{"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/Podcast_cover_Mtsi9xknl.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.clearmountain.org.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T18:18:52.716137+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clear-mountain-monastery-project-3695945"},"episode":{"title":"Life is Just Breath... Yet Sooo Many Problems! | Luang Por Damrong Sucitto","slug":"life-is-just-breath-yet-sooo-many-problems-luang-por-damrong-sucitto","published_at":"2026-07-14T01:30:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clear-mountain-monastery-project-3695945/life-is-just-breath-yet-sooo-many-problems-luang-por-damrong-sucitto","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clear-mountain-monastery-project-3695945","url":"https://clearmountainmonastery.podbean.com/e/life-is-just-breath-yet-sooo-many-problems-luang-por-damrong-sucitto/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/h1dpmor8fkb794dm/yt_video_4Piz206HGXY_rm56x3.mp3","summary":"00:00 Intro and THAI Part-1: On Taking Precepts07:13 ENGLISH TRANSLATION Part-1 10:28 THAI Part-2: Main Talk21:47 ENGLISH TRANSLATION Part-2In this talk, Luang Por Damrong Sucitto, one of the most senior disciples of Ajahn Chah, speaks about the importance of keeping sīla, or virtue, and of finding the deeper truths of the heart through observing the breath.BioLuang Por Damrong Sucitto (หลวงพ่อดำรงค์ สุจิตโต - พระครูภาวนาสารคุณ)Luang Por Damrong Sucitto (Phra Khru Bhāvanāsāraguṇa), direct disciple of Luang Por Chah and monk for over 50 years, is abbot of Wat Pah Pluem Phatthana (วัดป่าปลื้มพัฒนา) in Buriram, Thailand. ----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":"00:00 Intro and THAI Part-1: On Taking Precepts07:13 ENGLISH TRANSLATION Part-1 10:28 THAI Part-2: Main Talk21:47 ENGLISH TRANSLATION Part-2In this talk,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1805,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/clear-mountain-monastery-project-3695945/episodes/life-is-just-breath-yet-sooo-many-problems-luang-por-damrong-sucitto/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/life-is-just-breath-yet-sooo-many-problems-luang-por-damrong-sucitto.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}