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Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery: dharma talks and meditation instruction

268 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 10 ratings

The Aloka Vihara sisters are a community of bhikkhunis (fully-ordained nuns) and samaneris (novices) dedicated to practicing the Buddha’s teaching in the style of the Theravada Forest Tradition. Their practice emphasizes simplicity, renunciation, service and an orientation towards learning from the natural world, all held within the context of the Buddha’s teachings. The sisters are committed to embracing and integrating the realities and challenges of contemporary society into their practice.

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Ayya Santacitta: The Five Elements & Metta

June 13, 2021 20:33 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Guided Meditation | Seattle Theravada Buddhist Community

Ayya Santacitta: There in the Middleness ~ Cultivating Equanimity & Perserverance

June 12, 2021 19:37 - 45 minutes - 62.2 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Olympia LGTBQ Sangha

Ayya Santacitta: The Elements are Empty of a Self

June 12, 2021 19:30 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Guided Meditation | Olympia LGTBQ Sangha

Ayya Santacitta: Being Here & Supported by the Three Refuges

June 12, 2021 19:21 - 18 minutes - 21.7 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Guided Meditation | Qlympia LGBTQ Sangha

Ayya Santacitta: Tear Down the Walls of the Mind

June 09, 2021 18:12 - 28 minutes - 39.2 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) The sincerity of the Heart-Wish opens us up to see things differently.

Ayya Santacitta: Die Vier Rechten Anstrengungen & Loslassen

May 21, 2021 20:44 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Aloka-Dharma-Zoom | Geführte Meditation

Ayya Santacitta: Die Vier Rechten Anstrengungen Münden in Anstrengungsloser Anstrengung

May 21, 2021 20:33 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Aloka-Dharma-Zoom

Ayya Santacitta: Four Elements & Seven Factors of Awakening ~ A Blessing for Ekuthuleni

May 01, 2021 18:15 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Guided Meditation

Ayya Santacitta: The Six Elements ~ Where We Belong

April 24, 2021 16:31 - 37 minutes - 34 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Guided Meditation

Ayya Santacitta: Return to Earth

April 24, 2021 16:21 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery)

Ayya Santacitta: Zum Gewahrsein Erwachen

April 17, 2021 03:34 - 10 minutes - 6.18 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Aloka-Dharma-Zoom

Ayya Santacitta: Die Vier Übungsfelder zur Entwicklung von Achtsamkeit & Bewusstes Gewahrsein

April 17, 2021 03:19 - 45 minutes - 25.9 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Aloka-Dharma-Zoom | Geführte Meditation

Ayya Santacitta: Die Vier Übungsfelder zur Entwicklung von Achtsamkeit & bewusstes Gewahrsein

April 17, 2021 03:19 - 45 minutes - 25.9 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Aloka-Dharma-Zoom | Geführte Meditation

Ayya Santacitta: Die Vier Übungsfelder zur Entwicklung von Achtsamkeit

April 03, 2021 02:59 - 38 minutes - 22.1 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Aloka-Dharma-Zoom | Geführte Meditation

Ayya Santacitta: Zusammenhänge Sehen Befreit!

April 03, 2021 02:52 - 39 minutes - 22.9 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Aloka-Dharma-Zoom

Ayya Santacitta: Zusammenhänge sehen befreit!

April 03, 2021 02:52 - 39 minutes - 22.9 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Aloka-Dharma-Zoom

Ayya Santacitta: Erstes bis Drittes Übungsfeld der Achtsamkeit ~ Körper, Gefühlstöne, Geisteszustände

March 20, 2021 04:47 - 30 minutes - 17.2 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Geführte Meditation | Aloka-Dharma-Zoom

Ayya Santacitta: Was ist der Geist?

March 20, 2021 04:41 - 38 minutes - 21.8 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Aloka-Dharma-Zoom

Ayya Santacitta: Was Ist der Geist?

March 20, 2021 04:41 - 38 minutes - 21.8 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Aloka-Dharma-Zoom

Ayya Santacitta: Erstes & Zweites Übungsfeld der Achtsamkeit ~ Erd- & Windelement, Sterblichkeit, Gefühlstöne

March 06, 2021 06:25 - 23 minutes - 13.2 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Geführte Meditation | Aloka-Dharma-Zoom

Ayya Santacitta: Vedana (Gefühlstöne) ~ Interface Zwischen Körper & Geist

March 06, 2021 06:18 - 38 minutes - 22.1 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery)

Ayya Santacitta: Vedana (Gefühlstöne) ~ Interface zwischen Körper & Geist

March 06, 2021 06:18 - 38 minutes - 22.1 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery)

Ayya Santacitta: Erstes Übungsfeld der Achtsamkeit ~ Anatomische Teile, Elemente, Sterblichkeit

February 19, 2021 21:49 - 35 minutes - 20.2 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Geführte Meditation | Aloka-Dharma-Zoom

Ayya Santacitta: Achtsamkeit ist der Direkte Weg

February 19, 2021 21:43 - 39 minutes - 22.9 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Aloka-Dharma-Zoom

Ayya Santacitta: Erstes Übungsfeld der Achtsamkeit ~ Anatomische Teile & Elemente

January 16, 2021 04:52 - 35 minutes - 20.1 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Geführte Meditation | Aloka-Dharma-Zoom

Ayya Santacitta: Erstes Übungsfeld der Achtsamkeit ~ Anatomische Teile, Elemente

January 16, 2021 04:52 - 35 minutes - 20.1 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Geführte Meditation | Aloka-Dharma-Zoom

Ayya Santacitta: Die Vier Übungsfelder der Achtsamkeit ~ ein Überblick

January 16, 2021 04:45 - 39 minutes - 22.6 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Aloka-Dharma-Zoom

Ayya Dhammadipa: El Dharma Busca El Dharma

January 05, 2021 19:00 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) una plática que trata del Sendero y la vida monástica para las mujeres Budistas

Venerable Dhammadipa: El Dharma Busca El Dharma

January 05, 2021 19:00 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) una plática que trata del Sendero y la vida monástica para las mujeres Budistas

Venerable Dhammadipa: Awakening Within the Light of Metta

January 02, 2021 22:25 - 45 minutes - 61.9 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) A guided meditation, cultivation of the seven factors of awakening within the meditation on radiating metta in all directions

Ayya Dhammadipa: Awakening Within the Light of Metta

January 02, 2021 22:25 - 45 minutes - 61.9 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) A guided meditation, cultivation of the seven factors of awakening within the meditation on radiating metta in all directions

Ayya Santacitta: Wisdom & the Brahmavihara

January 02, 2021 17:46 - 53 minutes - 42.6 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Guided Meditation | Relating the Brahmavihara to the Seven Factors of Awakening increases their liberating potential

Ayya Santacitta: Train Yourself to Train Just a Little More Gently

January 02, 2021 16:19 - 37 minutes - 30.2 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Empowering the Brahmavihara with the Seven Factors of Awakening

Ayya Anandabodhi: Reflections on Upekkha

January 02, 2021 10:00 - 18 minutes - 20.6 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery)

Ayya Santacitta: Metta, Karuna, Mudita ~ Expressions of Awakening

January 02, 2021 08:30 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Guided Meditation

Venerable Dhammadipa: Morning Reflection on Mudita

January 01, 2021 10:20 - 21 minutes - 28.9 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) A short talk on empathetic joy in the natural world, and joy as a key aspect of the Buddha's teachings

Ayya Anandabodhi: Feeling Tone - Guided body sweeping meditation

January 01, 2021 08:30 - 52 minutes - 48.6 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Guided body sweeping meditation on the three feeling tones - pleasant, painful, neither-pleasant-nor-painful.

Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery Nuns' Community: End of Year Ceremony

January 01, 2021 03:35 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery)

Venerable Dhammadipa: Bright Mind of Compassion

December 31, 2020 19:00 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) A guided meditation on karuna, mudita, upekha

Ayya Santacitta: Worldly & Unworldly Feelings

December 31, 2020 18:00 - 19 minutes - 15.9 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Morning Reflection

Venerable Dhammadipa: The Power of Loving Kindness

December 31, 2020 18:00 - 46 minutes - 64.3 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) A Dharma talk on metta as well as karuna, mudita, and upekkha, their inter-relationships, leading to jhana and transformation of the karmic stream.

Ayya Anandabodhi: Letting Go, Last Day of 2020

December 31, 2020 16:15 - 37 minutes - 42.5 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) At the end of a challenging year, reflections on letting go of resentment, cultivating a loving heart and opening to the bigger picture.

Ayya Anandabodhi: Letting Go of Resentment - (the last day of 2020)

December 31, 2020 16:15 - 37 minutes - 42.5 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) At the end of a challenging year, reflections on letting go of resentment, cultivating a loving heart and opening to the bigger picture.

Ayya Anandabodhi: Radiant Heart Practices

December 31, 2020 13:30 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) A guided meditation on the Four Brahama Viharas with a radiant heart.

Venerable Dhammadipa: Reflection on the Four Elements as Food

December 31, 2020 11:00 - 8 minutes - 12.3 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Meal reflection

Venerable Dhammadipa: Simple Compassion Meditation

December 31, 2020 09:30 - 12 minutes - 17.2 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) A guided meditation using brief phrases of compassion and the wish for beings to be safe

Ayya Santacitta: Metta, Space, Awareness

December 30, 2020 18:40 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Guided Meditation

Ayya Anandabodhi: Meal Time Reflection

December 30, 2020 11:20 - 9 minutes - 10.8 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Bringing the Four Brahma Viharas to eating.

Ayya Anandabodhi: Overview of the Four Brahma Viharas

December 30, 2020 10:00 - 19 minutes - 18 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery)

Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery Nuns' Community: Intro & Orientation by the Nuns

December 29, 2020 18:54 - 43 minutes - 34.7 MB

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery)