Jayantā Shirley Johannesen interviews Ayya Medhanandi, founder of Sati Saraniya Hermitage in Canada JAYANTĀ: Ayya, I first met you when I visited Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in England back in the 1990’s when you were a siladhara, one of the 10-precept nuns in the Thai Forest Sangha. Since then, we have seen dramatic changes for nuns internationally, and …
Posted: December 31, 2014 by Alliance Bhikkhunis
You Just Need to be Hungry
Those who know the gentle Ayya Jayati might be surprised to know that she first encountered the dhamma while learning Japanese martial arts. Her Aikido master taught that the right action doesn’t come out of thought but from being in touch with the present moment. It was this instruction that introduced the 9-year old British …
Posted: June 18, 2014 by Alliance Bhikkhunis
Entering into Monastic Life and Ordaining as a Bhikkhuni
Posted: September 4, 2013 by Alliance Bhikkhunis
Women at the Forefront
Jayantā Shirley Johannesen interviews Ayya Medhanandi, founder of Sati Saraniya Hermitage in Canada JAYANTĀ: Ayya, I first met you when I visited Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in England back in the 1990’s when you were a siladhara, one of the 10-precept nuns in the Thai Forest Sangha. Since then, we have seen dramatic changes for nuns internationally, and …