Dhammadharini Monastery | California Home About Teachings Volunteer News Events Support Visit Practice centers Entering Monastic Life Contact More Dhammadharini Bhikkhuni Sangha monastic communitySan Francisco North Bay Community Blogs MARCH NEWS INSIGHTS From A Board Member Supatra Recording and Resources Honoring the Parinibbana Day of Mahapajapati Gotami 27th Anniversary of the revival of dual ordination Prinibbna Anniversary of Arahant Ther Rhulamt Bimb Yasodhar Bhaddakaccn The x27Northern Vaishali Vesali Mahparinibbna Landscape A wise sutta encouraging helping hearts and helping hands Kruayeva upahpetabba Anuddayyeva upahpetabb Anukampyeva upahpetabb Do whatever you can to serve and take care with compassion Do whatever you can to serve and take care with kindness Do whatever you can to serve and take care with empathy from Dutiyaghtapaivinayasutta AN 5. 162 shared by AyyaTathlok Past Event Ongoing Events Latest YouTube Teachings Escaping the world of sense desire Generosity and appreciation Dispel the five hindrances with the four divine abidings Meditate like the earth Going beyond like and dislike Generosity and appreciation Kindness is spacious Spreading loving kindness in all directions Dhammadharini meansUpholding the Dhamma in the feminine form We are a community of seekers supporters practitioners and teachers inspired by the Theravada Forest and Insight traditions the Early Buddhist teachings of Mindfulness Insight and the Bhikkhunis39 way of monastic life. Meet our Monastics According to the Buddhas teaching our best chance for enlightenment is not in a heavenly realm but here in midst of elements and aggregates within these bodies which age and sicken among the earth rain wind fire and consciousness elements. We wake up here not in another ideal place.