☸ The Buddha's Forgotten Nuns I 2013 ☸
Wiriya was raised a Buddhist, but like many women who wish to advance in their practice, she came up against walls of sexism within the traditional Theravada order.
Is Buddhism a religious movement based on equality? Or is it rooted in a male-dominated culture found in most other world religions? The Buddha himself invited women to join his group of disciples and allowed women to be ordained alongside men some 2500 years ago. What happened?
🧘 My personal reading recommendations for spiritual and personal growth:
🕮 Ajahn Chah / Collected Teachings / Food for the Heart: The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah / https://amzn.to/3vQYAO0
🕮 Daniel M. Ingram / Mastering the core teachings of the buddha / https://amzn.to/3P9zJMf
🕮 John Yates (Culadasa) / The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science for Greater Mindfulness / https://amzn.to/3dlfnCk
🕮 Sadhguru / Inner engineering: A yogi's guide to joy / https://amzn.to/3vRKnR4
🕮 Jack Kornfield / Living Dharma: Teachings and Meditation Instructions from Twelve Theravada Masters / https://amzn.to/3SAftGD
🕮 Philip Kapleau / The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment / https://amzn.to/3zL8vGc
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