Love Is a Skill
German Buddhist nun Ayya Khema teaches how to bring the heart and mind together through loving-kindness meditation.
Ayya Khema
Ayya Khema (1923–1997) was an international Buddhist teacher, and the first Western woman to become a Theravada Buddhist nun. An advocate of Buddhist women's rights, in 1987 she helped coordinate the first conference for the Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women in Bodh Gaya, India.
MeditationMagazine | Dharma Talk, Teachings
There’s No Need to Be Busy
Ayya Khema on making time to do nothing
MeditationMagazine | Special Section
The Elemental Self
Connecting with the earth, fire, water, and air within us connects us with all of existence.
Thirsting for Enlightenment
Ayya Khema likens the path to a walk through the desert.
No Satisfaction
Ayya Khema explains why we won't find what we're looking for.
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk
What Love Is
On the spiritual path, there's nothing to get, and everything to get rid of. The first thing to let go of is trying to "get" love, and instead to give it wholeheartedly.
The Nuns’ Island
A rains retreat reflection
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