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Abhaya Darpana KNOXVILLE TN	No Email	Abhaya (Dustin Davis) is ordained as a Dharmacharya in the Embracing Simplicity Order under Venerables Pannavati and Pannadipa. His primary practices of Satipa·π≠·π≠hƒÅna (4 Establishings of Mindfulness) in the style offered by Bhikkhu AnƒÅlayo, ƒÄnƒÅpƒÅnasati (Breath Based Mindfulness), and the Brahma VihƒÅras (Heavenly Abidings) spring from an affinity for the approaches offered in Early Buddhism. He also has an appreciation for the later traditions, having undertaken retreats in the VajrayƒÅna and Zen traditions including formally receiving the 5 Mindfulness Trainings from Th√≠ch Nh·∫•t H·∫°nh in 2013. Having worked over 25 years in the hospital critical care setting, he brings his intimacy with the illness, death, and dying processes to bear in Dharma sharing. He is also passionate about Dharma as a central support for dealing with addictions of all kinds.

Ajahm-Sucitto Chithurst, West Sussex		ntered monastic life in 1975 in Thailand, but since 1978 I’ve been based in Britain. I spent fourteen years training under Ajahn Sumedho, the senior Western disciple of Ajahn Chah, and so I’m part of that lineage of direct practice. The lineage has an umbrella website www:forestsangha.org. I am based at Cittaviveka Monastery in Chithurst, West Sussex, near Petersfield in southern England (cittaviveka.org). You can visit the monastery, we are receiving guests and Cittaviveka is so far back to normal.

Ajahn-Jayasaro		Jayasāro was born on the Isle of Wight in England. At the age of seventeen, having been in contact with Buddhism through reading, he left for India, where he spent "a couple of years" travelling and learning before hitchhiking back to England. At the time he was still looking for a way of life in line with his personal principles. In Asia he heard about an Englishman who had been a monk in the Thai Forest Tradition and was leading meditation retreats. Upon hearing his stories of life as a forest monk, he realised it was the way of life he was looking for.

Ajahn-Sundara Hertfordshire UK		Ajahn Sundarā was born in France in 1946. She studied dance in England and France. After working for a few years as a dancer and teacher of contemporary dance, she had the opportunity while living and studying in England to attend a talk and later a retreat led by Ajahn Sumedho. His teachings and experience of the monastic way of life in the Forest tradition impressed her deeply. Before long this led her to visit to Chithurst Monastery, where in 1979 she asked to join the monastic community as one of the first four women novices. In 1983 she received ordination as a sīladhāra, with Ajahn Sumedho as her preceptor. After spending five years at Chithurst Monastery she went to live at Amaravati Monastery, where she took part in establishing the nuns’ community.

Anna Ginzburg BROOKLYN NY

Anthony-Markwell Koh Phangan Surat Thani		Anthony Markwell is an Australian Dhamma teacher and meditation instructor who shares his knowledge and practice of meditation by leading vipassana retreats, evening talks, and weekend workshops. Anthony is the founder and resident teacher at Indriya Retreat, a new English-speaking vipassana insight meditation centre on Koh Phangan, Thailand. He previously lead retreats at Kow Tahm Insight Meditation Centre between 2013-2016, where he guided thousands of meditators through silent monthly 7-day and annual 21-day vipassana retreats.

Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project AU Perth WA		Thank you so much! We arrived safely, Sr Anuruddha from Vancouver and I came later after teaching a retreat in Toronto. So happy to be here and to be participating in this wonderful event. We feel great Thanksgiving to everyone at the AFB for your kindness, care and generosity in supporting Sr Anuruddha ‘s travel here. How amazing that she was able to get a visa!Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project was registered as a charity in April 2017. It's objects are to advance Theravada Buddhism in the UK for the benefit of the public primarily by;(a) establishing and maintaining a residential centre or centres offering material support for Theravada Buddhist bhikkhunis and women training towards full bhikkhuni ordination;(b) furthering the education of the public in the teachings and practices of the Buddha by organising educational activities.The charity is run entirely by a tenacious team of volunteers committed to realising the ambition of establishing a bhikkhuni monastery in the UK and creating a supportive space for Dhamma practice for monastics and laypeople alike.Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project has a Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults policy and associated procedures. If you would like a copy, please send your request through our general enquires contact form, putting 'Safeguarding' in the subject line.

Ayya Anuruddha Ontario Perth Ontario		On behalf of our community, we would like to express our heartfelt joy and gratitude for your tireless support and encouragement on the Path. For many years, you have reached out to help us with bhikkhuni projects, requisites, and travel expenses. And this month, again we received your spontaneous offering of dana – which arrived soon after we completed our 10th anniversary as a Theravada bhikkhuni monastery. Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu, Anumodana! It so happens that during this time our forest is being ravaged by the destructive tent caterpillars, so we really felt the stream of your kindness coming from afar to renew and uplift our spirits. We also give thanks for your many years of commitment to the growth and sustainability of the Bhikkhuni Sangha in this new millenium. Your generosity as a leadership alliance raising awareness and support creates a field of goodness for bhikkhunis around the world. Although we may face many challenges in sustaining the female monastic presence for Theravada women, your faith in our Dhamma work acts as a beacon of light that helps to strengthen and bless our communities. May whatever joy and goodness arise from our practice bring forth the riches of the Path in your lives, for your well-being and happiness. May your hearts be filled with peace.

Ayya Canda ROYSTON		I just want to express my sincere gratitude for all the work you do in supporting Bhikkhunis and nuns. It is deeply moving to hear how you spend the incoming donations and that so much of them go directly to the nuns.In particular, may I again thank you for the support you were able to give to me personally, ie, my return flight to California this year. The journey came at a pivotal time on my path and provided me the much needed and sustaining sense of being part of a global sangha. I felt a deep connection to the sisters there, to the extent that Ayyas Anandabodhi and Santacitta became additional advisers to Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project in the UK! I am also delighted to be returning next year to spend the majority of the winter retreat with them, helping me ensure a healthy balance between service and solitude.Such exchange plays a vital role in strengthening the Bhikkhuni Sangha at this relatively new stage, especially when many of us have little access to elder sisters on the path.

Ayya Kotte Dhammadinna Bhikkhuni Sri Lanka Gonapola; Horana

Ayya Medhanandi Ontario Perth Ontario		On behalf of our community, we would like to express our heartfelt joy and gratitude for your tireless support and encouragement on the Path. For many years, you have reached out to help us with bhikkhuni projects, requisites, and travel expenses. And this month, again we received your spontaneous offering of dana – which arrived soon after we completed our 10th anniversary as a Theravada bhikkhuni monastery. Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu, Anumodana! It so happens that during this time our forest is being ravaged by the destructive tent caterpillars, so we really felt the stream of your kindness coming from afar to renew and uplift our spirits. We also give thanks for your many years of commitment to the growth and sustainability of the Bhikkhuni Sangha in this new millenium. Your generosity as a leadership alliance raising awareness and support creates a field of goodness for bhikkhunis around the world. Although we may face many challenges in sustaining the female monastic presence for Theravada women, your faith in our Dhamma work acts as a beacon of light that helps to strengthen and bless our communities. May whatever joy and goodness arise from our practice bring forth the riches of the Path in your lives, for your well-being and happiness. May your hearts be filled with peace.

Ayya Medhandhi Ontario Ontario Perth, ON Ontario		Ayya Medhandhi writes of AfB’s support for Sr Anuruddha’s travel to her ordination at Dhammadharini in Penngrove, CA on Dec. 3, 2017: Thank you so much! We arrived safely, Sr Anuruddha from Vancouver and I came later after teaching a retreat in Toronto. So happy to be here and to be participating in this wonderful event. We feel great Thanksgiving to everyone at the AFB for your kindness, care and generosity in supporting Sr Anuruddha ‘s travel here. How amazing that she was able to get a visa!

Ayya Nimmala Ontario Perth Ontario		On behalf of our community, we would like to express our heartfelt joy and gratitude for your tireless support and encouragement on the Path. For many years, you have reached out to help us with bhikkhuni projects, requisites, and travel expenses. And this month, again we received your spontaneous offering of dana – which arrived soon after we completed our 10th anniversary as a Theravada bhikkhuni monastery. Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu, Anumodana! It so happens that during this time our forest is being ravaged by the destructive tent caterpillars, so we really felt the stream of your kindness coming from afar to renew and uplift our spirits. We also give thanks for your many years of commitment to the growth and sustainability of the Bhikkhuni Sangha in this new millenium. Your generosity as a leadership alliance raising awareness and support creates a field of goodness for bhikkhunis around the world. Although we may face many challenges in sustaining the female monastic presence for Theravada women, your faith in our Dhamma work acts as a beacon of light that helps to strengthen and bless our communities. May whatever joy and goodness arise from our practice bring forth the riches of the Path in your lives, for your well-being and happiness. May your hearts be filled with peace.

Ayya Santussika Castle Rock, WA		We received the dana for the upcoming ordination–anumodana! We so much appreciate the work you are doing to help the bhikkhuni sangha grow and flourish. It is humbling and heartening to have friends in the Dhamma supporting us as we work to awaken–not only for ourselves but for all those who will benefit from the presence of fully ordained female monastics in the world. Venerable Santussika Bhikkhuni began exploring meditation in the late seventies. In 1996 she joined a Kriya yoga-based center, where she deepened her meditation practice and made spiritual development the central theme of her life. In 2002, she received a Masters of Divinity degree after completing a four-year interfaith seminar program to become a minister. The program emphasized meditation, study of the major world religions, meticulous ethical conduct, and development of the skills required in ministry, such as spiritual guidance counseling, support for the ill and dying, teaching, and conducting ceremonies. In 1999, Ayya Santussika made her first trip to Thailand to visit her son who had ordained there as a monk in Ajahn Chah’s international monastery, Wat Pah Nanachat. As a guest at the monastery and mother of a monk, she was able to spend a lot of time with the monks and learn from many of Ajahn Chah’s students. Over the years, she traveled to Thailand once or twice each year to stay in various monasteries, learning from master teachers including Ajahn Jayasaro, Ajahn Anan, Ajahn Dtun, Luang Ta Maha Boowa, and Ajahn Pannavaddho. During those years, she also visited Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery many times and in 2003 formally became a student of Ajahn Pasanno. In 2004, she spent time in Australia with Ajahn Brahm and at Ajahn Kalyano’s monastery near Melbourne where she met Ajahn Plien, whose teachings strongly impacted her development.

Ayya Sudhamma Charlotte NC		yya (Ven.) Sudhamma was born in 1963 and raised in Charlotte NC. She was an attorney before leaving home to become a nun in 1998. She received novice ordination from Ven. H. Gunaratana (Bhante G) at the Bhavana Society in 1999.She received higher ordination as a bhikkhuni in Sri Lanka in February 2003 under her preceptor Ven. Khemacari, in a ceremony led by Ven. Dhammaloka Sangha Nayaka, at the Mt. Lavinia temple Tapodharanamaya.For 8 1/2 years she was the Resident Monk at the Carolina Buddhist Vihara in Greenville, SC. She spent most of 2012 visiting Santi Forest Monastery in Australia. She expresses gratitude to her fellow Charlotteans for making it possible for her to return to her hometown.

ayyayeshebodhicitta	No Email	Ayya Yeshe Bodhicitta is a Buddhist nun of 21 years, a teacher, contemplative and feminist activist. Ayya is the founder and director of Bodhicitta Foundation, a socially engaged Buddhist charity and girl‚Äôs home working to empower ex ‚Äúuntouchable‚Äù Ambedkarite people and poor women and children in Central India. Ayya teaches internationally and is the Abbess of Bodhicitta Dakini Buddhist Monastery, Tasmania, Australia. Ayya is the author of ‚ÄúEveryday Enlightenment‚Äù published by Harper Collins and has 100k hits on youtube as a sacred chants artist on the album ‚ÄúDakini.‚Äù Ayya trained mainly in Tibetan Buddhism, but was fully ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh and stayed in Theravada monasteries for many years. Ayyas teachers are the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh and Bhante Sujato. She practices a fusion of Tibetan Buddhism and early Buddhism called the Mahayana Forest Tradition. www.bodhicitta-monastery.com (Australia) www.ayyayeshe.wordpress.com www.bodhicitta-vihara.com (India)

Beth Upton London		I have been teaching meditation since 2014 and the more I teach the more I love it. If there is one thing that I have learned in my years teaching it is that we are all different with our own strengths and weaknesses. In order to teach well I need to get to know each student individually guiding each to tap into their own innate wisdom offering instruction that fits each student’s unique circumstances. /The ten years I spent as a Buddhist nun afforded me the great privilege of being able to practise meditation in much depth and detail. I was blessed with masterful teachers and all of the support I could have hoped for. I spent five years in Myanmar training diligently in the Theravada tradition under the guidance of Pa Auk Sayadaw. I then spent a further five years training in several other methods and spent many months doing long solo retreats in various caves and forests./The opportunity to practise meditation so comprehensively has been the greatest gift of my life. My passion is now to repay that debt of gratitude by providing the same opportunity to others. Since deciding to disrobe in 2018 I have been on a sharp and wonderful learning curve reintegrating the challenges of western lay life into my Dhamma practice. Through this process not only has my appreciation of the Dhamma grown deeper but also my understanding of the students I am teaching. /As well as teaching meditation I am also enthusiastic about building community. Over the past years I have been leading Sanditthika Meditation Community in the caves of Almeria Southern Spain./To book a meeting for personal instruction please follow this link to the appointment page of my website and book an appointment from there.

BHANTE-PANNA Seattle WA		This is a small introduction about who I am and was previously and the truths I‚Äôve encountered and reasons why I see the path as I do.

Bhikkhuni Dhamma Maha Theri	No Email

Bhikkhuni Dhammamegha	No Email

Bhikkhuni H. Supeshala San Diego, CA		Bhikkhuni H. Supeshala writes of the reconstruction of kutis and meditation hall: Your continuous effort to send the contributions towards my project is indeed of great help to me. Much merit to all the donors for their generous contributions. With the donations I received from you, the tiling of the verandah has been completed and we had a ceremony to ordain a nun in that premises last Monday.I am happy to inform you that I intend to start construction of the upper floor in the near future.May the Noble Triple Gem bless you and everyone in your organization and most importantly all the donors who has contributed so generously for this project.May you all attain the supreme bliss of Nibbana!!!

Thiew Suthasinee Noiin Yasothon Amphoe Mueang Yasothon		Bhikkhuni Suthasinee klui-ngern has developed an interactive treatment method for youths with drug addiction problems. she trains former drug users, who have completed her program, to counsel newcomers and…

Bhikkhuni Visuddhi Czech Republic. Prostejov		I want to thank you once again for providing me financial help and support. With all the politics around bhikkhunis in the world and lack of support we have, I appreciate even more those people who see us and are willing to support and help us.

DAN GOLDFIELD Bristol		Dan is a dhamma teacher in the lineage of Bhikkhu Buddhadasa. He learned the dhamma via hundreds of hours of Skype calls with Dhammarato and also received Dzogchen transmission from Tempa Dukte Lama of Olmo Ling Monastery in Pittsburgh PA. /Dan is about to earn an accredited teaching certificate in Complementary Healthcare Educational Theory & Personal Development. He is husband to a qualified Neuropsychologist who confirms his teaching from the academic perspective. /Dan became interested in dhamma first of all seeking simple stress relief. He was working hard playing hard and paying the consequences! He ’shopped around’ for a year or so before spotting a post by our own Noah Starbuck on r/streamentry where Noah was kindly offering the opportunity to speak with Dhammarato./Dan’s first call with Dhammarato lasted 3 hours and he called right back the next day for round 2. Finally Dan felt he was hearing satisfactory answers to those deepest of questions he’d had since his earliest memories. Dan enjoys a daily gratitude high for Dhammarato Bhikkhu Buddhadasa and the rest of the noble lineage. Following Dhammarato’s example Dan’s practice these days is better described as ‘play’. Dan decided early on that first jhana—as described in the suttas—sounded like a good place to hang out. So he used Anapanasati to dance along the Eightfold Noble Path until the hindrances fell behind the horizon./Dan teaches the dhamma in friendship. Conversations are casual & lighthearted. No formal structure is necessary: the dhamma is transmitted naturally in a one-to-one setting. This is what it was like for Dan learning with Dhammarato and it is a potent method. Unavoidably the Four Noble Truths and Anapanasati will show up and for those who are interested Dan enjoys sharing insights into how other wisdom teachings agree with the supra-mundane dhamma./Further for those who wish to embrace lay life Dan is currently developing a system for engaging with the world on the foundation of supra-mundane insight.

karuna-sevena.cz	No Email	I want to thank you once again for providing me financial help and support. With all the politics around bhikkhunis in the world and lack of support we have, I appreciate even more those people who see us and are willing to support and help us.

Francis Lacoste		Francis Lacoste is at heart a practitioner of the Chaos Dharma or what Shinzen Young calls a ‚Äúpoly-spiritual‚Äù. Following his curiosity and his intuition, he‚Äôs deeply interested by the complementarity of different contemplative traditions. He‚Äôs now studying with Vince and Emily Horn as their non-dogmatic, modular approach to meditation, their individualized ‚Äúspiritual midwifery‚Äù, and their plain deep humanity resonate with him. He teaches courses as part of the Buddhist Geeks selection of offerings as well as being availabe for one-on-one instruction on a dana basis. He brings his contemplative experience in his work as a manager and coach in software engineering where he helps teams and individuals in their development. He lives in Montreal, QC with his wife, their three sons, and rabbit.

Gabby Bernstine Dover, DE		Administrator only user Dhammarato is a dhamma teacher in the lineage of Bhikkhu Buddhadasa. Now retired into the Lay life He spent many years as a monk in both Thailand and USA. He lives in Thailand on Kho Phangan and invites all dhamma friends to come hang out. He talks about the supramundane dhamma as instructed by Achan Pho the abbot of Wat Suan Mokkh..

Gary-Weber Peekskill, NY		The Essence of Awakening Self-inquiry vs the egos/Is - How it works - the neuroscience Updating Your Brain's Software Dancing Hands for Lower Anxiety, Higher Cognition and Awakening Right-sizing your "I", understanding confirmation bias...new studies Mindfulness works for women, but not for men?..new research Can we survive w/our current OS and buggy programs? Aleppo, Trump, Berlin, Orlandos, Nice...what can you do? Why lightning, trees, rivers, and lungs look the same... Relationships, Attachments, and Nonduality...FAQs What nonduality is (bliss) and isn't (no bliss)... There's no free will...accept it, attack it, hide it or ignore it? How to deepen your awakening practices - neuroscientifically What is an "E(e)nlightenment experience?"...a new scientific, secular model Living without a past - what's it like? Is that "human"? Dialogues with Oskar - Nondual seeing, "I" blocker, bliss, liberation, just "now" Dialogues with Oskar - Fewer thoughts, very still, 2D/3D perceptions, no doership Dialogues with Oskar...new places, losing control, fewer Oskars, love Dialogues with Oskar - Consciousness, resistance, spiritual identity, progress Dialogues w/Oskar - Stressful situations, rock climbing, loneliness, motivation

Gil-Fosdale CA		Gil is the founding teacher and a co-guiding teacher of the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California, and the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, California. He is also a founder of the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies, where he is the Dean of its Buddhist Chaplaincy training programs. He has trained as a monk and as a teacher in both Burmese Theravāda and Japanese Sōtō Zen. In addition to books on Buddhist meditation practice, his published translations of Buddhist texts, including The Dhammapada: A New Translation of the Buddhist Classic with Annotations (Shambhala, 2005) and The Buddha Before Buddhism: A Translation of the Aṭṭhakavagga with Commentary (Shambhala, 2016). His dissertation was published in 2014 as Dawn of the Bodhisattva Path: The Early Perfection of Wisdom (Institute of Buddhist Studies and BDK America).

Insight Meditation Center Barre, MA

Jack-Kornfield Woodacre CA		Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, India, and Burma. He was ordained only a few months. He holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and is a founding teacher of the Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts and Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California. He is one of the key teachers to introduce mindfulness practice to the West, has taught internationally since 1974, and is the author of 16 books which have sold 2 million copies. He is the most expensive teacher.

Joe Stanski Bellac Haute-Vienne		I am a 35 year old practitioner that has been practicing for about 10 years. Looking to find my way to see whats really happening in the here and now.

Joseph-Goldstien Barre MA		Joseph Goldstein has been leading insight and lovingkindness meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. He is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, where he is on the guiding teachers’ Founders Council. In 1989, together with several other teachers and students of insight meditation, he helped establish the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. Joseph first became interested in Buddhism as a Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand in 1965. Since 1967 he has studied and practiced different forms of Buddhist meditation under eminent teachers from India, Burma and Tibet. He is the author of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening, A Heart Full of Peace, One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism, Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom, The Experience of Insight, and co-author of Seeking the Heart of Wisdom and Insight Meditation: A Correspondence Course.

Kenneth-Folk Huntsville, AL		Private Instruction: I am pleased to offer one-on-one personal dharma training and meditation coaching on a fee-for-service basis. Sessions are 45 minutes, audio only. My fee is USD $185 per session. I prefer weekly sessions but also offer biweekly, monthly, and ad hoc scheduling. I am just now easing back into work after almost two years of retirement, so I have space on my calendar for now, but this is unlikely to last; if you’re interested in private sessions, now is a good time to lock down a time slot. Please contact me at kennethfolkdharma at gmail dot com for scheduling, or for more information. Looking forward to hearing from you,

Leigh-Brasington		Leigh Brasington's Bio. Leigh Brasington has been practicing meditation since 1985 and is the senior American student of the late Ven. Ayya Khema. Leigh began assisting Ven. Ayya Khemma in 1994, and began teaching retreats on his on in 1997. He is also authorized to teach by Jack Kornfield.

NOON BALDWIN		Noon Baldwin is an ex circus artist street performer who retired from the circus in 2004 to dedicate his life to spiritual practice and iving in Dhamma centres (France South Africa) Amaravati monastery (UK). Noon co-created and co-runs Ekuthuleni a back to basics meditation center in the foothills of the French Pyrenees. Noon?s main influence is the Thai Forrest tradition of Ajahn Chah but has an interest in many spiritual traditions and has been practising with Jaya Ashmore from Open Dharma since 2008. He enjoys how the traditional open spirituality practices meet as one in his heart./Connecting with curiosity energy with a sense of embodying spiritual practice through in-depth body grounding meditations are currently Noon?s fields of exploration. He is transgendered, a two spirit person all in one.He teachers Dharma in both French and English. Noon’s influences are varied, with an interest in all spiritualities: retreats and courses with Jaya Ashmore from Open Dharma since 2008, the Buddhist tradition of Ajahn Chah since 2000, Tibetan Buddhism, sacred chanting, silent walking & movement. He enjoys how the traditional and open spirituality practices meet as one in his heart. Noon’s varied life experience brings a listening with vibrancy, an alive practice he loves to share. Connecting with curiosity & energy, with a sense of embodying spiritual practice through in depth body grounding meditations are Noon’s fields of exploration. He is transgendered… a two spirit person all in one.

Poepsa Frank Jude Boccio		I will assume you know that these ‚Äúbiographical‚Äù introductions are generally written in the third person by the person allegedly being talked about! In the interest of transparency, honesty and intimacy, I am rejecting that strategy and I am going to tell you a bit about myself directly. From the age of 4 or 5 years old, I‚Äôd been having experiences that only Buddhism seemed to make any sense of (once I discovered Buddhist books when I was around 10 or 11). These experiences were intimations of what the Buddhist tradition refers to as ‚Äúnot-self‚Äù and ‚Äúemptiness.‚Äù I read some books about Buddhism throughout high school, but more from curiosity than from any sense of necessity or desire to take up the practice. My sister‚Äôs death from cancer when I was 16 shook me to my core and I began a deep search for meaning in the face of mortality. At 18, I began practicing at the NY Dharmadhatu where I practiced for several years before making my way to the NY Zendo Shobo-ji. After a year or so there, I turned away from any formal relationship with teachers or community, but I practiced informally at Zen Mountain Monastery with no inclination to become a formal student. In 1989, I began practicing in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, my dharma teachers being Lyn Fine and Patricia Hunt-Perry. By 1997, I ordained into the Tiep Hien Order. However, already by 2000, no longer thrilled by what I saw happening in the community, I began study with Samu Sunim who ordained me as a dharma teacher (poep sa) in Toronto on July 4th, 2007. I‚Äôve earned a Graduate Level Diploma in Buddhist Studies under Peter Harvey through the University of Sunderland. Realizing I did not want an academic career, I chose not to write a thesis, hence no letters after my name. I have two daughters, separated by 36 years and live in Tucson, Arizona where I enjoy co-parenting my younger daughter. I founded and served as guiding teacher of the Empty Mountain Sangha and the Tucson Mindfulness Practice Community which has evolved into a peer-led group. I have the great joy and privilege to teach classes, lecture and lead retreats and workshops throughout North and Central America, as well as in Asia. I was invited by Wisdom Publications to write a book integrating the four foundations of mindfulness with the movements and postures of hatha-yoga. That book, Mindfulness Yoga: The Awakened Union of Breath, Body and Mind offers a fully comprehensive and integrated practice of hatha-yoga-asana with Buddhist mindfulness (vipassana) meditation based upon the instructions of the Buddha on the four Foundations of Mindfulness. I‚Äôve studied and practiced many forms of meditation and work with each student to find which techniques seem best suited to one‚Äôs life situation. The basic core practice is satipatthana (four foundations of mindfulness) which includes focused attention and inquiry into body (breath, posture, activities of the body, parts and elements of the body and it‚Äôs dissolution); feelings (the felt-sense of experience, whether pleasant, unpleasant or neutral); mental formations (all other mental activities such as perception, emotion, thought) and dhammas (investigation into phenomena). Along with satipatthana, other key practices include the four immeasurables (kindness; compassion; selfless joy and equanimity); lojong (mind training); tonglen (the exchanging of self and other); naikan (the practice of gratitude) and more.

Sailor Bob Melbourne Victoria		In 1975 Bob went to India to live in the Ashram. In 1976/77 he spent 12 months with Nisargadatta Maharaj in Bombay. Since this time thousands of seekers from all over the world have come to his home in Melbourne, Australia for individual sessions and to join regular weekly group meetings. Bob also connects individually via Skype and holds zoom groups 3 times a week. By following Bob’s pointers seekers either settle for less suffering or earnestly continue the search untill all questions are extinguished and questioner ‘dissolves’ into nothing. Through Bob’s devotion and enthusiasm many have woken from the nightmare of belief in being separate entities. Having awoken some write books, provide their own pointers to the truth or some just quietly serve ‘themselves in others’ wherever Life places them. The potential to recognize this simplicity of presence awareness is here now, it lays right in front of us, under the veil of ever changing, passing thoughts. These thoughts are simply another way the One Essence appears and expresses itself.

Ayya Cittānandā Bhikkhunī Castle Rock, WA		We received the dana for the upcoming ordination–anumodana! We so much appreciate the work you are doing to help the bhikkhuni sangha grow and flourish. It is humbling and heartening to have friends in the Dhamma supporting us as we work to awaken–not only for ourselves, but for all those who will benefit from the presence of fully ordained female monastics in the world. Ayya Cittananda took Anagarika precepts at Karuna Buddhist Vihara in March of 2015, Samaneri ordination in April of 2016, and Bhikkhuni ordination in May of ...

Dhammarato sa Ampoe Koh Phangan Surat Thani		Administrator only user Dhammarato is a dhamma teacher in the lineage of Bhikkhu Buddhadasa. Now retired into the Lay life He spent many years as a monk in both Thailand and USA. He lives in Thailand on Kho Phangan and invites all dhamma friends to come hang out. He talks about the supramundane dhamma as instructed by Achan Pho the abbot of Wat Suan Mokkh..

SARI-MARKKANEN		Sari Markkanen was already at a young age interested in spiritual and existential questions. She fell in love with Insight meditation in 2005 after years of other meditative practices. Sari has practiced meditation on long retreats in Gaia House, in Finland and in monasteries in Thailand, and has been especially keen on exploring emptiness and jhana practices as taught by her close teacher Rob Burbea. She was invited to a teacher training guided by Rob Burbea, Martine Batchelor and Caroline Jones, which she completed at the end of 2020. Rob’s teachings have greatly informed Sari’s way of teaching dharma.

Sayalay-Khema-Cari	No Email	Let me share again this short explanation of Sayadaw about his Thabarwa centers 'without limits to do good deeds'... So often people misunderstanding the benefit of welcoming all....Or they appreciate in theory but when it comes to practice want to kick out this one or that one individual who is disturbing them (and limits become always more tight and intolerance grow fast)... Recently I spent more time in our USA Thabarwa center which is easily criticised for being messy, dirty, out of control.... And we can say it is truly messy, disorganised, quite dirty....Being grown up in Switzerland these conditions are also very challenging to me BUT BUT... , what I could experience there was a great relaxation due to freedom. No control. No intolerance. No limits imposed.... People are free to do good as much as they want and over... People are accepted/tolerated as they are... People are free to relax and become better persons because they come to wish for it, not because they have no other choice than obey a standard to-be accepted.... People really develop wisdom by the time, develop wisdom as result of free wisdom and not as result of repression and constriction or control...

Sharon Salzberg Barre, MA		Born in New York City in 1952, Sharon Salzberg experienced a childhood involving considerable loss and turmoil. An early realization of the power of meditation to overcome personal suffering determined her life direction. Her teaching and writing now communicates that power to a worldwide audience of practitioners. She offers non-sectarian retreat and study opportunities for participants from widely diverse backgrounds. Sharon first encountered Buddhism in 1969, in an Asian philosophy course at the State University of New York, Buffalo. The course sparked an interest that, in 1970, took her to India, for an independent study program. Sharon traveled motivated by “an intuition that the methods of meditation would bring me some clarity and peace.” In 1971, in Bodh Gaya, India, Sharon attended her first intensive meditation course. She spent the next years engaged in intensive study with highly respected meditation teachers. She returned to America in 1974 and began teaching vipassana (insight) meditation. Vintage Sharon SalzbergIn 1976, she established, together with Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield, the Insight Meditation

Shinzen-Young North; Yardley PA		Shinzen is like no other teacher you’ve ever encountered. He merges scientific clarity, a rare grasp of source-language teachings East and West, and a gift for sparking insight through unexpected analogies, illustrations, humor, and firsthand accounts that reveal the inner journey to be as wondrous as any geographical expedition.

sock puppet 501 Ampoe Koh Phangan สุราษฎร์ธานี		Administrator only user Dhammarato is a dhamma teacher in the lineage of Bhikkhu Buddhadasa. Now retired into the Lay life He spent many years as a monk in both Thailand and USA. He lives in Thailand on Kho Phangan and invites all dhamma friends to come hang out. He talks about the supramundane dhamma as instructed by Achan Pho the abbot of Wat Suan Mokkh..

sock puppet 502 Ampoe Koh Phangan สุราษฎร์ธานี		Administrator only user Dhammarato is a dhamma teacher in the lineage of Bhikkhu Buddhadasa. Now retired into the Lay life He spent many years as a monk in both Thailand and USA. He lives in Thailand on Kho Phangan and invites all dhamma friends to come hang out. He talks about the supramundane dhamma as instructed by Achan Pho the abbot of Wat Suan Mokkh..

sock puppet 503 Ampoe Koh Phangan สุราษฎร์ธานี		Administrator only user Dhammarato is a dhamma teacher in the lineage of Bhikkhu Buddhadasa. Now retired into the Lay life He spent many years as a monk in both Thailand and USA. He lives in Thailand on Kho Phangan and invites all dhamma friends to come hang out. He talks about the supramundane dhamma as instructed by Achan Pho the abbot of Wat Suan Mokkh..

Stephen Mugen Snyder Ca		Stephen Doetsu Snyder began practicing daily meditation in 1976. Since then, he has studied Buddhism extensively—investigating and engaging in Zen, Tibetan, Theravada, and Western non-dual traditions. He was authorized to teach in the Theravada Buddhist tradition in 2007 and the Zen Buddhist schools of Soto and Rinzai in 2022. Stephen is a senior student of Roshi Mark Sando Mininberg. Stephen’s resonant and warmhearted teaching style engages students around the globe through in-person and online retreats, as well as one-on-one coaching. He encourages students to turn toward their true nature and, with realization of their true nature, embody their true identity. Stephen is the author of four books, including Trust in Awakening, Demystifying Awakening and Buddha’s Heart. He also co-authored Practicing the Jhānas.

SUMEDHA TN		Earlier Sari has taught secular mindfulness (MBSR) Mindful Self Compassion (MSC) and she was a pioneer in teaching mindfulness in schools in Finland and taught it for a big part voluntarily for many years. She has written two books about mindfulness kindness and compassion practices for children.

Suvira Bhikkhuni.Smithfield NSW		Suvira Bhikkhuni.Smithfield The roses smell nicer the colours are brighter and someone has been polishing Full ordination as a Buddhist nun, or Bhikkhuni, is lifechanging for women like Ayya Suvira. "My ordination day was the happiest day of my life," says Suvira Bhikkhuni. "The motion is passed to accept you as a member of the sangha – it's a very special experience." the grass again! Joy can make a big difference in our lives boosting our health relaxing our bodies and making us forget our difficulties and worries. People generally associate Buddhism with happiness. Buddhist meditation and mindfulness are well known ways to beat stress but what role does joy have in that? What did the Buddha really say about joy? And how can we use it to improve and give meaning to our day-to-day lives? Join this interactive session to find out! About the speaker: Ayyā Suvīrā is Buddhist nun (bhikkhunī) in the Theravāda tradition and a student of Bhante Sujato. She received the going-forth ordination as a sāmaṇerī in 2016 and higher ordination as a bhikkhunī at Dhammasara Nuns’ Monastery in 2019 with Ayyā Santinī of Indonesia as preceptor and Ajahn Brahm as instructing teacher.

Tara Brach Bethesda MD		Tara Brach, Ph.D. is a meditation teacher, psychologist and author of several books including international bestselling Radical Acceptance, Radical Compassion and Trusting the Gold. Her teaching blends Western psychology and Eastern spiritual practices, mindful attention to our inner life, and a full, compassionate engagement with our world. Tara is the founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington and, together with Jack Kornfield, has co-founded Cloud Sangha and the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training Program, which serves participants from 74 countries around the world.

Tonn-Serv		Tõnn Sarv was born 1949 in Estonia and currently lives in Thailand. He studied biology and music theory, and has worked as a music teacher, chairman of a social movement organisation, and CEO of a booksellers company. He has been practising meditation for over thirty years, and is currently living in a Buddhist monastery. He is the author of How to be, Learn to Say Good-Bye and several other books on spirituality and self-help.

Upali-upasaka Tazewell, TN		Upāli (Sanskrit and Pāli) was a monk, one of the ten chief disciples of the Buddha[1] and, according to early Buddhist texts, the person in charge of the reciting and reviewing of monastic discipline (Pāli and Sanskrit: vinaya) on the First Buddhist Council. Upāli belongs to the barber community. He met the Buddha when still a child, and later, when the Sakya princes received ordination, he did so as well. He was ordained before the princes, putting humility before caste. Having been ordained, Upāli learnt both Buddhist doctrine (Pali: Dhamma; Sanskrit: Dharma) and vinaya. His preceptor was Kappitaka. Upāli became known for his mastery and strictness of vinaya and was consulted often about vinaya matters. A notable case he decided was that of the monk Ajjuka, who was accused of partisanship in a conflict about real estate. During the First Council, Upāli received the important role of reciting the vinaya, for which he is mostly known.

Ven. Dhammavijaya Bhikkhuni Yakkalamulla, Galle District		Dhamma Moli is a Buddhist project based in Nepal that provides shelter and education to young Nepalese girls at risk of falling victim to human traffickers who will sell them to brothels in India. Founded by two Buddhist nuns, Venerable Sisters Molini and Dhamma Vijaya through this project will visit different villages in Nepal and talk to families about the problems with the sale of girls. They will then make requests to the parents of the at-risk girls to allow their daughters to live in Kathmandu under their supervision. Upon obtaining permission of their parents, they will bring the girls to Kathmandu to live in a monastery. The girls will then get education in basic living skills, academic subjects and vocational competence within a Buddhist monastic environment.

Vincent-Horn Antioch, CA		’d say I’ve gotten more practical, less idealistic about work over time, because being an “expert” in the field doesn’t mean that I can build a good company. It doesn’t grant that immediately. Over time, I’ve had to loosen my idealism about meditation and just focus more on the nuts and bolts of marketing, of building technological systems, of integrating those systems, and providing good service to people. Just the basics of business — like having a two-year cash flow, a good budgeting system, and good relationships with investors — and all of the different dimensions and aspects of business that are their own skills. Meditation can support those skills, but they don’t translate one-to-one by any stretch of the imagination.

Visuddhi Bhikkhuni Prostejov		Bhikkhunī Visuddhi therī Bhikkhunī Visuddhi is a fully ordained Buddhist nun (bhikkhunī) in the theravāda tradition She is also a Dhamma and meditation teacher from the Czech Republic. Her first teacher, Venerable Rewatadhamma Sayado, a prominent Theravāda Buddhist monk and noted Abhidhamma scholar from Myanmar, inspired her to walk the path of Buddha’s teaching. In 2003, after practicing Dhamma for many years as a lay practitioner in the Buddhist monastery Dhammapala in Switzerland, venerable Bhikkhunī Visuddhi went to Sri Lanka and received ordination as a sāmaṇerī (novice). She lived a simple life of seclusion in Srī Gothami ārāma in Olabudowa, a small village. Together with other nuns and with her teacher bhikkhunī Matale Vijitha, during the years she spent there, she focused on teaching Dhamma, doing social work and helping families in need. Bhikkhunī Visuddhi gave special attention to poverty stricken children: She taught Sunday Dhamma school in Olabudowa and Sambodhi Vihāra in Colombo and founded Suriya Lamai project “Children of the Sun.” Its aim is to enable children from Underprivileged families to be educated and to be provided with basic needs.

zoharlavie		Zohar has been practicing meditation since 1995 and teaching meditation and Dharma since 2006. This journey has taken her from the meditation cushion into exploring further ways of expressing truth and love and in 2004 she co-founded SanghaSeva. She now spends her time facilitating retreats both retreats that offer service as a spiritual path and silent retreats and Dharma gatherings in India Europe Israel and Palestine. Zohar is co-founder of the scholarship fund Spring Up Foundation.

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