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What to do during the actual session
Explaining how to practice mediation in general, continuing the teaching from Chapter 5.
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The coffee pot: A test of my tolerance
Here, at the prison where I live, everyone dreads the coffee pot. Unlike a majority…
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To Geshela with appreciation
I have been thinking a lot about Geshela and I wanted to share some of…
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The six preparatory practices
Explaining the six preparatory practices and describing the seven-limb prayer, from Chapter 5.
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Buddhist ethics in the age of technology
A discussion on how developers can integrate core Buddhist teachings into the design of technology…
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Q&A session in Bodhgaya, India
Answers to questions on Dharma practice and experience as a Buddhist nun.
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Reliance on a teacher
Explaining the benefits of reliance and the faults of improper reliance in relation to the…
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The way to rely on a teacher
Leading a guided meditation on relating to a spiritual teacher in a healthy, realistic way…
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Sowing the seeds of Dharma in the Wild West
The journey from meeting the Dharma to establishing Sravasti Abbey.
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