Dhamma Talk and Q&A with Ayya Santussikā & Ayya Cittānandā (In-Person & Online)

Join us for a Dhamma talk followed by Questions & Answers with Ayya Santussikā and Ayya Cittānandā, at Seattle First Baptist Church's Fellowship Hall on Sunday afternoon, July 24th, from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. Registration to this event is highly recommended and if you plan on attending online via zoom, it is required in order to receive a zoom link to attend. The event is hosted by Clear Mountain Monastery and Seattle Insight Meditation Society.

Biographies

Ayya Santussikā entered monastic life as an anagarika (eight-precept nun) in 2005, then ordained as a samaneri in 2010 and a bhikkhunī in 2012 at Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara in Los Angeles. She has trained in large and small communities of nuns, including Amaravati and Chithurst monasteries of the Ajahn Chah tradition in England, and is one of the founders of Karuna Buddhist Vihara in Boulder Creek, CA, where she leads the community with Ayya Cittānandā.

After being inspired in 2005 by a college philosophy class, Ayya Cittānandā lived as a monastic at a small Chan monastery in Florida until moving to California, where she worked for two years while making daily visits to Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery. In 2013, she began looking for a place to ordain, spending time at numerous monasteries before taking the anagarika precepts at Karuna Buddhist Vihara in 2015, samaneri ordination in 2016, and bhikkhunī ordination in 2018.

Registration (Online & In-Person)

This event will be offered In-Person at Seattle First Baptist Church's Fellowship Hall and online via Zoom. You will be able to choose In-Person or Online attendance upon registration. If you plan on attending online via Zoom, registration is required in order to receive a zoom link to attend. If you have questions about this event, please contact info@clearmountainmonastery.org.Thank you!

COVID Policy for In-Person meetings 

Vaccinations: Highly Recommended but we will not be verifying immunization status
Masks: Optional. We ask everyone to respect each person’s decision to wear or not wear a mask.
The board is following current Washington State and King County recommendations. We will adjust as needed in the future.

Donations (Danā)

All teachings are offered completely free of charge, with no expectation of anything in return. However, those attendees who feel inspired to donate in support of the visiting teachers or hosts may do so at the event or by clicking the links below. Such contributions help support future offerings and the growth of Dhamma! 

Karuna Buddhist Vihara (with Ayya Santussikā and Ayya Cittānandā)

More information about the teachers, Ayya Santussikā and Ayya Cittānandā, may be found at the webpage of their Santa Cruz Mountains-based monastery, Karuna Buddhist Vihara. Donations to help support the bhikkhunīs and their growing community may be given at https://www.karunabv.org/donat...

Clear Mountain Monastery

Clear Mountain Monastery, one of the event hosts, is an aspiring Buddhist Forest Monastery in the greater Seattle area. Dana to help support resident and visiting monastics along with future events may be offered at https://www.clearmountainmonas...

Seattle Insight Meditation Society

Seattle Insight Meditation Society (SIMS), one of the event hosts, is an all-volunteer Dharma community devoted to offering the Buddha’s teachings on wisdom and compassion to all those who seek them. Dana to help support the community and future events may be offered at https://seattleinsight.org/don...