2nd Monthly Q&A Session – June 27th, 2022

Recording of the second Monthly Q&A with Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo organized by Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery.

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Chapters
00:00 – Introduction and talk about Bhikshuni Ordination
04:45 – Q1: How to create merit without the anxiety of achieving?
07:28 – Q2: How can people who have been abused by their teachers forgive them and can they trust them afterwards?
13:43 – Q3: What’s the difference between Buddha Nature and Soul and Atman?
19:29 – Q4: On patriarchy and nihilism
24:44 – Q5: How to deal with self-sabotage and excuses?
29:32 – Q6: Inner change vs outer action
31:34 – Q7: How to differentiate intuitions from desires?
34:44 – Q8: Is it okay to avoid difficult people?
40:06 – Q9: How has the role of women changed in Buddhism?
46:51 – Q10: How to face our own demons?
52:47 – Q11: Cultural aspects of Buddhism
55:16 – Q12: Overcoming resistance to the male predominance in the refuge tree
56:51 – Q13: How do you keep your compassion towards people who harm animals?
1:00:18 – Q14: How to overcome the need to be seen and accepted?
1:05:01 – Q15: What advice do you have for aspiring monastics?
1:09:19 – Q16: Outro & Dedication