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Conversations with Tibetan Buddhist Monastics: Nun Lobsang Tsyang Thukten
Manage episode 293233197 series 1416374
Ven. Thukten was born in a small village in Bhutan called Gelephu. She is 32 years old and 15 out of those she dedicated to the monastic life. Currently, she resides at Jangchub Choeling Nunnery in Southern India. Thukten is studying at Emory University as a Tenzin Gyatso Science Scholar. She thoroughly enjoys observing nature. Thukten was AMAZING to talk to. She walks us through so many topics:
- How her past lives influenced her becoming a nun
- What is karma?
- Mind training and why it's necessary
- What is consciousness composed of?
- How she views reaching enlightenment
- The 12 links of dependent origination
101 episodes
Manage episode 293233197 series 1416374
Ven. Thukten was born in a small village in Bhutan called Gelephu. She is 32 years old and 15 out of those she dedicated to the monastic life. Currently, she resides at Jangchub Choeling Nunnery in Southern India. Thukten is studying at Emory University as a Tenzin Gyatso Science Scholar. She thoroughly enjoys observing nature. Thukten was AMAZING to talk to. She walks us through so many topics:
- How her past lives influenced her becoming a nun
- What is karma?
- Mind training and why it's necessary
- What is consciousness composed of?
- How she views reaching enlightenment
- The 12 links of dependent origination
101 episodes
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