Meditate with the Monks! A Daylong Loving-Kindness Retreat (In-person Retreat in Snoqualmie, WA)
Join the local monks of Clear Mountain Monastery for a daylong, loving-kindness (metta) meditation retreat at North Fork Farm Reception Hall (43010 Southeast 79th Street, Snoqualmie) on Sunday, February 7th from 9am —4 pm. Beginners and seasoned practitioners alike are invited to come for part or all of the day’s events — no registration necessary! The day will feature guided meditation instructions on breath and loving-kindness (mettā), sitting and walking mediation periods, group chanting, Q&A, and reflecting on the role of love in a mature life. A video about their recent walk to the land, and aspiration, may be found here: Walk to the Mountain: A Vision Lands | A 3-Day Community Pilgrimage Documentary.
Come cultivate stillness and warmth in a supportive community setting!
Schedule
9 – 9:45 am: Brief welcome, introduction, & guided meditation.
9:45 – 10 am: Talk on loving-kindness
10:00 – 11:30 am: Sitting & walking meditation
11:30 am – 12:30 pm: Lunch break
12:30 – 1:30 pm: Guided meditation and talk
1:30 – 3:00: Walking & sitting meditation
3:00 – 3:30 pm: Q&A
3:30 – 4:00 pm: Sharing, closing comments, and spreading blessings
Meal (Individual sack lunch)
To keep the event simple, the retreat will not feature a potluck this year. Participants are invited to bring a sack lunch, and they may still offer food for the monastics’ meal at the start of the lunch break.
What to Bring
– A meditation cushion (some spare cushions and chairs are available for sitting at the venue)
– A blanket if you get chilly sitting still
– A sack lunch (if attending over meal time)
– Your intention to practice in community!
– A food offering for monastics, if you wish.
Donations
All teachings are offered completely free of charge, with no expectation of anything in return. However, those attendees who feel inspired to donate may do so at the event or visiting Friends of Clear Mountain. Such contributions help support future offerings and the growth of Dhamma.
Biographies:
Ajahn Kovilo
Ajahn Kovilo encountered meditation through the Goenka tradition & entered the monastery in 2006, receiving full ordination from Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro at Abhayagiri Monastery in California in 2010. He spent the next decade training in Ajahn Chah monasteries in the U.S. and Thailand, completing all levels of the Nak-Tham Exams in Thai while there. In 2020, after a year at a Pa Auk Sayadaw monastery, he enrolled at Dharma Realm Buddhist University to study Pāli and Mahāyāna practices. Ajahn Kovilo served as the editor of Stillness Flowing & Gold Wrapped in Rags, & is the compiler/translator of Thus Should You Train Yourselves & The Wellbeing Cascade. Ajahn Kovilo now lives in North Bend, devoted to Clear Mountain full time.
Ajahn Nisabho
After finishing college in 2012, Ajahn Nisabho left his native Washington 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.
Date
- Feb 07 2027
Time
- 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Local Time
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Date: Feb 07 2027
- Time: 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Speakers
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Ajahn KoviloAjahn Kovilo is an Ohio-born monk who, having been introduced to meditation through the Goenka tradition, 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. Having graduated from DRBU in 2024, Ajahn Kovilo has now joined the Clear Mountain community in person.
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Ajahn Nisabho
After finishing college in 2012, Ajahn Nisabho left his native Washington 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 throughout Thailand, Australia, and the US. While staying with some of the lineage’s most respected teachers, he grew to believe the Thai Forest Tradition’s balance of communal life with solitary forest dwelling, careful adherence to the monastic precepts, and focus on meditation represented a faithful embodiment of the original Buddhist path. Moreover, his time with contemporary masters such as Ajahn Anan, Ajahn Pasanno, and Ajahn Jayasaro, convinced him that such a path could yield great fruit in the heart even amidst the complexities of modern life.
In 2020, after nearly eight years in robes, Ajahn Nisabho returned to the Northwest hoping to help establish a refuge of Dhamma and practice near Seattle.
