Ajahn Thanasanti
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Ajahn Thanasanti was born in California. She was first
introduced to insight meditation in 1979 in a class taught by
Jack Engler. After completing a BA in Biology from UCSC she
worked for a few years as an analytical chemist. In 1987 she
went on pilgrimage to India, Nepal and Thailand to meet many
of the meditation masters she had heard about.
She went to Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in 1989 to begin
training as a novice. She received ordination in 1991 at
Amaravati and trained at both Amaravati and Chithurst
Buddhist Monasteries with Ajahn Sumedho as her teacher. She
spent a few years travelling as an alms mendicant without a
fixed abode.
Ajahn Thanasanti has been teaching intensive meditation
retreats internationally for many years. Her interest is
integrating insight into the full human condition and using
nature as a support in the practice.
Currently she is resident at Chithurst Buddhist Monastery in
the new Rocana Vihara.
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introduced to insight meditation in 1979 in a class taught by
Jack Engler. After completing a BA in Biology from UCSC she
worked for a few years as an analytical chemist. In 1987 she
went on pilgrimage to India, Nepal and Thailand to meet many
of the meditation masters she had heard about.
She went to Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in 1989 to begin
training as a novice. She received ordination in 1991 at
Amaravati and trained at both Amaravati and Chithurst
Buddhist Monasteries with Ajahn Sumedho as her teacher. She
spent a few years travelling as an alms mendicant without a
fixed abode.
Ajahn Thanasanti has been teaching intensive meditation
retreats internationally for many years. Her interest is
integrating insight into the full human condition and using
nature as a support in the practice.
Currently she is resident at Chithurst Buddhist Monastery in
the new Rocana Vihara.
<previous page
