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Dhammadharini
Bhikkhuni Sangha monastic community
San Francisco North Bay
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A wise sutta encouraging helping hearts and helping hands
Kāruññaṁyeva upaṭṭhāpetabbaṁ
Anuddayāyeva upaṭṭhāpetabbā
Anukampāyeva upaṭṭhāpetabbā
"Do whatever you can to serve and take care with compassion"
"Do whatever you can to serve and take care with kindness"
"Do whatever you can to serve and take care with empathy"
from Dutiyaāghātapaṭivinayasutta AN 5.162
- shared by AyyaTathālokā
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OngoingZoom and In-person at DhammadhariniEvery Sunday morning at 9:00 am Pacific Time: Guided Buddhist Meditation & time for questions on Zoom and in-person at Dhammadharini Monastery
OngoingZoom and In-person at DhammadhariniEvery Sunday afternoon at 1:00 pm Pacific Time: Read and discuss the teachings of the Buddha. On Zoom and in-person at Dhammadharini Monastery.
OngoingZoomGather together for meditation and a talk based on the Buddha's teachings every Tuesday at 7:00 pm Pacific Time.
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Dhammadharini means
"Upholding the Dhamma" in the feminine 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.
"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
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