Women’s Satsang: Building Resilience with Thanissara
June 1 @ 5:00 pm - 6:15 pm PDT
Building Resilience
with Thanissara
More details about this event will be provided soon!
We look forward to sharing this sacred space with you.
For those who identify as Women, whether CIS, Trans, or non-binary
Thanissara is a bold voice in engaged Buddhism, blending deep monastic training with fierce activism. Originally from London, she began meditating in the Burmese U Ba Khin tradition in 1975 and later ordained as a nun in the Thai Forest lineage of Ajahn Chah, helping to found Chithurst and Amaravati Monasteries. Her work is also infused with the compassion of Kuan Yin through the teachings of Chinese master Hsuan Hua.
With an MA in Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy, Thanissara co-founded Dharmagiri Sacred Mountain Retreat in South Africa and has spearheaded HIV/AIDS initiatives in rural communities. Alongside her partner Kittisaro, she also co-founded Chattanooga Insight and Sacred Mountain Sangha, home to the 2-year Dharmapala program.
For over 30 years, she’s led international retreats and now focuses her teaching on the intersection of Dharma and climate justice. Her powerful books include Time to Stand Up: A Buddhist Manifesto for Our Earth and Listening to the Heart.
Women’s Satsang Mission Statement
The Women’s Satsang has been formed to help cultivate heart connection and allyship among people within the Ram Dass Community who identify as women, whether cisgender, non-conforming, or non-binary women. As an autonomous group, our purpose is
- to deepen into the teachings of Ram Dass and Neem Karoli Baba from a female perspective
- to foster connection and mutual empowerment within the Ram Dass Community, and
- bring forward the wisdom of women for the benefit of all beings and the earth.
Our Values include:
- Lovingkindness
- Honoring relationality and inclusivity
- Allowing for ambiguity and mystery
- Celebrating the light as well as the dark, embodiment as well as ascension
- Blessing the web of interbeing that connects us all
- Respecting people over performances
To register, sign up for the Ram Dass Fellowship, and check “Women’s Fellowship” under the Fellowship Group Options. You will be added to the mailing list and will receive monthly invitations to events.
