Finding True Refuge - Ven. Pannavati Bhikkhuni

Venerable Pannavati Bhikkhuni is the Co-Abbot of Embracing Simplicity Buddhist Hermitage in North Carolina. She discusses how meditation was a paradigm shift that helped her master her emotions. Her first taste of meditation gave her doubts about the practice, but her persistence was rewarded by profound change in her view of her life.

© Finding True Refuge

[fingerprint]

My life changed when I discovered The Buddha. No more good guy bad guy and especially no male Sky God with a humongous Ego. Just Buddha, Dhamma 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[martaeyore]

thank u for this. I have roots in Catholicism but my spiritual hunger was fed by learning about buddhist. BLess u. everyone is on their own spiritual path...meditation has changed my life forever. yes buddha dharma is very powerful and profound. I have cured my anxiety through this practice and have had it most of my life. As buddha stated you have to see this teachig for yourself as it cannot be explained but experienced. Namaste.

[selfbosting]

Really appreciated,
You really moved inward and have a juicy of Buddha teaching...

Buddha teaching will be helpful only when we realized from heart ❤️
Not from mind philosophy ...

[guruladakhi]

Somehow she comes across as authentic and kind. Hopefully, someday, I would like to meet her and place her hand on my head.

[MJAWTAMILCHRISTIANSONGS]

Dear Mother you so lovely on giving depth, hard into easy

[wrongnotes]

It's good to see Vikkhuni sangha coming along strong in the west as well.I wish you well on the path to Bodhisatava and leading up to even higher achievement.May wisdom surround your words all the times.Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu

[Food-Dharma]

Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu! Thank you for this video.

[taylordottie]

I enjoyed your video! I'm not Buddhist but I appreciate the teachings. I meditate and have a mantra. Namaste

[kingbday]

this is awesome! Seeing and hear her words give me more encouragement to practice meditation more ..

[rajveercreation]

I love buudhijam god bless you blessing

[kamilinilata]

So Real. Thank you Do much.👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿🙏🏿👌🏿❤❤

[taofanarchy-renzomaracas]

I have read a comment that makes me ponder: "What is the gender of an awakened mind?"
As this African American Bhikkuni demonstrates, the awakened mind is genderless, colorless and formless. The mind has achived the superation of duality of which this impermanent world suffer.
I respect very much the Bhikkunis, symbol of Faith and Defiance since the times of Mahaprajapati Gotami. If I had to make a choice for my next life in this world, between being a male in a era when the dhamma is extinguished and a female in a era when the dhamma is flourishing, I will gladly choose the latter. And I'm saying it as a Caucasian male, that wishes more than anything in the world to take Refuge.
🙏🏿 Ven. Pannavati Bhikkuni, may you shall reach arhatship for the benefit of countless living beings, and ultimately, to go forth to nibbana. I respect you. 🙏🏿

[mitchelllee]

I am trying very hard on meditation, thk for sharing how to taking refu .

[slock]

My experience of this person was that she as a monk still had a lot of work to do. (as have I) I hope some of her current work has been on not projecting her racial issues from her past onto others. I feel that she has worked very hard to get where she is today and wish only good things for her.

[enoch.messiah]

如果我全力以赴地寻找真理，那我可以用一点钱交换我的信念。 我知道耶稣只是道路，真理和生命。 除了通过他而来的人，可以去天堂。 传教士从约翰福音14：6告诉我这节经文。 。
这就是为什么我在五秒钟内转换为基督教的原因。
愿上帝保佑你的小妹妹。