Episodes
The Saintmaker: The Meaning and Purpose of the Sangha | with Ajahn Kovilo
March 18, 2023
Joining us on this episode is a return guest, Ajahn Kovilo who is joining us from Dharma Realm Buddhist University in California. Ajahn Kovilo is an Ohio-born monk who, having been introduced to meditation through the Goenka…
Rainbodhi: Supporting the LGBTQIA+ Buddhist Community | Bhante Akaliko
Feb. 20, 2023
Our return guest today on Treasure Mountain Podcast is Bhante Akaliko who is an Australian monk in the Theravada forest tradition. He is the spiritual director of Little Dust and founder of the Rainbodhi LGBTQIA+ Buddhist Co…
Building the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion | Ian Green
Feb. 14, 2023
Our guest today on Treasure Mountain is Ian Green, who is Chairman of the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion Ltd and Founder of the Jade Buddha for Universal Peace. Along with his wife Judy, he has been a Buddhist for over …
Dharma Is Simply Service | John Waite
Jan. 23, 2023
Our guest today on Treasure Mountain is John Waite who was born in post WW2 United Kingdom and brought up to be fiercely independent. From a young age he was searching for a better way to live in the world and was influenced…
The Thai Forest Tradition: A Modern Buddhist Renaissance | Steven Towler
Jan. 19, 2023
One of the most impactful traditions of Buddhism in the modern world is one that isn’t very good at publicity - but is very dedicated to practice. Despite it’s strict adherence to the principles of monastic discipline and th…
Little Dust: Finding a Buddhist Community in Far Away Places | Bhante Akaliko
Jan. 9, 2023
Our guest today on Treasure Mountain Podcast is Bhante Akaliko. Akāliko Bhikkhu is an Australian monk in the Theravada forest tradition. He is the spiritual director of Little Dust and founder of the Rainbodhi LGBTQIA+ Buddh…
Heroes versus Celebrities in the Age of Social Media | Ayya Santussika
Jan. 5, 2023
From time immemorial we have looked up to heroes for guidance and as models of how to live an excellent life: people with virtues such as courage, patience, kindness and wisdom. But who are our heroes today? We live in an ag…
How To Have Everything And Be Happy | Ajahn Hasapanna
Dec. 1, 2022
On this episode of Sage Advice we have as our guest, Ajahn Hasapanna of Dhammasara Monastery in Western Australia. Ajahn Hasapanna was born in Ipoh, Malaysia in 1960. During her days as a lay person she and her family genero…
Why Secular Buddhism Is Baloney! | Ajahn Brahmali
Nov. 11, 2022
Ajahn Brahmali is the guest on this episode to talk about how and why Secular Buddhism misrepresents the original teachings of the Buddha. This discussion goes in to some depth about the importance of understanding the place…
Our Most Urgent Task - Ajahn Nissarano
Oct. 27, 2022
Ajahn Nissarano joins us on this episode of Sage Advice to discuss the topic “our most urgent task”. We are so busy these days, we often lose sight of the big picture. And we can become so distracting that we don't even see …
Is Mental Illness a Problem To Be Solved Or An Opportunity To Discover Our Inner World? - Li-Anne Tang
Sept. 24, 2022
In this episode of Sage Advice we have as our guest, Li-Anne Tang from Perth, Western Australia. Li-Anne Tang, Ph.D., is an experienced spiritual life coach, guide and mentor. Li-Anne’s life changed dramatically when she fo…
Meditating In The Mountains And Fjords of Norway - Ajahn Nitho
Aug. 16, 2022
In this episode of Spirit Stories we have as our guest, Ajahn Nitho who is coming to us from the mountains near Ørsta in western Norway. Ajahn Nitho was born on the west coast of Norway in 1970, and after finishing high sch…
Restoring The Bhikkhuni Sangha For Our Times - Ayya Tathālokā
Aug. 9, 2022
Welcome to Treasure Mountain, the podcast that inspires and guides people to find the the treasure within human experience. I’m your host Sol Hanna. In this episode of Spirit Stories we have as our returning guest, Ayya Tat…
Determination To Live The Holy Life - Ayya Tathālokā
July 31, 2022
On this episode of Spirit Stories we have as our guest, Ayya Tathālokā from Aranya Bodhi Awakening Forest Hermitage in California. Ayya Tathālokā was born in Washington, DC in 1968 to environmentally-minded scientist parents…
The Greatest Investment Of A Lifetime - Ajahn Brahmali
July 18, 2022
On this episode of Sage Advice we have as our guest, Ajahn Brahmali from Bodhinyana Monastery in Western Australia. Ajahn Brahmali was born in Norway in 1964 and first became interested in Buddhism when travelling to Japan i…
Sewing The Seeds of Buddhism in Poland - Piotr Jagodziński
July 12, 2022
On this episode of Spirit Stories we have as our guest, Piotr Jagodziński from the Poland who has led the establishment and growth of the Sasana.pl website and youtube channel that has been translating the teachers of the fo…
Dhamma Found In Translation In Eastern Europe - Radan Kuča
July 4, 2022
On this episode of Spirit Stories we have as our guest, Radan Kuča from the Czech Republic who has kickstarted interest in Buddhism by setting up the channel Ajahn Brahm Cesky to translate teachings into the Czech language. …
Bringing Early Buddhism to Life in Modern America - Ajahn Kovilo & Bhante Nisabho
June 21, 2022
On this episode of Treasure Mountain we have Ajahn Kovilo and Venerable Nisabho who are both American monks that have trained in the Thai Forest Tradition in Asia and the United States. Together Ajahn Kovilo and Venerable Ni…
What’s the point of faith? - Ayya Santussika
June 14, 2022
On this episode of Sage Advice we have as our return guest, Venerable Santussika, the abbott of Karuna Vihara in northern California to offer sage advice on what role, if any, does faith play in the Eightfold Path of Buddhis…
Guided By Faith - Ayya Santussika
June 7, 2022
On this episode of Spirit Stories our guest is Ayya Santussika, the abbott of Karuna Buddhist Vihara in northern California. Ayya Santussika was born in Illinois in 1954 and grew up on a farm in Indiana. While being a singl…
Nurturing a Buddhist Community - Dennis Sheppard
May 31, 2022
On this episode of Treasure Mountain Podcast we have a guest who has been a mentor to me and remains a personal friend. Dennis Sheppard has been involved with Buddhist community since 1978, joining with the Buddhist Society …
Developing Resilience with Ayya Canda
May 24, 2022
In this episode of Sage Advice, we have Bhikkhuni Candavisuddhi, known as Venerable Canda, the pioneering nun blazing a trail for women monastics by striving to establish the Anukampa project, a monastery for fully ordained …
Blazing a trail for women monastics in the UK - Bhikkhuni Canda
May 18, 2022
In this episode of Spirit Stories our guest is Venerable Candavisuddhi, also known as Ayya Canda, who first encountered meditation and the spiritual path when travelling through Asia as a young woman. This led to several yea…
Giving From The Heart - Bhikkhu Mettaji
May 11, 2022
On this episode of Sage Advice, Venerable Mettaji returns to offer his advice on the topic of giving from the heart. Treasure Mountain Podcast links: https://www.treasuremountain.info/ https://www.facebook.com/Treasur…