Empty Space Alight: A Compassionate Theravāda Search for the Nature of Awareness | Guy Armstrong Q&A

09/10/2025 59 min
Empty Space Alight: A Compassionate Theravāda Search for the Nature of Awareness | Guy Armstrong Q&A

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Episode Synopsis

In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview renowned meditation teacher Guy Armstrong about his time as a monk with Ajahn Buddhadasa, the relationship between sense consciousness (viññana) and a deeper awareness, the Mahāyāna concept of Buddha nature, emptiness, and remaining grounded in the modern world.



Guy's Biography:

Guy Armstrong has been leading insight meditation retreats since 1984 in the U.S., Europe, and Australia. His training included living as a monk for a year in the Thai forest lineage. Guy is a member of the Spirit Rock Teachers Council and a guiding teacher of the Insight Meditation Society.



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