Ayya Anandabodhi first encountered the Buddha’s teachings in her early teens, igniting a deep interest in the Buddha’s Path of Awakening. She lived and trained as a monastic in the Forest Tradition at Amaravati and Chithurst monasteries in England from 1992 until 2009, when she moved to the US to help open more opportunities for women to live the monastic life. She took full Bhikkhuni Ordination in 2011. Her practice and teaching are guided by early Buddhist scriptures, living in community, and through nature’s pure and immediate Dhamma. Ayya is founder of Parayana Vihara, a monastic community in Port Townsend, WA.
In an online 4th Sunday Dhamma talk, Ayya Anandabodhi guides an exploration of how to expand the heart-mind to its fullest extent of wisdom and compassion.
In a Sunday Dhamma talk at Parayana Vihara, Ayya Anandabodhi discusses how deep awareness and exploration of inner and outer phenomena leads to insight into selflessness.
In a Sunday Dhamma talk at Parayana Vihara, Ayya Anandabodhi discussing skillful ways to respond when life doesn’t unfold according to our wishes or plans.
In a Sunday Dhamma talk at Parayana Vihara, Ayya Anandabodhi explains how taking refuge in the Three Jewels and practicing ethical conduct creates the causes for happiness.
In a Sunday Dhamma talk at Parayana Vihara, Ayya Anandabodhi talks about the power of metta (loving-kindness) to transform difficulties and heal relationships.
In a Sunday Dhamma talk at Parayana Vihara, Ayya Anandabodhi encourages re-training the mind to abide in the present to experience the peace, joy, and freedom this brings.
In a Sunday Dhamma talk at Parayana Vihara, Ayya Anandabodhi answers questions about how to integrate the intellectual and emotional aspects of the heart-mind.
