Clear Mountain Monastery Project
By Clear Mountain Monastery
Listen to a podcast, please open Podcast Republic app. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
Image by Clear Mountain Monastery
Category: Buddhism
Open in Apple Podcasts
Open RSS feed
Open Website
Rate for this podcast
Subscribers: 17
Reviews: 0
Episodes: 100
Description
Dharma talks from monastics at Clear Mountain, an aspiring Buddhist Forest monastery in the greater Seattle area. The Forest Tradition represents a return to the simple way of life taught by the Buddha. Monastics aspire to live as the early disciples did: dwelling in the forest, studying the teachings, and devoting themselves to meditation. To learn more, visit https://www.clearmountain.org.
| Episode | Date |
|---|---|
|
Interested & Excited: Gardening the Heart & Tooling Up Your Cultivation | Ajahn Cunda
|
Jun 14, 2026 |
|
The Hard Knox of Metta: How to Survive Prison, Forgive Your Prosecutor, & Love Anyone | Amanda Knox
|
Jun 09, 2026 |
|
What’s to Give Light Must Endure Burning…& Mayo? A Mai-Nai/Uncertain Sandwich | CMM & Ven. Paññāsiri
|
Jun 07, 2026 |
|
Stanford Scholar on the Conceits & Blind Spots of Every Form of Buddhism | Prof. Paul Harrison Q&A
|
Jun 04, 2026 |
|
Awakening is Devastating: Death, Dhamma, & Diamond-Cut Wisdom from White Robes | Maechee Paññāsirī
|
May 31, 2026 |
|
Making Mountains of Merit Amidst Mounting Madness: Shedding Light on Group Karma | Ajahn Achalo Q&A
|
May 28, 2026 |
|
True Safety in the Bravest of Spaces | Ayya Niyyānika
|
May 23, 2026 |
|
New & Ancient Rules of Relationship: Advice from a Therapist & Two Celibate Monks | Terry Real Q&A
|
May 14, 2026 |
|
Weathered Maturity: A Jagged, Holistic Life At the Center of the Edge of the World | Ajahn Sukhito
|
May 14, 2026 |
|
(Almost) Effortless Mindfulness for Effortful Skeptics: A Savory Same-Taste Sandwich | Loch Kelly
|
May 13, 2026 |
|
A Heart-shaking Life of Extraordinary Genius: The Historical & Human Buddha | Ajahn Nisabho
|
May 09, 2026 |
|
Hey Ego! The Trees Don’t Care: Heartwood Forest Dhamma | A. Anandabodhi, A. Niyyanika, Tan Tejassi
|
May 03, 2026 |
|
Clash of the Titans of Translation: The Buddha Across Language, Tradition, Time, AI | Ajahn Brahmali
|
Apr 30, 2026 |
|
A Buddhist Response to Artificial Intelligence: A Nuanced Perspective | Randima Fernando Q&A
|
Apr 30, 2026 |
|
FAQ/Q&A: How Clear? Which Mountain? Monastery What? | Ajahn Kovilo & Ajahn Nisabho
|
Apr 27, 2026 |
|
Sacred Boredom: Unhooking, Enoughness, and The Path of Getting Better at Happiness | Ajahn Kovilo
|
Apr 26, 2026 |
|
Theatre~Forest~Prison: Wisdom from Aj. Chah’s Most Senior European Disciple | Luang Por Khemadhammo
|
Apr 23, 2026 |
|
Mental HealthMaxxing! The Tools of Retreat Meet Full-Spectrum Humanity | CMM Ajahns
|
Apr 19, 2026 |
|
Tantra! Vajra! Guru! Aaaa! An Indo-Tibetan Primer - Every Syllable About Ethics | Jay Garfield Q&A
|
Apr 16, 2026 |
|
No Best Friends: Sympathetic Resonance & the Architecture of Spiritual Community | Ajahn Nisabho
|
Apr 12, 2026 |
|
Sacrifice & Grace: Leg Lost & Pain Meditation Tested on a Cold Foreign Highway | Ajahn Mahā Dam
|
Apr 09, 2026 |
|
All About Suffering – The First (and Hardest) Truth AKA Anicca’s Ugly Cousin | Ajahn Kovilo
|
Apr 04, 2026 |
|
Through Heaven, Hell, & Hecklers: Walking for Peace Through America in Crisis | Bhante Paññākāra Q&A
|
Apr 02, 2026 |
|
The Wingspan of Humility: Buddhist Teachings on Removing the Dart of Pride | Ajahn Nisabho
|
Mar 29, 2026 |
|
A Monk, His Dog, & All the World: 2,300 Miles, 108 Days, 1 Great Vow | Bhante Paññākāra Q&A
|
Mar 26, 2026 |
|
Clear Mountain .... MONASTERY! A Dream Landed & Our Hopes for the Future | CM Monastics & Community
|
Mar 22, 2026 |
|
Metta Without Makeup: Robes Since 11 & Love in Bare Feet | Bhante Sumitta Q&A
|
Mar 19, 2026 |
|
’Dedicating Goodness’ for Beginners: Intercontinental Metta & Prayer for Skeptics! | Ajahn Kovilo
|
Mar 14, 2026 |
|
MN 82: Ratthapala Sutta - Foremost in Ordaining on Pure Conviction | 10-Minute Majjhima
|
Mar 12, 2026 |
|
Saṃsāra’s Like This: Upheaval in Mexico, Mischievous Blessings, & Garlands of Skulls | Bhante Rāhula
|
Mar 09, 2026 |
|
Dark Matter, Bright Gods: Buddhist Cosmology as Contemplative Psychology | Ajahn Nisabho
|
Mar 08, 2026 |
|
The Birth of Western Dharma: A Holy & Harried History of Ajahns, Sayadaws, & Roshis | Jack Kornfield
|
Mar 05, 2026 |
|
Buddhist Emotional Intelligence: Thirty-Six Moods to Choose From! | Ajahn Kovilo
|
Mar 01, 2026 |
|
After the Laundry the Ecstasy: Ajahn Chah, Enlightenment, & a Dhammic Life’s Legacy | Jack Kornfield
|
Feb 26, 2026 |
|
Stop Generating: Samādhi as Reinforcement Learning & an Open-Weights Model of Joy | Ajahn Nisabho
|
Feb 22, 2026 |
|
From Esquire CEO to Dancing With Life: From Long Poor Saṃsāra to Luang Por Sumedho | Phillip Moffitt
|
Feb 19, 2026 |
|
Happy All-entine’s Day! The Who-, What- & Where-Methods of Loving-Kindness Meditation | Ajahn Kovilo
|
Feb 15, 2026 |
|
Dhamma Political Strategy: Preceptocracy, Authenticity, & a Pony of Love for Everyone | Ayya Sobhanā
|
Feb 12, 2026 |
|
The Choice Architecture of Refuge: From Sitting to Reading to Feeling to Faith | Ajahn Kovilo
|
Feb 09, 2026 |
|
6,000 Meals – Just One Bowl: Full-Contact Lessons From Monastic Eating (4 Nutriments) | Ajahn Kovilo
|
Feb 08, 2026 |
|
Decoding the Matrix Through Dependent Origination: Life Lessons from Bhante G | Bhante Jayasāra Q&A
|
Feb 05, 2026 |
|
Q&A: Final Death Moment & Rebirth, the Nature of Citta, &... Cats vs. Dogs? | Ajahn Nisabho
|
Feb 01, 2026 |
|
Ask a Monastic! Is Grief Buddhist, Facing Boredom, & Escaping Desert Islands? | CMM & Bhante Rāhula
|
Feb 01, 2026 |
|
A Paradise Built in Hell: Upekkhā & the Buddhist Response to Political Panic | Ajahn Nisabho
|
Jan 24, 2026 |
|
Brokenhearted Awe: G.R.A.C.E Blown Wide Open & Empathy at the Edge | Roshi Joan Halifax
|
Jan 22, 2026 |
|
1 Month Gone, 2 Left! Elk Trails, a Flood of Generosity, & What the Heck is Due Diligence?
|
Jan 19, 2026 |
|
”Why We’re Not a Cult” Or ”Going Forth” From Consumerism, Egoism, and Other Bad -Isms | Ajahn Kovilo
|
Jan 18, 2026 |
|
10,000 Joys & 10,000 Sorrows: DEAD Serious Practice to Abundant Enoughness | James Baraz Q&A
|
Jan 15, 2026 |
|
The Rebel of Suan Mokkh: Rebirth, Cancer, & the Four Truths of Dhammic Socialism | Santikaro Q&A
|
Jan 09, 2026 |
|
A Nightmare, A Butterfly, & the Disbanding That Reveals Nibbāna | Willa Thāniya & Eliza Day
|
Jan 08, 2026 |
|
Smaller Vehicle? We have TEN Perfections! The New Year in Ten Pāramis | Ajahn Kovilo & Ajahn Nisabho
|
Jan 04, 2026 |
|
Luminous Lowliness: Eight Tibetan Mind Trainings to Short-Circuit the Self | Ajahn Nisabho
|
Jan 02, 2026 |
|
Theravāda Tag Team: No Self Left Standing! | Doug Smith & Jon Aaron Roundtable
|
Jan 01, 2026 |
|
What Would Land Mean? A 9-min Message from the Board Vice President & President | Friends of CM
|
Dec 29, 2025 |
|
2025 Year-End Review: A 38 Highest Blessings Brief - What Is Your ”Vihāra-Dhamma”? | Ajahn Kovilo
|
Dec 28, 2025 |
|
The Monastery Begins: A 3-Month Countdown to Potential Land! | Clear Mountain Monks & Friends Board
|
Dec 25, 2025 |
|
Love Actually: Liberating the Heart Through the Brahmavihārās | Ajahn Nisabho
|
Dec 20, 2025 |
|
Pick-Ax Dhamma: Deep Mining the Four Foundations of Mindfulness | Joseph Goldstein Q&A
|
Dec 18, 2025 |
|
Sloth & Torture & Four Aspects of Clear Knowing | Ayya Suvijjānā & Ayya Niyyānika
|
Dec 13, 2025 |
|
Sri Lanka’s Meditation Renaissance: Forest Practice & the Magic of the Mind | Ven. Chandaratana Q&A
|
Dec 11, 2025 |
|
Triangulate Your Problem: Can’t Sit Quietly? Can’t Walk Boldly? Or Just Can’t Let Go? | Ajahn Kovilo
|
Dec 06, 2025 |
|
Deathless Zen: Sati, Satori, & the Koan of Cessation | Stephen Mugen Snyder, Roshi Q&A
|
Dec 04, 2025 |
|
Bitter Truths from a “Sweet Little Nun”: The Enemy of the Self-Centered Mind | Thubten Chodron
|
Nov 30, 2025 |
|
The (Buddhist) Moral Landscape & Sam’s Path to Not-Self: Drop Out, Tune In, Point Out | Sam Harris
|
Nov 27, 2025 |
|
The Aṅgulimāla Method: How to Forgive a Killer, Die a Saint, & Love like a Mother | Bhante Sumitta
|
Nov 23, 2025 |
|
Letter to a Buddhist Nation: Rebirth, Refuge, & the Limits of Skepticism | Sam Harris Q&A
|
Nov 19, 2025 |
|
The Horror, the Drama, & the Dhamma: Awakening from Samsara’s Theatre | Ayya Ānandabodhī
|
Nov 15, 2025 |
|
Hippie to Happy: A Born-Again Buddhist’s Path from Prison to Peace | Bhante Y. Rāhula Q&A
|
Nov 13, 2025 |
|
The Upāsakā Code: How to Be More Than Just a Weekend Buddhist | Ajahn Kovilo & Ajahn Nisabho
|
Nov 09, 2025 |
|
Confessions of a Buddhist Scholar: Esotericism, Alchemy, & the Limits of Academia | Sarah Shaw Q&A
|
Nov 06, 2025 |
|
Buddhism: Unitarianism Without the You – A UU Dharma Bum Biopic | Ajahn Kovilo
|
Nov 05, 2025 |
|
An Arahant & Chat-GPT Discuss Nibbāna... Risks & Possibilities of AI Dhamma | Ajahn Sādaro
|
Nov 01, 2025 |
|
Devas, Māras, & Elephant Stories, Lay Stream Entry, & Wearing White in Buddhism | Ajahn Nisabho Q&A
|
Oct 30, 2025 |
|
Breaking the Clock: Dependent Origination & the Timeless Citta | Ajahn Nisabho
|
Oct 25, 2025 |
|
Beyond Matter: The Observer Effect, Timelessness, & the Primacy of Consciousness | Bogdan Staszewski
|
Oct 23, 2025 |
|
Bhikkhunis, Butlers, & Card-Carrying Sotāpannas: A Non-PC Tour of Dhamma Diversity | Ajahn Munissara
|
Oct 19, 2025 |
|
Monk Life: ”Less Dreadful Than I Would’ve Thought” | Ajahn Narindo Q&A
|
Oct 16, 2025 |
|
(A)Political Buddhism: True But Not Right, Right But Not True | Ayya Santussika
|
Oct 11, 2025 |
|
Empty Space Alight: A Compassionate Theravāda Search for the Nature of Awareness | Guy Armstrong Q&A
|
Oct 09, 2025 |
|
The Lie Behind Shy: A Buddhist Response to People-Fear and Self-Implication | Ajahn Kovilo
|
Oct 04, 2025 |
|
Deep Thai Buddhism: Soft Skills for a Hard Life & Living the Monk Dream | Ajahn Dan Thiracitto Q&A
|
Oct 02, 2025 |
|
Heaviest Teachings, Lightest Touch: 4 Hallucinations (No AI Necessary) | Ayya Brahmavara
|
Sep 27, 2025 |
|
Brothers & Sisters in Dhamma: A Case Study | Karuna Buddhist Vihara Q&A
|
Sep 25, 2025 |
|
Not-Self-Help Guide: Upaṭṭhāking Luang Por Sumedho & the Beauty of Service | Ajahn Asoko Q&A
|
Sep 20, 2025 |
|
Tara & the Theras! Radical Acceptance & Radical Compassion in an Unraveling World | Tara Brach Q&A
|
Sep 18, 2025 |
|
Death Dhamma: Lessons from Life’s Edge | Ajahn Nisabho
|
Sep 13, 2025 |
|
Love Is the Only Thing ... Oh, and PBT, RFT, ACT & Infinite Relationality | Steven Hayes Q&A
|
Sep 11, 2025 |
|
Buddhist Work Ethic: Be Diligent to Do Good; Be Lazy to Do Evil | Ajahn Kovilo
|
Sep 06, 2025 |
|
”You’re Acting Like an Idiot. Just Stop It!” Finding a Teacher; Keeping Your Humor | Ajahn Mudito
|
Sep 04, 2025 |
|
The Dhamma of Cold Plunging, Equanimity with News... & that New Apple Watch? | Ajahn Nisabho Q&A
|
Aug 30, 2025 |
|
First Awakening: The Irreversible Step of Sotāpanna | Ajahn Suchart Q&A
|
Aug 28, 2025 |
|
Understand, Purify, Transform: Metta & Insight to Unknot Wanting | Ayya Ānandabodhī
|
Aug 23, 2025 |
|
Monastic Training in Fourteen Points | Āyasmā Ariyadhammika Q&A
|
Aug 21, 2025 |
|
A 5-Element Taxonomy of Happiness: Pick Your Sukha! | Ajahn Kovilo
|
Aug 16, 2025 |
|
In the Footsteps of Arahants: Saṅgha & Solitude in Sri Lanka | Bhante Joe Atulo Q&A
|
Aug 14, 2025 |
|
Taoist Energies, Saṅkhāra’s Meaning, Buddhist Sleep Advice, & Awareness Itself | Ajahn Nisabho Q&A
|
Aug 09, 2025 |
|
Open Buddhist University: A Course for Deprogramming the Mind | Khemarato Bhikkhu Q&A
|
Aug 07, 2025 |
|
Empty of Self, Full of Reality: Suññatā, Emptiness & Nibbāna | Ajahn Nisabho Q&A
|
Aug 03, 2025 |
|
Four Noble Friends: Male Archetypes & Vinaya Insights | Jin Chuan Shi & Jin Wei Shi
|
Jul 31, 2025 |
|
When the Sit Hits the Fan: Practice When Practice Fails | Ajahn Kovilo
|
Jul 26, 2025 |