47 min
Meditation
An Afternoon of Metta Practice
A full sitting with guided instructions for loving-kindness, from an online retreat.
About the teacher
Ajahn Sona
Ajahn Sona, born Tom West in Canada in 1954, trained as a classical guitarist before taking up monastic life in the Thai Forest Tradition. After training in Thailand, he returned to Canada and in 1994 founded Birken Forest Monastery, a monastery of this tradition in British Columbia, where he is abbot. He now teaches mainly at the monastery and online, including regular question-and-answer sessions.
Upcoming events
Meet Ajahn Sona in person.
Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.
Talks & videos
Watch before you attend.
Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this teacher in their own words.
83 min
Talk
Media, Algorithms and Your Mind
A long talk on what a feed does to a mind, and what the training offers in its place.
27 min
Talk
On Nature and the Mind
A talk from Birken Forest Monastery on what living in the woods does to attention.
45 min
Interview
My Life, My Practice
A conversation with Pamutto Bhikkhu about how a Canadian musician became a forest monk.
Path
The wider context.
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Discipline & wilderness
Thai Forest
Forest monastic lineage within Theravada Buddhism, emphasising strict monastic discipline and meditation in a natural setting.
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