Dear Clear Mountaineers, Below, we hope you’ll find some ways to warm yourselves with the community during the colder months. It’s been a beautiful season; and we look forward to the next! You may find the full update here. May all beings be well! Table...
After a great deal of work, “Recluse in Seattle: A Forest Monastery’s Aspiration,” a video introducing Clear Mountain, is ready! The 4-and-a-half minute video describes the aspiring monastery’s unique vision—a community of monks, accessible to Seattle and founded on...
This summer has brought with it a series of celebrations, all displayed in the new photo album on the Clear Mountain website. As the season’s activity settles, Clear Mountain’s monastics are entering a month of retreat, complete with increased Zoom meditation session...
Ajahn Jayasāro tells the story of arriving in Iran penniless as a young man, having determined to travel central Asia and the Middle East with nothing but his practice and trust in the goodness of those he encountered. Weeks of hitchhiking and sleeping rough,...
Dear Clear Mountaineers, The past three months, spent in the annual Winter Retreat, have been a true blessing. The support of the community in protecting our seclusion during this period allows us to cultivate formal practice and preserve the core of the monastic life...
