Ayya Santacitta's Dharma Talks
at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Ayya Santacitta
Santacitta Bhikkhuni hails from Austria and trained as a nun in England & Asia from 1993 until 2009, primarily in the lineage of Ajahn Chah. Since 2002, she has also received teachings in the lineage of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. She is committed to our planet as a living being and resides at 'Aloka Earth Room', currently located in San Rafael, California. Santacitta Bhikkhuni stammt aus Österreich and begann ihre Nonnenausbildung 1993 in England & Asien, vor allem in der Traditionslinie von Ajahn Chah. Seit 2002 empfängt sie auch Unterweisungen in der Traditionslinie von Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Sie ist unserem Planeten als lebendes Wesen verpflichtet und lebt im 'Aloka Earth Room' in San Rafael, Kalifornien.
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2021-05-04
'The Five Elements are Empty of a Self
2011-05-26
'The Four Heavenly Messengers"
2019-08-31
"The Brahmavihara and Anatta" - A practice for our times of transition
2022-05-10
A bumpy ride or nothing whatsoever should be clung to as 'me and mine' (Retreat…
2014-05-13
A Template for Experience
2013-08-11
Arriving and Settling: A guided meditation
2022-05-11
Before it is too late ~ a gentleness which comes from clarity (Retreat at Spiri…
2019-05-07
Beginning at the Beginning (Retreat at Spirit rock)
2012-11-24
Being Benevolence, Intro and Guided Meditation
2017-06-14
Body-Feeling-Mind States (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2021-05-07
Buddhanussati ~ A Springboard for the Heart & Mind
2018-05-05
Building the Raft - Day 1 - (Reflection/Talk) "A Foundation for Insight"
2018-05-05
Building the Raft - Day 1 - Question and Answer period
2023-05-14
Connecting with Our True Mother the Planet | Guided Meditation on the Four Elem…
2017-06-15
Death is Inevitable (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2014-05-14
Distraction = Destruction
2017-06-17
Escaping into Reality (Spirit Rock Retreat)
2023-04-08
Even Civilizations are Impermanent
2016-07-16
Familiarizing Oneself with the Way Things Are
2023-04-08
Fine Tuning our Instrument
2017-06-14
Five Opportunities for Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2018-09-22
Four Universal Tones of Empathy (The Four Bhramavihara)
2023-04-09
Getting Ready to Take It On
2015-11-28
Gratitude for the Web of Life - a guided sitting meditation
2015-06-20
Heart Opening
2016-05-14
How to Cultivate Wisdom
2022-05-09
Impermanence & Wonder of Belonging
2023-05-27
Investigate into the Cracks (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2011-07-03
Keep Going, a talk from a daylong called "Why Do I Meditate"
2023-05-27
Leaving it all Behind as you are stepping into the next moment. (Retreat at Spi…
2017-12-09
Map of the Practice and Q&A
2022-09-18
Medicine for Letting Go Individually and Collectively
2019-05-09
Meditating on the Seven Factors and Awakening (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2014-10-04
Meeting What Is
2023-05-14
Metta & Embodiment | Guided sitting & standing meditation
2023-05-14
Metta = Result of Craving Raised to the Power of Awareness
2014-05-11
Mother of Wisdom
2015-06-20
Motivation
2014-08-31
Never Turn Away
2022-05-08
Not Wasting this Opportunity (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2022-05-09
Perception of Impermanence Washes Away Craving (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-04-09
Progression of Insight ~ The Safest Investment Ever
2017-06-15
Question & Answer Session (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-05-14
Realization & Actualization Are Intertwined | Reflection & Guided Meditation
2023-10-26
Recognizing and Cultivating Our Natural Potential for Awakening (Retreat at Spi…
2010-05-09
Renunciation & Courage
2017-05-27
Responding Versus Reacting
2011-07-03
Resting in Awareness - Guided Meditation
2021-05-05
Returning to the Mystery We Came From ~ Maranasati
2016-05-13
Samadhi-A Pleasant Abiding Here and Now
2014-05-13
Self-Secret
2019-05-06
Setting the Tone--Getting Started (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2016-07-16
Sharing the Blessings of our Practice
2011-09-25
Start Where You Are
2013-08-11
Stop Running
2016-05-11
Taking Refuge in the Way Things Are.
2017-06-16
Temporary Liberation of Mind Through the Four Brhamaviharas (Retreat at Spirit …
2016-05-11
The 3 Refuges as Support for Practice
2013-10-13
The Eight Worldly Winds
2021-05-06
The Four Brahmaviharas are Craving Transformed
2015-08-21
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: An Overview
2013-04-07
The Four Noble Truths
2015-08-22
The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness and the Four Iddhipada
2015-08-22
The Simplicity of the First Three Foundations of Mindfulness
2015-11-28
The Skill of Gratitude
2014-05-12
The Transforming Power of The Factors of Awakening
2023-10-25
This Is Just What the Mind Does (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2016-05-10
Tuning the Instrument of the Body
2017-06-13
Two Kinds of Truth (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2017-06-18
We Have a Choice (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-04-17
What can I do in these times of complexity?
2012-07-08
What Is Inner Strength?
2022-05-11
When the student is ready, the teacher appears (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2021-05-05
Where Does It Come From ~ Where Does It All Go?
2010-01-10
Who Am I? Guided Meditation
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1900-01-01
Monday and Wednesday Talks
2011-05-21
'The Marriage of Being and Doing': Monastic Retreat with the Saranaloka Nuns
2014-05-10
Monastic Retreat - Listening to Natural Law
2015-08-20
Monastic Retreat
2016-05-09
Taking Refuge In What Is True
2017-06-13
The Middle Way Monastic Retreat
2019-05-05
Seven Treasures
2021-05-03
The Four Protective Meditations: Developing Courage to Meet the Way Things Trul…
2022-05-07
Seeing the Path Clearly
2023-04-08
Embracing Change, Mastering Letting Go
2023-05-24
Where Wisdom and Compassion Meet - A Retreat with Buddhist Nuns (252R23) - On L…
2023-10-23
The Alchemy of Presence
