Venerable Thubten Nyima
Ven. Thubten Nyima became interested in Buddhism in 2001 after meeting a tour of monks from the Ganden Shartse Monastery. In 2009 she took refuge with Ven. Chodron and became a regular participant in the Exploring Monastic Life retreat. Ven. Nyima moved to the Abbey from California, in April of 2016, and took Anagarika precepts shortly thereafter. She received sramanerika and shiksamana ordination in March 2017 and full ordination in August 2023. Ven. Nyima has a B.S. degree in Business Administration/Marketing from California State University, Sacramento and a Masters degree in Health Administration from the University of Southern California. Ven. Nyima currently resides in Colombia.
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Venerable Thubten Nyima Listening to my body
Personal health issues can increase awareness of our interdependence with others.
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Review of loving kindness
Venerable Thubten Nyima reviews the section in Chapter 3 on loving-kindness, giving commentary to the…
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Review of attachment
Venerable Thubten Nyima leads a review of the Chapter 3 section on “Emotions and Klesas,”…
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Getting rid of my buttons
Wrong conceptions lie at the root of many of the problems we encounter in dealing…
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Visit to Airway Heights Correctional Center
A nun visits a correctional facility for the first time in order to participate in…
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The eight pillars of joy
Venerable Thubten Nyima shares the wisdom of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond…
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Overcoming anger towards those who use hate speech
The Buddha had an answer for those who believed in the innate superiority of certain…
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Buddhist Advice for Ruling a Kingdom
As Nagarjuna explained 2000 years ago, it is possible, and indeed auspicious, to base governmental…
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