Dhammadharini
Bhikkhuni Sangha monastic community
San Francisco North Bay
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Sunday Sutta Study
Read and discuss the “Chapter on Cessation” Samyutta Nikaya 46.67-76. This chapter places ten themes for contemplation in the context of the factors of awakening, which can lead to the breakthrough to insight. They are, the perception of ugliness, of death, of repulsiveness of food, of dissatisfaction with the whole world of impermanence, of suffering in impermanence, of not-self in suffering, of giving up, of fading away, and of cessation.
Guided Meditation
Guided meditation, Dhamma reflection and a time for questions with Ayya Sobhana
Bringing Philosophy to Life
Guided meditation, Dhamma reflection and a time for questions with Ayya SobhanaHow do our everyday choices create the conditions for opening the wisdom eye, and how can we apply our deepest insights to everyday life? Guided meditation, Dhamma reflection and a time for questions with Ayya Sobhana.
Dhammadharini means
"Upholding the Dhamma" in the female form
We are a community of seekers, supporters, practitioners and teachers inspired by the Theravada Forest and Insight traditions, the Early Buddhist teachings of Mindfulness & Insight, and the Bhikkhunis' way of monastic life.
OngoingZoomOngoingEvery Sunday afternoon at 1:00 pm: Read and discuss the teachings of the Buddha. On Zoom and in-person at Dhammadharini Monastery.
OngoingZoomOngoingEvery Sunday morning at 9:00am: Guided Buddhist Meditation & time for questions, on Zoom and in-person at Dhammadharini Monastery
OngoingZoomOngoingGather together for meditation and a talk based on the Buddha's teachings every Tuesday at 7:00 pm.
Sun, Dec 15Zoom, Facebook Live, YouTube LiveDec 15, 2024, 9:00 AM PST – Dec 17, 2024, 9:00 PM PSTJoin the Dhammadharini Bhikkhuni Sangha for devotion, meditation, learning and Dhamma discussion in honor of Sanghamitta Day. Live programs Sunday December 15 and Tuesday December 17.
"According to the Buddha’s teaching, our best chance for enlightenment is not in a heavenly realm, but here in midst of elements and aggregates, within these bodies which age and sicken, among the earth, rain, wind, fire and consciousness elements. We wake up here, not in another ideal place.
This is the ideal place."
— Ayya Tathālokā, Founding Teacher