Metta Convention (Sydney) — Talk: For the Sake of the Goal: Wilderness Monks Across Traditions and Their Lessons for Us

​There is something striking about the lives of the great forest practitioners. Living in remote wilderness areas, contending with wild animals, illness, and their own inner demons, they point us to a path that leads away from the world and toward a goal worth renouncing everything for.

​This talk examines the lives of wilderness practitioners in the Theravāda, Mahāyāna, and Vajrayāna traditions. It explores the common elements of their practices to see what we might learn in order to follow their achievements and reach the end of suffering.