Ayya Cittananda lives at Karuna Buddhist Vihara in Boulder Creek, CA. She teaches from the suttas of the Pali Canon. Ayya has been on the Buddhist path since being inspired in 2005 by a college philosophy class to spend time practicing at monasteries. After completing a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing and working at a hospital as a registered nurse in Texas, she lived as a monastic at a small Pure Land/Chan monastery in Florida for a year before moving to California. She spent two years living and working in Redwood Valley, made daily visits to Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery, and sat several long retreats at various monasteries and meditation centers. She left Redwood Valley in 2013 in search of a place to ordain as a Theravada nun, spending six months at the Ajahn Chah lineage monasteries in England and Scotland. She also spent seven months at Aloka Vihara in Placerville, helping the nuns settle into their new home and serving the 2015 Winter Retreat there. Ayya Cittananda took Anagarika precepts at Karuna Buddhist Vihara in March of 2015, Samaneri ordination in April of 2016, and Bhikkhuni ordination in May of 2018 at Buddhi Vihara in Santa Clara, California.
00:00 - 10:00 Morning Chanting
10:00 - 35:27 Sutta Reflections
35:27 - 1:09:21 Comments, Questions and Responses
This video is a recording of the regularly presented Sutta Study by Ayya Santussika and Ayya Cittananda that occurs most Friday evenings at Karuna Buddhist Vihara. These meetings start with the Morning Chanting followed by the study of discourse(s) of the Buddha from the Sutta Pitaka. In this video Ayya Santussika and Ayya Cittananda are joined by Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho from the Clear Mountain Monestary. The Suttas discussed include:
Arising AN 3.136 https://suttacentral.net/an3.136/en/sujato
With Channa SN 22.90 https://suttacentral.net/sn22.90/en/sujato
With Ananda SN 44.10 https://suttacentral.net/sn44.10/en/sujato
The Shorter Discourse with Saccaka MN 35 https://suttacentral.net/mn35/en/sujato
You can find more information about Karuna Buddhist Vihara at the website below:
https://www.karunabv.org/
