Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery: dharma talks and meditation instruction

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

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery)

06-19
26:28

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

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

05-08
56:05

Ayya Anandabodhi: Gradual Transformation of the Heart

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery)

04-23
16:25

Ayya Anandabodhi: Attuning to the Nature of Things

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

04-02
26:20

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

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

03-26
25:19

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 individual person, as we attune more fully to the nature of the way things are.

03-12
21:20

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 of "surrender" in this talk refers to putting one's hands in the air in a surrender position as a response to noticing one is getting contracted or holding on to a position or a view.

03-05
25:59

Ayya Anandabodhi: Morning Reflections on Anatta

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery)

01-05
20:23

Ayya Anandabodhi: Final Day Reflections

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery)

01-03
21:48

Ayya Santacitta: Upekkha ~ a blessing

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Guided Meditation

01-03
43:56

Ayya Santacitta: Make the dark night shine

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Reflections on anatta

01-02
31:54

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

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Guided Meditation

01-01
37:13

Ayya Santacitta: The important work of cultivating the mind

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

12-31
40:37

Ayya Santacitta: The Four Brahmavihara & Anicca

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Guided Meditation

12-30
42:58

Ayya Anandabodhi: Morning Reflections on Impermanence

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery)

12-30
18:06

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

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Talk & Guided Meditation

12-30
43:24

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

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Guided Meditation

12-30
41:18

Ayya Santacitta: Turning upright what had been turned upside down

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery)

12-30
21:20

Ayya Santacitta: Taking your seat, relaxing & allowing

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Guided Meditation

12-29
44:47

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

(Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery) Talk & Guided Meditation

08-28
55:26
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