{"podcast":{"title":"Clear Mountain Monastery Project","slug":"clear-mountain-monastery-project-3695945","podcast_index_feed_id":3695945,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/clearmountainmonastery/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.clearmountainmonastery.org/","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19513480/Logo_podcastcover_.jpg","author":"Clear Mountain Monastery","episode_count":100,"summary":"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://wwww.clearmountainmonastery.org.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clear-mountain-monastery-project-3695945"},"episode":{"title":"All About Suffering – The First (and Hardest) Truth AKA Anicca’s Ugly Cousin | Ajahn Kovilo","slug":"all-about-suffering-the-first-and-hardest-truth-aka-anicca-s-ugly-cousin-ajahn-kovilo","published_at":"2026-04-04T22:56:48+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clear-mountain-monastery-project-3695945/all-about-suffering-the-first-and-hardest-truth-aka-anicca-s-ugly-cousin-ajahn-kovilo","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clear-mountain-monastery-project-3695945","url":"https://clearmountainmonastery.podbean.com/e/all-about-suffering-%e2%80%93-the-first-and-hardest-truth-aka-anicca-s-ugly-cousin-ajahn-kovilo/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/diq4apiku70ltsz5/yt_video_DMC_rn5zmfg_6si27n.mp3","summary":"In this session, Ajahn Kovilo takes a cue from the Christian Calendar, speaking to the symbolism of Holy/Glorious/Low Saturday–the day after Christ's Crucifixion and before his Resurrection–as a metaphor for being with and understanding dukkha, suffering. Tune in with fellow practitioners for Clear Mountain’s weekly online and hybrid events!- Wednesday Evening Teaching & Discussion (6:00 – 7:30 pm PT, YouTube then Zoom)- Saturday Morning Meditation, Teaching, & Coffee Social (9:30 - 11 am PT, Online & In-Person)- Sunday Evening “Mission Majjhima!” Sutta Teaching & Discussion (5:00 - 6 pm PT, Online)See https://www.clearmountainmonastery.org/ or visit https://linktr.ee/clear_mountain_monastery for details. Welcome!","meta_description":"In this session, Ajahn Kovilo takes a cue from the Christian Calendar, speaking to the symbolism of Holy/Glorious/Low Saturday–the day after Christ's Cruc…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2618,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/clear-mountain-monastery-project-3695945/episodes/all-about-suffering-the-first-and-hardest-truth-aka-anicca-s-ugly-cousin-ajahn-kovilo/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clear-mountain-monastery-project-3695945/all-about-suffering-the-first-and-hardest-truth-aka-anicca-s-ugly-cousin-ajahn-kovilo.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}