BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:116@anukampaproject.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200626T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200626T193000 DTSTAMP:20200621T110739Z URL:https://anukampaproject.org/events/20200626/ SUMMARY:Ayya Santacitta: "What I Learned From My Teachers" DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\ n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nWe are delighted to welcome the wisdom of Ayya Santacitta\, who will share her journey into the teachings of the Buddha\, which started in the late eighties. She met and benefited from s ome of the great teachers of our time\, in Thailand\, England\, Nepal and the U.S.\, where she currently lives and teaches. The evening will begin w ith a chanting of the Recollection of the Foremost Arahant Bhikkhunis (cha nted here by Mel Zeki with harmonium) followed by a Guided Meditation\, Dh amma Talk and Q&\;A.\n\n \;\n\nAbout Ayya Santacitta:\n\nSantacitta Bhikkhuni was born in Austria and did her graduate studies in Cultural An thropology\, focusing on dance\, theatre and ritual. She also worked in av ant-garde dance theatre as a performer and costume designer. In 1988 she m et Ajahn Buddhadasa in southern Thailand\, who sparked her interest in Bud dhist monastic life. She has trained as a nun in both the East and West si nce 1993\, primarily in the lineage of Ajahn Chah\, and has practiced medi tation for over 30 years. Since 2002\, she has also received teachings in the lineage of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nSantacitt a Bhikkhuni co-founded Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery in 2009 and received Bhikkhuni Ordination in 2011. Since moving to the U.S.\, she has also grea tly benefited from Bhikkhu Analayo’s teachings on Early Buddhism and fro m the guidance of Khenmo Konchog Nyima Drolma. She is particularly interes ted in creating sanctuary close to nature\, living in community and bringi ng wisdom traditions to the environmental movement. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR