How to Deal with Painful Feelings? | Ayya Karunika | 08 August 2024

Discuss suttas from the Vedanasamyutta and explains skillful
means to manage painful feelings and also explains how these
difficult feeling, when used in the right way, can even get you
enlightened. Teaching given by Ayya Karunika on the 08
August 2024. 


Bhikkhuni Ayya Kārunikā is currently the senior resident monastic
at Santi Forest Monastery, NSW, Australia and the spiritual
director for New Zealand Bhikkhuni Sangha Trust, Hamilton. She
has been in monastic life for over 14 years and she received her
full ordination as a bhikkhunī in 2014 at Dhammasara Nuns
monastery in Western Australia where she lived and trained for
over a decade with Ajahn Hāsapaññā. She has been a student of
Ajahn Brahm and Ajahn Brahmali for over 2 decades.


Ayya Kārunikā is able to articulate the Buddhist teachings in a
way that is practical and comprehensible to people of all ages
and has experience in conducting retreats for both adults and
youth. While she has a PhD in Microbiology and worked as a
scientist, she has also been the building project manager for the
construction of the Dhammasara Nuns Monastery main building
complex and has worked with many volunteers over the years. Ayya
Kārunikā was born in Sri Lanka but has been living and working in
Australia for over 2 decades.


She has a passion to share her experience and knowledge and loves
working with people and also doing creative projects. She is
dedicated to supporting the growth of Bhikkhunis around the world
and is currently involved in projects to support the
establishment of places for Bhikkhunis in Theravada forest
tradition in Australia, New Zealand, Poland and Sri Lanka. 


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