Some realities in life are difficult to accept- getting sick, getting old, being separated from loved ones, not getting what you want, and others. How can the Four Noble Truths help us face and be at peace with these realities? What is Nirodha – the extinguishing of cravings and thirst? How can the Noble Eightfold Path, starting with right view/attitude, help us to suffer less in life? Learn how your inner world works, and how to be present and mentally focused for deep peace.

About the presenter: Ayya Dhammananda (Ven. T.M Hoa Pham) is a Theravada nun, initially ordained in a Zen lineage in Vietnam. She later spent 5 years in Burma, learning and practicing various meditation techniques, including Vipassanā, insight meditation. She spent 6 years practicing in Sri Lanka, completing her MA and PhD at the Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya. In 2008, she was invited to teach Theravada Buddhism and meditation in Australia. She also worked as a chaplain in a women’s detention centre in Victoria.

Ayya moved to Honolulu in 2013, teaching Buddha Dhamma at Bodhi Tree Meditation Center. She completed the Asia Pacific Leadership Program with a speciality in International Education at the East-West Center in 2015. She is a spiritual and family advisor to many Buddhists and non Buddhists in Australia, Vietnam, and the United States.

Her teaching centres on exploring the mind’s realms and how it works. Learn how we can reshape the mind to live better. See how we can release unnecessary burdens that we have unwittingly carried for years. Ayya also teaches metta bhāvanā as a complement to insight meditation.

Hybrid event: Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in an interactive 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