Monastery: A Buddhist Meditation Community in Australia

On the edge of the Yarra Ranges National Park in East Warburton, Australia, lives a community of Buddhist monks at Buddha Bodhivana Monastery. Dwelling deep in the forest, taking vows of poverty and celibacy, and devoting their lives to the practice of mindfulness and meditation. Here is a documentary about Buddha Bodhivana Monastery, a Thai forest monastery in the tradition of Ajahn Chah. It is a place of Buddhist training that provides a supportive environment for the training of monks & laity, and for individuals to deepen their understanding of the Buddha’s path of practice. Through interviews and footage of the various activities at the monastery you will learn some motivations for one to ordain as a Buddhist monk, the daily schedule at the monastery, the Buddhist practice of almsround, the symbiotic relationship of the monks and lay community, the process of ordination, the importance of the student-teacher relationship, the role of calm and insight in the development of meditation practice, and more. For more information about Buddha Bodhivana Monastery please visit: Website: Facebook: For teachings and guided meditations updated weekly please visit: Youtube (English): Youtube (Thai): @AjahnKalyano/featured Soundcloud: ________________________________________________ 0:00 Opening Quote 1:20 Introduction 6:32 Ch. 1: Contemplative 17:32 Ch. 2: Mendicant 43:30 Ch. 3: Student 59:24 Ch. 4: Monastic 01:14:15 Ch. 5: Awakened ________________________________________________ Music Attribution: “SLOW MOTION“ Music by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay “THE DARK GLOW OF THE MOUNTAINS“ Written, produced, and performed by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License. the-dark-glow-of-the-mountains/the-dark-glow-of-the-mountains/ Modifications were made to this work. “CHURCH MEDITATION“ Written and Performed by Timothy Kulig from Pixabay “FLUIDSCAPE“ Written, produced, and performed by Kevin MacLeod () Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Modifications were made to this work. “TRANQUILNESS-AMBIENT HEALING MUSIC (MEDITATION, YOGA, ZEN)“ Music by Nora from Pixabay “AVEC SOIN - ROMANCE“ Written, produced, and performed by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license () Source: Artist: Modifications were made to this work. “ETHEREAL MEDITATION AIRY & TRANQUIL (THIS ENDLESS OCEAN)“ Music by Ashot Danielyan from Pixabay “THOUGHTFUL MYSTERIOUS AMBIENT PIANO (A SILENT BREEZE)“ Music by Ashot Danielyan from Pixabay