Writings and Audio Talks

Ayyā Medhānandī’s Blog

Written while based in Penang, Ayyā Medhānandī draws on her experiences in a monastic community in England, as a solitary nun in a coastal hamlet of New Zealand, and as an urban nun perched in a ‘sky temple’ overlooking the Malacca Straits.

‘Gone Forth Going Beyond’

A book of Ayyā Medhānandī’s Dhamma reflections from 1996 to 2007, published in English and Mandarin, 2008

AUDIO TALKS

Canada and USA

Life-Saving Treasure Quebec, Maison Bruyere Retreat 2012
Nuclear Free Ottawa, Quaker House 2011
Mapping the Beauty Within Us Spring Rain Retreat, Toronto 2011
Bhikkhuni Pioneers Aloka Vihara, San Francisco, CA 2011
Until the Last Breath IMS Retreat, Barre, MA 2011
Death and Awakening IMS Retreat 2011
Noble Warming IMS Retreat 2011

Let E-go Quaker House, Ottawa, 2010
Opinions Quaker House 2010
Energy Audit Quaker House 2010
Medicine Heart Metta: Guided Forgiveness Quaker House 2010
A Force Greater Than Anger Edmonton Retreat 2010
Don’t Bargain With the Buddha Edmonton Retreat 2010

Ice Melts Pembroke, Ontario Retreat 2009
Fierce Gifts Pembroke Retreat 2009
Niagara Falls Pembroke Retreat 2009
Barefoot and Empty-handed Pembroke Retreat 2009
Through the Eye of the Needle Pembroke Retreat 2009
Empty of Fear Ottawa, Ottawa, Quaker House 2009

Batik Buddha Quaker House 2008
Solstice Heart Quaker House 2008
Great Compassion Pembroke Retreat 2008
Commitment and Sacrifice Pembroke Retreat 2008
A Good Pair of Boots Toronto Buddhist Community Retreat 2008
A Little Renunciation TBC Retreat 2008
The Torah and the Triple Gem Vancouver 2008
Shoot Me First: Right Intention, Effort & Social Responsibility Van. ’08
Ascending the Altar Birken Forest Monastery 2008
Mirror Mirror on the Wall Montreal, Weekend Retreat 2008
The Good News Montreal, Weekend Retreat 2008

Rescue Remedy Arnprior, Ontario Retreat 2007
Guided Meditation on Death Arnprior Retreat 2007
Dhamma Wings Toronto Buddhist Community Retreat 2007
Now in Session TBC Retreat 2007
Ethical Footprint Perth, Ontario 2007

Southeast Asia

Noble Warming 1 Singapore Buddhist Temple, 2007
The Wilderness of Anger Singapore Buddhist Temple, 2007

New Zealand

Chariot to Nibbana Bodhinyanarama Monastery Retreat 2002
The Poison Arrow Bodhinyanarama Retreat 2002
I Am of the Nature to Die Bodhinyanarama Retreat 2002
A Mind Empowered 5 Ways Bodhinyanarama Retreat 2002

England

Guided Meditation Amaravati Monastery Death & Dying Retreat 1998
The Way of the Mystic Amaravati Death & Dying Retreat 1998
Joy is Hidden in Sorrow Amaravati Death & Dying Retreat 1996