The Eight Thoughts of a Great Person

Presenter: Ayya Suvira

Facilitator: Tina Ng

Wed 15 February | 7-8.30pm AEDT

Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below)

Cost: By Donation

What sort of attitude should someone who wants to succeed in meditation have? Where do qualities like humility, contentment, energy, mindfulness and mental calm fit into our whole life path as meditators, family members, employees, bosses, friends, community members and more? In this talk, Ayya Suvira explains the eight thoughts of a great person in the Buddha’s teachings at AN 8.30 and their relevance to lay life, success in meditation, and beyond.

About the Speaker: Ayyā Suvīrā is Buddhist nun (bhikkhunī) in the Theravāda tradition and a student of Bhante Sujato. She received the going-forth ordination as a sāmaṇerī in 2016, and higher ordination as a bhikkhunī at Dhammasara Nuns’ Monastery in 2019 with Ayyā Santinī of Indonesia as preceptor and Ajahn Brahm as instructing teacher. At present, she works on Sutta Central related projects dealing with sutta parallels in Sanskrit.

Hybrid event: Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in an interactive session with the speaker who will be attending by video and the discussions facilitated by Tina Ng in person at the Metta Centre (Bankstown). You are welcome to join the session in person at the Metta Centre or online by clicking on this link to access the session: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83506489824?pwd=cmpNQ1ljSmFVYURLWVN1dWllYUN1dz09 Alternatively, you can dial in from your telephone (call charges apply): +61 2 8015 6011 | Meeting ID: 835 0648 9824| Passcode: 718905