How does one become a Buddhist nun?
As you can tell from my accent, I’m American; I grew up in California. I encountered Buddhism in the mid ’70s, then in 1977 I was ordained as a Buddhist nun. I am a student of his holiness, the Dalai Lama. I lived in India for a long while, then I was sent by my teachers to teach and minister in Europe and in Southeast Asia. Now, I am the resident teacher at the Dharma Friendship Foundation in Seattle where we bring qualified teachers to the Seattle area to foster interreligious dialogue, and provide whatever service we can to the community. In what ways does your group serve the community? We provide Buddhist teachings, meditation classes, retreats and counseling. We do prison work I visit the prison regularly and correspond with a number of prisoners. We sponsor a program called Teen Feed which feeds homeless teenagers. Sometimes I’m called in when people are dying to assist them. We’re involved in hospice work too. Tell me about “Becoming Your Own Therapist.” I’m going to be talking
