ALJ Class – Buddhi-Tarianism?  A Friendly Meeting with a UU (Buddhist) Monk

Buddhi-Tarianism?  A Friendly Meeting with a UU (Buddhist) Monk

• Date:May 24, 2026
• Time: 11:45-1:30
• Location:  Fireside Room In person only (ZOOM not available for this class)
• Presenter: Ajahn Kovilo Bhikkhu
• Light snacks will be available after the service.
• Child care will be provided.

Description

Meditation, Conversation, and Q&A with Ajahn Kovilo of Clear Mountain Monastery Seattle, Washington

Join Ajahn Kovilo Bhikkhu, a Unitarian-born American Buddhist monk, for conversation, several short guided meditations, and Q&A centering around Buddhism as seen through Unitarian eyes. Topics for discussion may include:

• The Four Noble Truths (an exploration of the foundation of Buddhism)
• The similarities and differences between Unitarianism and Buddhism
• The beauty of cognitive flexibility around how and when to pick up your ego
• The utility and practice of deep meditation
• The aspects of faith and transcendence in Buddhism
• Being Buddhist in America
• The beauty of Buddhist ceremony

Presenter Bio

Ajahn Kovilo is a Unitarian-born, Theravāda Buddhist monk. Having been introduced to meditation through the Goenka Vipassana tradition in the early 2000s, Ajahn entered the monastery in 2006 and received full ordination at Abhayagiri Monastery, California in 2010, spending the next decade training at monasteries in the Ajahn Chah tradition in America and Thailand.

Ajahn is now helping to found Clear Mountain Monastery in Seattle/North Bend, Washington – a vibrant community with beautiful in-person and online gatherings and now land! For more information, visit www.clearmountainmonastery.org and check out their YouTube interviews with many Buddhist luminaries such as Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield, the Walk for Peace monks, and others.