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- Hometown:
- Sydney
- About Me:
- I'm a Bhikshuni in the Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism. I met the Dharma when I was 17 and have been a nun for 7 years. I live in India in a nunnery for Western women, but often travel to other places to teach and do social work. I work with ex-untouchable Indian Buddhists some of whom are still very poor and oppressed, but some of the most inspiring people you're likely to meet in this life!
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International Fund for Western Vajrayana monastics and poor Indian Buddhists
Dear Friends,
There are only 2 or 3 monasteries for Western monastics in the whole world that fully support and train their monastics to practice as full time monastics and not as employees. 60-75% of Western Tibetan monastics who ordain disrobe.
Chances are you have a friend who's a monastic, they might be there at your child's birth to offer blessings, there when they grow up and get depression to counsel them, and there when they marry and pass away. Western monastics… Continue
There are only 2 or 3 monasteries for Western monastics in the whole world that fully support and train their monastics to practice as full time monastics and not as employees. 60-75% of Western Tibetan monastics who ordain disrobe.
Chances are you have a friend who's a monastic, they might be there at your child's birth to offer blessings, there when they grow up and get depression to counsel them, and there when they marry and pass away. Western monastics… Continue
Posted on November 3, 2008 at 10:23pm — 4 Comments
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I started inviting the Buddhist Centres I can find. The goal is to connect Buddhists so my hopes is that all the centres would "spread the word".
You seem to be living a life full of joy! WOW! I admire your strength. Your inner peace must be unimaginable.
Carrie
Nice to see you in this website! Someone told me that you will visit Adelaide on the 31th of October. Do you mind telling me what movie are you going to show the people in Adelaide?
With metta,
thanks for your reply! Will see you there.
with metta
Moona
Peaceful metta
Thanks for visit Adelaide! Thanks for your story, photos and brownies. You sure have lovely photos and great smile. I admire your enthuses being a nun and work for the Indian. Although the Adelaide group was small but we did have a lovely time at the Flinders University Oasis, didn’t we? Hope one day will see you again.
with metta
Thank you for coming to Adelaide. While I personally missed your film night and talks, I am sure that they were of benefit to those that attended.
The only reason I didn't attend was due to a lack of transport, rather than it being a sectarian thing.
You are right that we have become more miserly and self focused in our attitudes in the West.
There do need to be more monks and nuns ordaining here (and for there to be more Sangha support, government understanding, etc).
Keep going. Awareness dispells ignorance.
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