I'm well and hope that you are also well in every way. I'm experiencing a profound sense of homecoming nowadays, as I am staying on with...

We are told of heavenly messengers or, in Pali, Devaduta They are sickness, ageing and death. They remind us of the truth of our fragile...

Dear Friends, Warm greetings and good wishes to you from early autumn breezes, reddening maple leaves, cloudy skies and chill morning air...

Looking at SN 12.61 where the Buddha encourages us to let go of our attachment to mind as well as body, as we recognise it's fleeting...

Dhamma conversation with an assortment of great questions from the Empty Cloud online community

A careful look at this powerful teaching of the Buddha, A Child's Flesh, Samyutta Nikaya SN12.63.

A teaching from the Buddha on the reasons we find ourselves in this situation . . . causes and solutions.

Thank you for subscribing to my website and/or supporting my life as a bhikkhuni. I am in the midst of the Vassa, or annual three months'...

Monk Chat at Empty Cloud monastery is an invitation for all those random Dhamma questions that may pop up to be answered. Here's Bhante...

A far ranging discussion on Dhamma with Ayya Soma and Samanera Vaddha with thanks to all the great Dhamma questions from our lay friends

between the Buddha and the spirit Alavika A heartfelt enquiry into the ways in which we suffer and how to live a happy life

With thanks to Venerable Ayya Khemavamsi

Sharing of experience of Samadhi practice with fellow samanas Ayya Sudhasso and Ayya Khemavamsi

A conversation on Mána with Ayya Khemavamsi Bhikkhuni

with Bhante Suddhaso

Settling in at Empty Cloud monastery, it's a joy to see Ayyas Suvijjana and Soma along with Bhantes Suddhaso and Mettiko again. I have...

As I travel to the US and Empty Cloud monastery today, I am feeling the blessings of this auspicious time . . . First European bhikkhuni...

There is a Camino called A Orixe, which starts on the far west coast of Spain. It is the pilgrimage route that follows the journey of the...

Arriving at Santiago de Compostela on Friday, a steady stream of pilgrims, most super fit but also some strapped ankles, knees, limping...