Groundbreaking Courage: Two Bhikkhunīs Reflecting on a Life of Dharma Practice (AA1G24)
Ayya Santacitta and Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
May 15 - 29, 2024
Online
Date and Time Details:
3 Wednesdays: May 15-29, 20247:00pm - 8:30pm US Pacific TimeOnline via Zoom
Contact: Spirit Rock Registration
registration@spiritrock.org
- Benefactor. – $108.00
- Sustainer. – $50.00
- Basic. – $30.00
- Mudita/Karuna Scholarship Rate. – $15.00
- BIPOC Scholarship Rate. – $15.00
- No Fees. – $0.00
Cancellation Policy - Online: Drop-ins, Daylongs, Multiday Programs (1-3 days), Family Programs/Series, CEC fees:
- NO REFUNDS
- Open Credit, or Donation to Spirit Rock = if cancel by midnight, the day prior to program start (Pacific Time)
- No Open Credit = if cancel day of the program, or beyond
Registration closes at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on May 29, 2024. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program.
Open to: Everyone
Description:
Join us for a conversation in three parts between Venerable Dhammanandā Bhikkhunī and Ayya Santacittā Bhikkhunī, who met for the first time in Thailand in the mid 1990s. Since then they have both been ordained as bhikkhunīs—Venerable Dhammanandā in Sri Lanka in 2003 and Ayya Santacittā on Spirit Rock land in 2011. Ven. Dhammanandā is the most senior Bhikkhunī in Thailand, and joins us online from her monastery outside of Bangkok.
In the first session, Ayya Santacittā will interview Ven. Dhammanandā about the influences and experiences that shaped Ven. Dhammanandā’s path. In the second session they’ll explore engaged Buddhist practice and the application of the Dhamma in daily life. The series concludes with a discussion of the trajectory of their spiritual paths as they both weave action around global issues with their individual Dharma practice.
Ayya Santacittā and Ven. Dhammanandā in Thailand, 2013
Learn more about Venerable Dhammanandā.
Class dates are: May 15, May 22, May 29; all classes are held on Wednesday from 7:00pm – 8:30pm US Pacific Time.
Online Only: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Sliding Scale: Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports the teachers as well as Spirit Rock, staff, and your fellow practitioners.
Benefactor – $108
Sustainer – $50
Basic – $30
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, M/K) – $0
Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers.
*Recording Note: You will have ~90 days from the original program date to view the program. If you would like access to the recording, you must register by the deadline above. The recording will be available in ~10 days after the program.
Cancellation Policy – Online: Drop-ins, Daylongs, Multiday Programs (1-3 days), Family Programs/Series, CEC fees:
- NO REFUNDS
- Open Credit, or Donation to Spirit Rock = if cancel by midnight, the day prior to program start (Pacific Time)
- No Open Credit = if cancel day of the program, or beyond
About the Teachers
Ayya Santacitta
Ayya Santacitta was born in Austria and did her graduate studies in Cultural Anthropology, focusing on dance, theatre and ritual. She also worked in avant-garde dance theatre as a performer and costume designer. In 1988 she met Ajahn Buddhadasa in southern Thailand, who sparked her interest in Buddhist monastic life. She trained as a nun […]
Learn more about Ayya Santacitta
Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
Venerable Dhammananda Bhikkhuni is the first fully ordained Theravadin nun in Thailand. As a lay person and a monastic, she has worked tirelessly for more than forty years to establish the Theravada bhikkhuni lineage in Thailand so that women may become fully ordained. In 2019 the BBC named her to its list of 100 most […]
Learn more about Dhammananda BhikkhuniCategories : Class Series, Dāna, Online, Periodic