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Volunteer Day
Volunteer Day
Meet with other practitioners and help with chores at the monasteryCome for part of the day or the entire day to practice generosity, and meet other community members during our… Read More
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Daily Meal Offering
Daily Meal Offering
Offer food to the Sangha and have lunch with other practitioners.Buddhist monastics have been relying entirely on the generosity of others since the time of the Buddha. Every Sunday at… Read More
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Sutta Study with Ven. Vimalanyani
Online Event
Sutta Study with Ven. Vimalanyani
Join Ayya Vimalanyani for Sutta Study Every Tuesday at 8am EST, join Ven. Vimalanyani for Sutta Study on our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/c/buddhistinsights
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Online: “The Essence of Mahāyāna Practice” with Shifu Simplicity
Online Event
Online: “The Essence of Mahāyāna Practice” with Shifu Simplicity
A brief summary of Chan practice from the words of Bodhidharma Ven. Bodhidharma, the great 6th-century Chan master who began the lineage of Chan practice in China, composed a brief… Read More
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Overcoming Hindrances, with Bhante Sumitta
Overcoming Hindrances, with Bhante Sumitta
Dhamma Talk with Bhante SumittaThe Mahā-Niddesa is a little-known text from the Khuddaka Nikāya which collects together a lot of very detailed information about many doctrinal subjects - including an… Read More
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Online: With Channa: SN 22.90 with Ayya Soma
Online: With Channa: SN 22.90 with Ayya Soma
Join us for online meditation, Dhamma discussions, sutta studies, and more!Remorseful after being admonished by the Buddha on his deathbed, Venerable Channa asks for teachings from the mendicants. Unsatisfied, he… Read More
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Resilience to trauma with Bhante Suddhaso
Resilience to trauma with Bhante Suddhaso
Dhamma Talk with Bhante SuddhasoLife is an endless sequence of traumas - yet an awakened being is never traumatized by life. Bhante Suddhāso explains how the Dhamma helps us cultivate… Read More
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Online: The Buddha’s practice before enlightenment with Bhante Suddhaso
Online: The Buddha’s practice before enlightenment with Bhante Suddhaso
Join us for online meditation, Dhamma discussions, sutta studies, and more!In this Sutta the Buddha describes a practice he did prior to attaining enlightenment: dividing all his thoughts into two… Read More
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Online: Monk Chat
Online: Monk Chat
Join us for online meditation, Dhamma discussions, sutta studies, and more!Tune in with your questions and ask them real-time to the monastic Sangha! If you're able to support the monastery,… Read More
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Alms Round (Pindapata) at West Orange Farmers’ Market
Alms Round (Pindapata) at West Orange Farmers’ Market
Our resident monastics will be at West Orange Farmers' Market on pindapata, the Buddhist practice of collecting alms food from 9:30-10:15am.Buddhist monastics rely on the generosity of others. Pindapata is… Read More
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Meditation on the Lawn
Meditation on the Lawn
At 6 pm, gather safely in the lawn of Empty Cloud Monastery and practice meditation with Buddhist monks.The Buddha often encouraged practitioners to meditate outdoors, at the foot of a… Read More
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Daily Meal Offering
Daily Meal Offering
Offer food to the Sangha and have lunch with other practitioners.Buddhist monastics have been relying entirely on the generosity of others since the time of the Buddha. Every Sunday at… Read More
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Uposatha – Morning Meditation
Uposatha – Morning Meditation
Join us for a morning of MindfulnessThis New Moon Day we will start by grounding the mind with meditation meditation and focused contemplation.All levels of practitioners welcome.We will be gathering… Read More
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Uposatha at Empty Cloud
Uposatha at Empty Cloud
Celebrate the Uposatha at Empty CloudTwice every month, on the full moon day and new moon day, Buddhists set aside a full day for Buddhist practice. Commonly this involves following… Read More
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Online: Internal Birth and Death with Bhante Rahula
Online Event
Online: Internal Birth and Death with Bhante Rahula
A two-class workshop on Dependent Origination with Bhante Rahula Dependent Origination is also a description of our internal experiences - the birth and death of our self-identity in each moment.… Read More
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Online: “The Essence of Mahāyāna Practice” with Shifu Simplicity
Online Event
Online: “The Essence of Mahāyāna Practice” with Shifu Simplicity
A brief summary of Chan practice from the words of Bodhidharma Ven. Bodhidharma, the great 6th-century Chan master who began the lineage of Chan practice in China, composed a brief… Read More
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Online: Conditional Manifestation with Bhante Kusala
Online Event
Online: Conditional Manifestation with Bhante Kusala
A talk on Dependent Origination Among the Buddha's many outlines of conscious experience, we find the twelve-fold chain of causation called "Paṭicca-Samuppāda" (conditional manifestation), which explains the origin of our… Read More
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Online: The Buddha’s path to deathlessness with Bhante Sankichcha
Online Event
Online: The Buddha’s path to deathlessness with Bhante Sankichcha
Dhamma Talk In this talk, Bhante Sankichcha will give an overview of the goal of the Buddhist path. To learn more about Buddhist Insights: https://linktr.ee/buddhistinsights
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Online: With Channa: SN 22.90 with Ayya Soma
Online Event
Online: With Channa: SN 22.90 with Ayya Soma
Join us for online meditation, Dhamma discussions, sutta studies, and more! Remorseful after being admonished by the Buddha on his deathbed, Venerable Channa asks for teachings from the mendicants. Unsatisfied,… Read More
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Online: Monk Chat
Online Event
Online: Monk Chat
Join us for online meditation, Dhamma discussions, sutta studies, and more! Tune in with your questions and ask them real-time to the monastic Sangha! If you're able to support the… Read More
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Hiking & Meditation at South Mountain Reservation
Hiking & Meditation at South Mountain Reservation
An afternoon of silent and gentle walking and sitting meditation at South Mountain Come for hiking and meditation at South Mountain Reservation, a beautiful nature reserve just a few minutes… Read More
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Alms Round (Pindapata) at West Orange Farmers’ Market
Alms Round (Pindapata) at West Orange Farmers’ Market
Our resident monastics will be at West Orange Farmers' Market on pindapata, the Buddhist practice of collecting alms food from 9:30-10:15am.Buddhist monastics rely on the generosity of others. Pindapata is… Read More
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Meditation on the Lawn
Meditation on the Lawn
At 6 pm, gather safely in the lawn of Empty Cloud Monastery and practice meditation with Buddhist monks.The Buddha often encouraged practitioners to meditate outdoors, at the foot of a… Read More
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Family Day
Family Day
Come spend the Day at the monastery with your family Bring your family and a dish to share, to Empty Cloud Monastery, and spend time cultivating communal harmony. SCHEDULE: 10am… Read More
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Daily Meal Offering
Daily Meal Offering
Offer food to the Sangha and have lunch with other practitioners.Buddhist monastics have been relying entirely on the generosity of others since the time of the Buddha. Every Sunday at… Read More
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2 events,
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Online: Eliminating Craving with Bhante Suddhaso, MN35 part 1
Online Event
Online: Eliminating Craving with Bhante Suddhaso, MN35 part 1
A Two-Class Sutta Study on MN35 In this 2-class Sutta, Bhante Suddhaso will be expounding MN35: a long discourse on the nature of rebirth, consciousness, and direct personal knowledge, culminating… Read More
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Online: Internal Birth and Death with Bhante Rahula
Online Event
Online: Internal Birth and Death with Bhante Rahula
A two-class workshop on Dependent Origination with Bhante Rahula Dependent Origination is also a description of our internal experiences - the birth and death of our self-identity in each moment.… Read More
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Online: Eliminating Craving with Bhante Suddhaso, MN35 part 2
Online Event
Online: Eliminating Craving with Bhante Suddhaso, MN35 part 2
A Two-Class Sutta Study on MN35 In this 2-class Sutta, Bhante Suddhaso will be expounding MN35: a long discourse on the nature of rebirth, consciousness, and direct personal knowledge, culminating… Read More
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Online: Sangha Roundtable, Dependent Origination
Online Event
Online: Sangha Roundtable, Dependent Origination
Different perspectives on Dhamma from Monastics Join the monastic Sangha at Empty Cloud for a discussion on Dependent Origination
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Online: Sutta Study EA 52.2, With Bhadda Kapilani with Ayya Vimalanyani
Online Event
Online: Sutta Study EA 52.2, With Bhadda Kapilani with Ayya Vimalanyani
Join us for online meditation, Dhamma discussions, sutta studies, and more! Ayya Vimalanyani will be sharing teachings on Bhadda Kapilani from the Ekottarika-āgama. To learn more about Buddhist Insights: https://linktr.ee/buddhistinsights
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Online: Monk Chat
Online Event
Online: Monk Chat
Join us for online meditation, Dhamma discussions, sutta studies, and more! Tune in with your questions and ask them real-time to the monastic Sangha! If you're able to support the… Read More
3 events,
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Alms Round (Pindapata) at West Orange Farmers’ Market
Alms Round (Pindapata) at West Orange Farmers’ Market
Our resident monastics will be at West Orange Farmers' Market on pindapata, the Buddhist practice of collecting alms food from 9:30-10:15am.Buddhist monastics rely on the generosity of others. Pindapata is… Read More
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Hiking & Meditation at South Mountain Reservation
Hiking & Meditation at South Mountain Reservation
An afternoon of silent and gentle walking and sitting meditation at South MountainCome for hiking and meditation at South Mountain Reservation, a beautiful nature reserve just a few minutes away… Read More
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Meditation on the Lawn
Meditation on the Lawn
At 6 pm, gather safely in the lawn of Empty Cloud Monastery and practice meditation with Buddhist monks.The Buddha often encouraged practitioners to meditate outdoors, at the foot of a… Read More
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An afternoon of mindfulness
An afternoon of mindfulness
Dhamma Talk, Meditation, and more Join the monastic Sangha at Empty Cloud for an afternoon of mindfulness and kindfulness. A Dhamma talk at 2pm will be followed by sitting/walking meditation… Read More
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Daily Meal Offering
Daily Meal Offering
Offer food to the Sangha and have lunch with other practitioners.Buddhist monastics have been relying entirely on the generosity of others since the time of the Buddha. Every Sunday at… Read More
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7-Day RETREAT: Intensive Vipassana with Bhante Suddhaso
A sleepover Retreat with Bhante Suddhaso Confirmation Email is required to attend this sleepover Retreat at Empty Cloud Monastery. Due to Covid-19, only a few spots are available, and vaccination… Read More
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Online: “The Essence of Mahāyāna Practice” with Shifu Simplicity
Online Event
Online: “The Essence of Mahāyāna Practice” with Shifu Simplicity
A brief summary of Chan practice from the words of Bodhidharma Ven. Bodhidharma, the great 6th-century Chan master who began the lineage of Chan practice in China, composed a brief… Read More
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Online: Dependent Origination with Ajahn Punnadhammo
Online Event
Online: Dependent Origination with Ajahn Punnadhammo
Investigating Dependent Origination In this series of talks, senior Thai Forest monk Ajahn Punnadhammo investigates in-depth Paṭicca-samuppāda (Dependent Origination). To learn more about Buddhist Insights: https://linktr.ee/buddhistinsights Tune in on www.youtube.com/c/buddhistinsights… Read More
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Online: Sutta Study Sumedha Bhikkhuni, Thig 16.1 with Ayya Vimalanyani
Online Event
Online: Sutta Study Sumedha Bhikkhuni, Thig 16.1 with Ayya Vimalanyani
Studying the Therigatha In this three-part series Ayya Vimalanyani delves deeply into the verses of the Enlightened Elder Bhikkhuni Sumedha. You can read this Therigatha poem https://suttacentral.net/thig16.1/en/sujato To learn more… Read More
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Online: Sutta Study Sumedha Bhikkhuni, Thig 16.1 with Ayya Vimalanyani
Online Event
Online: Sutta Study Sumedha Bhikkhuni, Thig 16.1 with Ayya Vimalanyani
Studying the Therigatha In this three-part series Ayya Vimalanyani delves deeply into the verses of the Enlightened Elder Bhikkhuni Sumedha. You can read this Therigatha poem https://suttacentral.net/thig16.1/en/sujato To learn more… Read More
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Online: Sutta Study Sumedha Bhikkhuni, Thig 16.1 with Ayya Vimalanyani
Online Event
Online: Sutta Study Sumedha Bhikkhuni, Thig 16.1 with Ayya Vimalanyani
Studying the Therigatha In this three-part series Ayya Vimalanyani delves deeply into the verses of the Enlightened Elder Bhikkhuni Sumedha. You can read this Therigatha poem https://suttacentral.net/thig16.1/en/sujato To learn more… Read More
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Online: Monk Chat with Ajahn Pasanno
Online: Monk Chat with Ajahn Pasanno
Join us for online meditation, Dhamma discussions, sutta studies, and more!Tune in with your questions and ask them real-time to the monastic Sangha! During this special Monk Chat edition, Ajahn… Read More
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Alms Round (Pindapata) at West Orange Farmers’ Market
Alms Round (Pindapata) at West Orange Farmers’ Market
Our resident monastics will be at West Orange Farmers' Market on pindapata, the Buddhist practice of collecting alms food from 9:30-10:15am.Buddhist monastics rely on the generosity of others. Pindapata is… Read More
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Meditation on the Lawn
Meditation on the Lawn
At 6 pm, gather safely in the lawn of Empty Cloud Monastery and practice meditation with Buddhist monks.The Buddha often encouraged practitioners to meditate outdoors, at the foot of a… Read More
3 events,
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Volunteer Day
Volunteer Day
Meet with other practitioners and help with chores at the monasteryCome for part of the day or the entire day to practice generosity, and meet other community members during our… Read More
-
Daily Meal Offering
Daily Meal Offering
Offer food to the Sangha and have lunch with other practitioners.Buddhist monastics have been relying entirely on the generosity of others since the time of the Buddha. Every Sunday at… Read More
0 events,
0 events,
1 event,
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Online: Dependent Origination with Ajahn Punnadhammo
Online Event
Online: Dependent Origination with Ajahn Punnadhammo
Investigating Dependent Origination In this series of talks, senior Thai Forest monk Ajahn Punnadhammo investigates in-depth Paṭicca-samuppāda (Dependent Origination). To learn more about Buddhist Insights: https://linktr.ee/buddhistinsights Tune in on www.youtube.com/c/buddhistinsights… Read More
0 events,
0 events,
2 events,
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Alms Round (Pindapata) at West Orange Farmers’ Market
Alms Round (Pindapata) at West Orange Farmers’ Market
Our resident monastics will be at West Orange Farmers' Market on pindapata, the Buddhist practice of collecting alms food from 9:30-10:15am.Buddhist monastics rely on the generosity of others. Pindapata is… Read More
-
Meditation on the Lawn
Meditation on the Lawn
At 6 pm, gather safely in the lawn of Empty Cloud Monastery and practice meditation with Buddhist monks.The Buddha often encouraged practitioners to meditate outdoors, at the foot of a… Read More
Online Event
Sutta Study with Ven. Vimalanyani
Online Event