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Sunday Sangha – 10th May 2026

This session is led by Santacitta Bhikkhuni.

Start Time: 11 am PDT (LA) / 2 pm EDT (NY) / 7 pm BST (London) / 8 pm CEST (Paris). 90-minute live session.

This week’s theme: Human Body – Earth Body – One Body

The Earth speaks to us through our bodies. By contemplating the elements we come to understand that all life on Earth is simply interbeing. Through this sensed understanding we begin to transform human supremacy into human response-ability, a deepening of our inborn capacity for a healthy regenerative relationship with ourselves and our world.

Quote: The entire cosmos is constantly teaching the Dharma. All we need is the mind which is ready to learn. ~ Ajahn Buddhdhasa

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Santacitta Bhikkhuni

Santacitta Bhikkhuni Theri was born in Austria and did her graduate studies in Cultural Anthropology, focusing on dance, theatre and ritual. She also worked in avant-garde dance theatre as a performer and costume designer.

In 1988 she met Ajahn Buddhadasa in southern Thailand, who sparked her interest in Buddhist monastic life. She trained as a nun in England and Asia from 1993 until 2009, primarily in the lineage of Ajahn Chah, and since 2002 has also received teachings in the Shechen lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.

Santacitta Bhikkhuni co-founded Aloka Vihara in 2009 and received Bhikkhuni Ordination in 2011. She is committed to Gaia as a living being and resides as senior weaver at Aloka Earth Room, currently located in San Rafael, CA.

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The end of fear: conscious living, conscious dying.

With Dale Borglum Recorded : March 19, 2017

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Wholehearted living.

With Leela Sarti Recorded : March 12, 2017

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Letting go of fear; finding courage in the face of uncertainty.

With Deborah Eden Tull Recorded : March 5, 2017

Even though we know fear does not serve us, we often allow it to stop or limit us. We might not even be aware of the ways it drives us and makes us smaller...

The Dharma on the front lines: how to work with conflict.

With Stephen Fulder Recorded : February 26, 2017

Peace sometimes feels impossible to find. It is there for a while then something happens and conflict or friction returns. It may be conflict with ourselves, in relationships to people close to us, at...

The ultimate relationship: opening to love.

With Caverly Morgan Recorded : February 19, 2017

We are deeply conditioned to look for love outside ourselves. In that desperate search, we not only experience the frustration and the futility of grasping, but we lose sight of who we authentically are....

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With Christelle Bonneau Recorded : February 12, 2017

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Illness, death, urgency and love.

With Gregory Kramer Recorded : February 5, 2017

Yes, the Buddha repeatedly recommended that each of us contemplate our own aging, illness and death. But what gap do you feel between an abstract contemplation and the actuality of this fragile and limited...

The nature of experience. Part 3: Non Self Existence.

With Martin Aylward Recorded : January 29, 2017

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The nature of experience. Part 2: Emptiness.

With Martin Aylward Recorded : January 22, 2017

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The nature of experience. Part 1: Impermanence.

With Martin Aylward Recorded : January 15, 2017

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Three kinds of liberation.

With Christopher Titmuss Recorded : January 8, 2017

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The full range of the heart.

With Martin Aylward Recorded : December 18, 2016

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