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Published: June 18, 2024, 12:19 p.m.

In this episode I talk with Cindy Rasicot, about her new book, This Fresh Existence: Heart Teachings from Bhikkuni Dhammananda. Cindy is an award-winning author of the memoir Finding Venerable Mother: A Daughter's Spiritual Quest to Thailand.

Cindy also hosted a weekly YouTube series that welcomed people from all walks of life to explore their spiritual practice in conversation with Venerable Bhikkhuni Dhammananda. Guests have included Jack Kornfield, Sylvia Boorstein, Joan Halifax, and many others. The conversations showcase Venerable Dhammananda's wise and warm teaching style.

In this conversation we talk about Venerable Dhammananda and her amazing and inspirational life journey from academic to activist to spiritual leader.\xa0She is an advocate of serious reform for monastic and lay Buddhists, including\u2014of course\u2014the reestablishment of the Bhikkhuni order. She also speaks out, urging all genders and classes to be advocates of equality for women.

We also talk about some of the direct teachings found in 10 chapters of Cindy's book, This Fresh Existence: Heart Teachings from Bhikkuni Dhammananda. Teachings that include meditation, forgiveness, loneliness, grasping, uncertainty, and ageing\u2014among others.

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\xa0 Buy the book (Amazon affiliate link): This Fresh Existence: Heart Teachings from Bhikkhuni Dhammananda \xa0 Learn more about Cindy Rasicot: https://cindyrasicot.com/ \xa0 Learn more about Venerable Dhammananada and her monastery, Sondhammakalayni Temple: https://cindyrasicot.com/about-venerable-dhammanda/ \xa0 https://www.songdhammakalyani.com/ \xa0 Casual Buddhism YouTube: www.youtube.com/@casualbuddhism \xa0 Cindy Rasicot Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cindy.rasicot \xa0 Cindy Rasicot Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cindy.rasicot.author \xa0

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