Buddhist Women on a Path of Spiritual Awakening
This is Not Beyond Our Doing
We can bear witness to each others’ suffering by recognizing genuine spiritual friends or kalyānamitta who share our values and our desire for awakening. Spiritual friends can help us identify our individual pitfalls and support our letting go of these obstacles. It is a…
Sanctity Deep Within Us: Guided Metta Meditation
Allowing and caring for the moment with tenderness, bringing it forth, we learn to take care of each other as we take care of others. Just as we wish ourselves well, we wish others the same love and care for their well-being and happiness…
Take Your Medicine
Cultivation of a spiritual path depends on a holistic approach. It is more than meditation alone. We take the entire course of the Buddha’s prescription for life. Just as a patient requires treatment and is given medicine for it, we must finish the entire…
Devotion
A talk given during Satipaññā Insight Meditation Toronto retreat in 2015.
Noble Search and Rescue
How can we stay true to our spiritual aspirations and work to fulfill them without compromise? Diligence in our practice is a great resource for growing the endurance, patience, and courage we will need to guard the mind against the hindrances and keep our…
Moral Integrity, Courage and Peace
The real path to peace lies in developing moral integrity. Our spiritual strength depends on purity of heart and action. We learn to identify unwholesome habits that obstruct our well-being and practice courageous compassion to discover the joy of harmlessness. These are the qualities…
Practice Forgiveness: Guided Metta Meditation
A talk given at Satipaññā Insight Meditation Toronto in 2015.
Sowing Grace
A talk given at Toronto Theravada Buddhist Community in 2015.
Reading: Therigatha – Arahant Subha Bhikkhuni’s Poem
A reading during Satipaññā Insight Meditation Toronto retreat in 2016.
Reading: Sayadaw U Pandita – Mother Hen
A reading during Satipaññā Insight Meditation Toronto retreat in 2016.
~ Dhammapada Verse 54