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Ayya Santussika, in residence at Karuna Buddhist Vihara (Compassion Monastery), spent five years as an anagarika (eight-precept nun), then ordained as a samaneri (ten-precept nun) in 2010 and as a bhikkhuni (311 rules) in 2012 at Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara in Los Angeles.

Ayya Santussika was born in Illinos in 1954 and grew up on a farm in Indiana. While being a single mother, she received BS and MS degrees in computer science and moved with her two children to the San Francisco Bay Area. She worked as a software designer and developer for fifteen years. Her search for deeper meaning and ways to be of service led her to train as an interfaith minister in a four-year seminary program that culminated in an Masters of Divinity degree and a brief period of practice as a minister before ordaining as a Buddhist nun. She is currently serving on the Board of Directors for Buddhist Global Relief.

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2025-10-25 Acceptance 1:27:32	Download Listen
This guided meditation, dhamma talk, questions and responses was offered on October 25, 2025 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!” 00:00 - Guided Meditation 16:44 - DHAMMA TALK 28:20 - Q&R
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

2025-10-04 Meeting Hatred with Love and Compassion 1:19:17	Download Listen
This dhamma talk, guided meditation, questions and responses was offered on October 4, 2025 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!” 00:00 - Guided Meditation 22:55 - Dhamma Talk 35:16 - Questions & Responses
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

2025-09-27 Nothing to Accomplish - Except Building A Kuti, Two Monasteries, and Realizing Nibbana 1:28:54	Download Listen
with Ayya Cittananda, Ayya Santussika
For this Dhamma Talk Ayya Santussika and Ayya Cittananda were joined by the Clear Mountain Monastery monks Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho.
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

2025-09-26 All Conditioned Things Are Impermanent - All Things Are Not Self l KBV & CMM 69:16	Download Listen
with Ayya Cittananda, Ayya Santussika
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/
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

2025-09-20 What Are We Really Building?: An Empty Hut, Community, Our Practice 1:19:51	Download Listen
This dhamma talk, guided meditation, questions and responses was offered on September 20, 2025 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!” 00:00 - GUIDED MEDITATION 15:30 - DHAMMA TALK 46:36 - Q&R
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

2025-09-13 Don't Bend With the Trend: From Politics to Euthanasia 1:19:51	Download Listen
This dhamma talk, guided meditation, and questions and responses was offered on September 13, 2025 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!” 00:00 - GUIDED MEDITATION 16:54 - DHAMMA TALK 46:40 - Q&R
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

2025-09-06 Diamonds, Lightening and Open Sores: Working with Anger and Resentment \| Ayya Santussikā 1:12:56	Download Listen
This dhamma talk, guided meditation, questions and responses was offered on September 6, 2025 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!” 00:00 - Guided Meditation 19:45 - DHAMMA TALK 45:10 - Questions & Responses
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

2025-08-23 Overcoming Dukkha with Dhamma 1:19:46	Download Listen
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

2025-08-16 Unreasonable Harmony 54:53	Download Listen
This dhamma talk, guided meditation, questions and responses was offered on August 16, 2025 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!”
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

2025-08-09 "What do you want?": A Practice for Letting Go \| Ayya Santussikā 67:07	Download Listen
This dhamma talk, guided meditation, questions and responses was offered on August 9, 2025 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!” 00:00 - Meditation 15:59 - Dhamma Talk 33:45 - Questions & Responses
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

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