{"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":"Weathered Maturity: A Jagged, Holistic Life At the Center of the Edge of the World | Ajahn Sukhito","slug":"weathered-maturity-a-jagged-holistic-life-at-the-center-of-the-edge-of-the-world-ajahn-sukhito","published_at":"2026-05-14T01:00:06+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clear-mountain-monastery-project-3695945/weathered-maturity-a-jagged-holistic-life-at-the-center-of-the-edge-of-the-world-ajahn-sukhito","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clear-mountain-monastery-project-3695945","url":"https://clearmountainmonastery.podbean.com/e/weathered-maturity-a-jagged-holistic-life-at-the-center-of-the-edge-of-the-world-ajahn-sukhito/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/aqjd3ac5d0l7xbyz/yt_video_ZfyW2NVjw3U_hvhy5v.mp3","summary":"In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Ajahn Sukhito, Israeli-born abbot of Poo Jom Gom Forest Monastery in Ubon, Thailand and (https://ketkamala.org/).00:00:00 Welcome and Introduction of Tan Ajahn Sukito00:00:26 Biography: Early Life and Journey to Buddhism00:01:04 Service at Wat Phu Chong Gom and the Gamala Foundation00:01:38 Personal Connection and Reflections on Practice00:02:27 Ajahn Sukito’s Experience in Northern India00:04:21 Favorite Suttas and Precious Teachings00:07:07 The Five Faculties as a Framework for Life00:09:32 A Holistic Approach to the Dhamma00:11:46 The Five Dimensions: Relationship, Action, and Supervision00:16:37 The Five Dimensions: Inner Life and Continuous Learning00:18:59 Tracing the Development of Faith (Saddha)00:21:53 Meeting the Dhamma: A Powerful Shift in Perspective00:27:56 The Faculty of Energy (Viriya) and the Path to Thailand00:32:51 Discovering the Thai Forest Tradition and Its Teachers00:35:51 Stepping into the Role of Abbot at Wat Phu Chong Gom00:40:46 Managing a Forest Monastery for Holistic Practice00:44:40 The Importance of Community in the Ajahn Chah Lineage00:47:07 Balancing Aesthetic Seriousness with Lightness00:48:49 Physical Work and Simplicity as Spiritual Practice00:52:49 Cultivating Noble Friendship on the Path00:55:19 The Faculty of Wisdom (Panna) and Education00:59:48 The Vision of the Kate Gamala Foundation01:03:40 Applying Dhamma to Global Challenges and Education01:06:48 Guiding Hearts Through World Upheaval and Conflict01:13:47 Closing Words and GratitudeAjahn Sukhito's Biography:Ajahn Sukhito - born in Israel in 1970 - is a Theravāda Buddhist monk in the Thai Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah. In his early twenties, he traveled to the East, where he first encountered Buddhism in Northern India -…","meta_description":"In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Ajahn Sukhito, Israeli-born abbot of Poo Jom Gom Forest Monastery in Ubon, Thailand and (https:/…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4482,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/clear-mountain-monastery-project-3695945/episodes/weathered-maturity-a-jagged-holistic-life-at-the-center-of-the-edge-of-the-world-ajahn-sukhito/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/weathered-maturity-a-jagged-holistic-life-at-the-center-of-the-edge-of-the-world-ajahn-sukhito.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}