Sravasti Abbey Buddhist Nuns at the MAC

In the morning session (10:30 am-noon), founder and abbess Venerable Thubten Chodron shares how Buddhism came to the West, its value to Western culture, the purpose of monastic life, as well as introduces her new book co-authored with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The afternoon session (1:30-3 pm), is led by Sravasti Abbey senior monastic Venerable Thubten Chonyi, and offers a guided meditation introductory workshop to the Buddha’s timeless instructions on how to calm the mind through meditation.