Ajahn Kusalo Q&A - Towards Transcendence: Anger & Kindness; News & Tudong; Alcoholism & Awareness
Channel: Clear Mountain Monastery
Date: 2022-03-03

In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Ajahn Kusalo, abbot of Bodhinyanarama Buddhist Monastery (https://www.bodhinyanarama.net.nz) in New Zealand. The session delves into how much news one should consume, how to work with anger, how to navigate internet use, working with alcoholism, developing open awareness, and more.

Ajahn Kusalo is the current Abbot at Bodhinyanarama Monastery near Wellington, New Zealand. Born in 1952 he grew up in Auckland. A chequered pattern of study and work, mostly in the building industry, eventually resulted in qualification as a Quantity Surveyor. However, a general disinterest in worldly gain led to many years of wandering throughout Australasia. Around 1980 he met Ajahn Jāgaro in Perth, Australia and joined retreats led by Ajahn Sumedho who visited there for two consecutive years.  
Still married, with one son, it was not until 1990 that he was able to join Ajahn Viradhammo in Bodhinyanarama where he took bhikkhu ordination in 1992, remaining there until 1994 when there was an invitation to join Ajahn Sumedho in England. Six years at Amaravati Monastery led to two years in Wales, a precursor to two years of wandering around Europe. Part of this time was a three week trip to Canada that eventually resulted in his living there for eight years, the last five of those being spent establishing Tisarana monastery West of Ottawa.  
A short visit to Bodhinyanarama in 2011 resulted in Ajahn moving back in 2012. 

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