Buddhist Women on a Path of Spiritual Awakening
Crossing Boundaries: Ayyā Medhānandī & St. Thérèse de Lisieux
An interview filmed in 2005 by the Catholic diocese of New Zealand with Ayyā Medhānandī about how St.Thérèse of Lisieux, a young Carmelite monastic who lived more than a century ago, blesses the life of a 21st century Buddhist nun.
Fearlessness
Ayya Medhanandi’s talk on Fearlessness at the 6th Street Community Center, East Village, sponsored by Buddhist Insights, NY 2018:
"The fragrance of flowers or sandalwood blows only with the prevailing wind, but the fragrance of virtue pervades all directions."
~ Dhammapada Verse 54
~ Dhammapada Verse 54