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Nisabho (10.12.2022)In this Q&A session, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about how to deal with pain, the four Buddhist levels of awakening, and more.
Live from Clear Mountain | Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Nisabho (2.23.2022)
Live from Clear Mountain | Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Nisabho (2.23.2022)In this Q&A, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about how to use mantra practice, ones obligation to one's parents, and cultivating sacca, or truthfulness.
Eight Verses for Training the Mind III: “My Enemy Is My True Teacher” I Ajahn Nisabho
Eight Verses for Training the Mind III: "My Enemy Is My True Teacher" I Ajahn NisabhoIn this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about the verses 5-8 of the "Eight Verses of Training the Mind", an ancient and powerful teaching from the Tibetan tradition aimed at orienting us...
Community Celebration! | Ajahn Kovilo, Ajahn Nisabho, & the Clear Mountain Community
Community Celebration! | Ajahn Kovilo, Ajahn Nisabho, & the Clear Mountain CommunityIn this session, the community celebrated the past year-and-half of growth, with individual members expressing their gratitude for what the group has given them. Sadhu!
Addiction, War, & Quitting Your Job (Community Stories I) | Ajahn Nisabho, Katie, Steve, Bree, & Jen
Addiction, War, & Quitting Your Job (Community Stories I) | Ajahn Nisabho, Katie, Steve, Bree, & Jen In this "Community Speaks" session, various members of the Clear Mountain community speak about how they came to the path.
The Pleasure of Blah | Ajahn Kovilo
The Pleasure of Blah | Ajahn KoviloIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo gives a guided meditation on neutral feeling - both when it is acknowledged and when it is ignored - and examines its relationship with dependent origination . See Chapter 4 of P.A. Payutto's...
Stream Entry | Ven. Nisabho
Stream Entry | Ven. Nisabho Ajahn Nisabho describes the Buddha's teachings regarding the first stage of awakening, or Stream Entry.
13) Knowledge of Other’s Births (MN 39) | Ajahn Kovilo
13) Knowledge of Other's Births (MN 39) | Ajahn KoviloIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo will speak about the second the "three knowledges" featured in The Greater Discourse at Assapura, that is, knowledge of the rebirth of others (MN 39...
Ayya Brahmavara – Full Interview
Ayya Brahmavara - Full InterviewThis is the full, 1:15:00 video of Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho's conversation/interview with Ayya Brahmavara. Read more about Ayyā Brahmavarā's monastic residence, Dhammadharini, here: https://www.dhammadharini.net/about.
Spiritual Friendship (Community Stories II) | Holly, Wanida, Jon, Alison, Gail, & Kim
Spiritual Friendship (Community Stories II) | Holly, Wanida, Jon, Alison, Gail, & KimIn this "Community Stories" session, various members of the Clear Mountain community speak about how they came to the path and the value of spiritual friendship.
Paths of Kamma (MN 9, I) | Ajahn Nisabho
Paths of Kamma (MN 9, I) | Ajahn NisabhoIn this talk, Ajahn Nisabho describes the first iteration of Right View described by Ven. Sariputta in the Sammādiṭṭhi Sutta (MN 9) - https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN9.html
Live from Clear Mountain | Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Nisabho (9.28.2022)
Live from Clear Mountain | Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Nisabho (9.28.2022)In this session, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about the pride, Dependent Origination, & the concept of "thusness".
What We Feed the Mind (MN 9, II) | Ven. Nisabho
What We Feed the Mind (MN 9, II) | Ven. NisabhoIn this talk, Tan Nisabho describes the second iteration of Right View, the Nutriments, described by Ven. Sariputta in the Sammādiṭṭhi Sutta (MN 9) - https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN9.html
Arahantship (MN 39) | Ajahn Kovilo
Arahantship (MN 39) | Ajahn KoviloIn this fourteenth and final session of the Gradual Training series, Ajahn Kovilo speaks about the third of the "three knowledges" featured in The Greater Discourse at Assapura, that is, knowledge of the destruction of the taints,...
Ordaining as a Westerner in Chinese Chan | Dharma Master Jin Rou Shi
Ordaining as a Westerner in Chinese Chan | Dharma Master Jin Rou ShiIn this session, Dharma Master Jin Rou Shi, a disciple of Master Hua, speaks about her experience finding an authentic path as a Westerner within the Chinese Chan tradition.
Why We Talk? Why We Listen? (AN 3.67) | Ajahn Kovilo
Why We Talk? Why We Listen? (AN 3.67) | Ajahn Kovilo In this Dhamma Talk, Ajahn Kovilo discusses "Topics for Discussion" as found in Anguttara Nikaya 3.67. Special Focus is given to the overarching principle: "It's why we talk. And why we draw near. /It's why we...
Finding Chan in Theravada? | Ajahn Kovilo & Ven. Nisabho
Finding Chan in Theravada? | Ajahn Kovilo & Ven. NisabhoIn this session, Tan Nisabho explores with Ajahn Kovilo his experience with Chan (Zen) meditation and how this practice has been informed by and transforms his perspective on the Early Buddhist Text and life...
Finding Humility in Praise and Blame | Ajahn Kovilo & Ven. Nisabho
Finding Humility in Praise and Blame | Ajahn Kovilo & Ven. NisabhoIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Tan Nisabho speak on trying to find humility in the midst of both praise and blame.
The Bird of the Breath | Ven. Nisabho
The Bird of the Breath | Ven. NisabhoIn this talk, Tan Nisabho describes the practical steps of breath meditation outlined in the Anapanasati Sutta, or Discourse on Mindfulness of Breathing. The steps provide practical guidance in how to bring the mind to calm and a...
Right Speech 101: Not Lying (MN 41) | Ajahn Kovilo
Right Speech 101: Not Lying (MN 41) | Ajahn Kovilo In this session, Ajahn Kovilo begins a series on Right Speech with the topic of lying as discussed in the Sāleyyaka (MN 41) and elsewhere.
Dhamma & the Multiverse of Madness (MN 9, III) | Ven. Nisabho
Dhamma & the Multiverse of Madness (MN 9, III) | Ven. Nisabho In this talk, Tan Nisabho describes the third iteration of Right View, the application of the Four Noble Truths' framework to Dependent Origination, as described by Ven. Sariputta in the Sammādiṭṭhi...