Religion & Spirituality

Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery: dharma talks and meditation instruction

Dharma Seed

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 Tradit...

Episodes

20 of 144 episodes

Ayya Niyyānikā: Body as Teacher: Embodiment of Hindrances with Focus on Investigation of Doubt - Meditation

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery)

26:06Jun 19, 2024

Ayya Santacitta: Practice for a Young Species (Retreat at Spirit Rock)

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Guided Meditation on the Four Elements and more ...

55:54May 8, 2024

Ayya Anandabodhi: Gradual Transformation of the Heart

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery)

16:25Apr 23, 2023

Ayya Anandabodhi: Attuning to the Nature of Things

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Reflections on death and grieving.

26:20Apr 2, 2023

Ayya Anandabodhi: Better than, worse than, equal to...?

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Reflections on self, not-self, and interbeing.

25:19Mar 26, 2023

Ayya Anandabodhi: Making Space for Transformation

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) The practice of giving, ethics, and meditation can undo the confusing experience of being a separate individ...

21:20Mar 12, 2023

Ayya Anandabodhi: Softening and Opening

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Ayya Anandabodhi reflects on applying the Four Noble Truths while caring for her elderly mother. The mention...

25:48Mar 5, 2023

Ayya Anandabodhi: Morning Reflections on Anatta

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery)

20:08Jan 31, 2023

Ayya Anandabodhi: Final Day Reflections

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery)

21:33Jan 3, 2023

Ayya Santacitta: Upekkha ~ a blessing

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Guided Meditation

43:56Jan 3, 2023

Ayya Santacitta: Make the dark night shine

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Reflections on anatta

31:43Jan 2, 2023

Ayya Santacitta: Even the most sublime state of mind comes to an end

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Guided Meditation

37:03Jan 1, 2023

Ayya Santacitta: The important work of cultivating the mind

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Guided Meditation on earth element, unsatifactoriness, compassion & impermanence

40:37Dec 31, 2022

Ayya Santacitta: The Four Brahmavihara & Anicca

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Guided Meditation

42:58Dec 30, 2022

Ayya Anandabodhi: Morning Reflections on Impermanence

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery)

18:06Dec 30, 2022

Ayya Santacitta: Our bodies are sacred land ~ Elements & Mortality

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Talk & Guided Meditation

43:24Dec 30, 2022

Ayya Santacitta: Asubha ~ Permeates our assumptions & opens them up

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Guided Meditation

41:18Dec 30, 2022

Ayya Santacitta: Turning upright what had been turned upside down

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery)

21:20Dec 30, 2022

Ayya Santacitta: Taking your seat, relaxing & allowing

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Guided Meditation

44:47Dec 29, 2022

Ayya Santacitta: Realization & Actualization = Resilienz or the Capacity to Stay in Relationship with our Experience

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Talk & Guided Meditation

55:26Aug 28, 2022