Dharma Drink: the hangout for Buddhists (& like minded)

1. Amazon Link
2. Thrift Books Link
3. Google Play Link

NOTE: that we are here to read, exchange and help each other. We’re not here to expound. If you need deeper learning, please go visit a Buddhist teaching center. We will be adhering to the contents of the book. We will not have any inter-religious discussions. If you like to discuss any topics with anyone not pertaining to the book, we advise you to initiate a conversation with whomever on another zoom at another time, not during the book club discussion. Thank you for understanding.

Intro video to book club

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Chan Master Sheng Yen - https://www.shambhala.com/the-legacy-of-master-sheng-yen/

1. Amazon Link (the third edition)
2. Online Book Link Does not contain certain book specific preface, introductions, editor's note.
3. Buddhist Text Link

WHERE TO GET THE BK1-RdPn (Red Pine):

1. Amazon Link

NOTE: that we are here to read, exchange and help each other. We’re not here to expound. If you need deeper learning, please go visit a Buddhist teaching center. We will be adhering to the contents of the book. We will not have any inter-religious discussions. If you like to discuss any topics with anyone not pertaining to the book, we advise you to initiate a conversation with whomever on another zoom at another time, not during the book club discussion. Thank you for understanding.

Intro video to book club

- - - About the Commentator Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
Venerable Master Hsuan Hua established the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas (CTTB) in Ukiah, California, which serves as one of the first Chan Buddhist monasteries in America. He also founded the Dharma Realm Buddhist Association, with its administrative headquarters in Burlingame, California.

Per weblink - https://www.drba.org/our-founder.html
One of the most eminent Chinese Buddhist masters of the twentieth century, the Venerable Master Hsüan Hua (Xuanhua,1918-1995) was a monastic reformer and the first Chinese master to teach Buddhism to large numbers of Westerners. During his long career he emphasized the primacy of the monastic tradition, the essential role of moral education, the need for Buddhists to ground themselves in traditional spiritual practice and authentic scripture, and the importance of respect and understanding among religions. To attain these goals, he focused on clarifying the essential principles of the Buddha’s original teachings, on establishing a properly ordained monastic community, on organizing and supporting the translation of the Buddhist Canon into English and other languages, and on the establishment of schools, religious training programs, and programs of academic research and teaching.

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https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001JP86Q0/about?ccs_id=1934df44-0144-4f2f-8c71-f1e762a0c7db

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# Foundations of Freedom and Satipațțhāna in Practice

### Part 1: Mindfulness of the BodyA half-day Dharma program with Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho

The Buddha described Satipaṭṭhāna, the Four Establishments of Mindfulness, as the “direct path to realization.” The teaching proposes four timeless frameworks—of the body, feelings, mind, and dhamma-categories—that can lead beings to true freedom of heart. This half-day of practice will be the first of four independent sessions dedicated to different establishments of mindfulness given through BGR over the course of 2025. This session will focus on the first establishment of mindfulness—the body. Drawing from years of experience in the Thai Forest Tradition, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho will guide practitioners in how to use the body as a framework for cultivating clarity of mind and concentration. The morning will feature talks and meditation instructions, with the day’s merits dedicated to the work and mission of Buddhist Global Relief and to the welfare and happiness of the world. We hope you’ll join us!

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https://buddhistglobalrelief.org/2025-sangha-council-1/

Please reserve the date to join us for this wonderful celebration of the global BGR community.

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About Buddhist Global Relief (BGR) - https://buddhistglobalrelief.org/

BGR Leadership - https://buddhistglobalrelief.org/about-us/leadership/biographies-of-board-members-and-directors/#bhikkhu-bodhi

Ven Bhikkhu Bodhi - https://www.baus.org/en/about-us/our-team/baus-presidents/ven-bhikkhu-bodhi/

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### Teachers

Ajahn Kovilo
Ajahn Kovilo is an Ohio-born monk who was introduced to meditation through the Goenka tradition of insight meditation. He first entered the monastery in 2006. After receiving full ordination from Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro at Abhayagiri Monastery in California in 2010, he spent the next decade training at monasteries in the Ajahn Chah tradition in America and Thailand. In 2020, after a year practicing at a Pa Auk Sayadaw monastery, Ajahn Kovilo enrolled at the Dharma Realm Buddhist University (DRBU) to study Pali and to better understand Mahāyāna practices. He graduated from DRBU in 2024 and has now joined the Clear Mountain community in person.

Ajahn Nisabho
After finishing college in 2012, Ajahn Nisabho left his native Washington State to go forth as a Buddhist monk in Thailand. He received full ordination the following spring under Ajahn Anan, a senior disciple of renowned meditation master, Ajahn Chah, and spent the following years training in forest monasteries around the world with contemporary masters such as Ajahn Anan, Ajahn Pasanno, and Ajahn Jayasaro. Over these years, he came to believe the tradition represented a faithful embodiment of the original Buddhist path able to yield great fruit even amidst the complexities of modern life. In the summer of 2021, he returned to Seattle to plant the first seeds of Clear Mountain Monastery.