Dear Friends,
The Riverside Sangha is happy to announce that Sister Ayya Yeshe will join us Tuesday May 3, to share her experiences in 'socially engaged practice' in India,' as a Buddhist Nun. Sister Yeshe is ordained in a Tibetan tradition, and also received ordination as a Bhikshuni from Thich Nhat Hanh at Plum Village. She is a founder of the Bodhicitta Foundation.
She says that "I am an Australian Buddhist nun and I work for Bodhicitta Foundation, a charity that works with ex 'untouchable' Indian Buddhists in the slums of India. We have a program that empowers adolescent girls to become change makers and social workers, women's job training, and change the lives of 2000 people per year. I was ordained by Thich Nhat Hahn as a Bhikshuni in 2006 and have been to Plum Village three times. I am a socially engaged nun and practice mainly in the Tibetan tradition, but I think of myself as fairly non sectarian. I enjoyed practicing with Thay's sangha (among others) before I ordained in 2001. Sister Chang Khong has often given us dana to help in the slums and I know Shantum Seth, who is part of the Order of Interbeing in India, of which I am a member." See www.bodhicitta-vihara.com
We will offer our Dana for that evening to Sister Yeshe.
Date: May 3, 2016
Time: 7:00-9:00pm [arrive by 6.55 if possible. However it is okay to arrive late.]
Location: #323-MLK at The Riverside Church, 91 Claremont Avenue, between 120-122nd Street, one block west of Broadway.
RSVP: to David Flint, davidrflint@gmail.com [RSVP helpful, but not necessary.]
