Buddhist Women on a Path of Spiritual Awakening
Crossing Boundaries: Ayyā Medhānandī & St. Thérèse de Lisieux
An interview in 2005 with Ayya Medhanandi about how, though more than a century apart and of different religious orders, St.Thérèse de Lisieux blesses the life of a Buddhist nun:
Give Up What Destroys You
Ayya Medhanandi talks about developing virtue and moral disarmament for true peace in this world. If we want to protect each other and promote harmlessness and nonviolence, we must do the work of inner disarmament ourselves. A talk given at the 10th Global Conference…
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