Full Ordination for Nuns
Advice about bhikshuni ordination, excerpted from a teaching given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Bendigo, Australia, on May 7, 2018.
Teachings
Ceasing as Director
Advice for those who have offered service as center director and are retiring from that role.
Departing Center Director
On Retiring
Resuming Study After Directorship
Thanks For Service as Director
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Disharmony at the Center
Advice for center directors on how to resolve conflict with difficult students at the Dharma center by remembering their kindness and having an open heart, tolerance and compassion.
Center Disharmony and Theft
Difficulties in Dharma Center
How to Bring Harmony to the Center
Problems at a Dharma Center
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Bhikshuni Ordination
Full Ordination for Nun
Keeping Bhikshuni Vows Purely
Support for Research on Bhikshuni Vows
Whether to Take Gelongma Vows
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Giving up Vows
Topics:
Sangha (Monks and Nuns) > Ordination Advice > Giving up Vows
Considering Giving Up Vows
Decision to Disrobe
Difficulties With Vows
Don't Give the Victory to Delusion
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Ordination Advice
Topics:
Sangha (Monks and Nuns) > Ordination Advice
A Big Decision
A Monk Changes Traditions
Becoming Ordained for all Living Beings
Carrying Suitcases
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Requesting Ordination
Animal Liberation and Long-life Practices Before Ordination
Asking to Be a Nun
Becoming a Nun in the Future
It’s Best If You Become a Monk
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Advice to Center Directors
A Challenge For Your Practice
A Very Special Job
Advice Received in a Dream
Buying Land for the Center
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