Spring 2017 Amaravati Newsletter AvailableIf you are in (or travelling to England) be sure to check out Amaravati Monastery‘s website, where we note that the Spring 2017 issue of Looking Ahead (their quarterly newsletter) is now available. I love the look of its masthead: The newsletter itself has a wealth of information, including (among other things) news of new visitor […]
I always enjoy Ajahn Amaro’s talks. Here, he traces his own spiritual journey, a long and winding road—which culminated in 2010 with his becoming Abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in England. A favorite moment: “…where freedom is found—it’s in here.“ So, without further ado, here’s the Venerable Ajahn Amaro talk at Stanford: Enjoy!
Forest Tradition Monasteries: Websites, Maps, and Videos Western Monks at Home in an Ancient Tradition [Due to the amount of information on this webpage, it will take a while to load.] United Kingdom Chittaviveka Website & Map Video: Cittaviveka – Chithurst Buddhist Monastery Video: Chithurst Buddhist Monastery Amaravati Website & Map Video: Amaravati Buddhist Monastery of Ajahn Sumedho (Ajahn Sumedho has retired, and Ajahn […]
Chanting Monks, Manuals, and Karaoke By Kborland – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link Experience monks of various different Buddhist monasteries chanting in both Pāḷi and English. Numerous manuals (and even Abhyagiri’s karaoke files) are here as well. In a talk given at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery, “Ajahn Passano explains the history, tradition, and practice of chanting. The many benefits include calm, concentration, […]
Dhamma Talks from Thai Forest Tradition Monks Dharma Seed, “freely offering Western Buddhist Vipassana teachings,” has over 2,100 Web pages of links to Dhamma Talks. Dhammatalks.net is also not to be missed with its well-organized collection of Dhamma talks by many monks (past and recent) associated with the Thai Forest Tradition (among others). Abhayagiri Monastery‘s Audio Page has the ability to filter by keyword. Its […]
Forest Sangha Monasteries’ Photo Galleries A play of light with our mind And an image arises. For a time it holds our attention. We invest the image with significance. Yet, no matter how captivating, It fades from sight Then mind. Here are images from a variety of Thai Forest Tradition monasteries. Some will inspire awe and wonder.
Monasteries of the Forest SanghaInternational Monasteries in the Theravada Buddhist Tradition of Ajahn Chah Monks of Wat Nong Pah Pong — Slightly cropped image from Forest Sangha Web page, under creative commons license CC BY NC ND 4.0. For videos plus links to websites and maps featuring Thai Forest Tradition monasteries see, Western Monks at Home in an Ancient Tradition. See Forest Sangha Galleries for numerous photos of […]