
North Idaho College: Bridge Over Troubled Waters with Ven. Thubten Chonyi
April 8 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

In person at North Idaho College, Coeur d’Alene
Bridge Over Troubled Waters
with Ven. Thubten Chonyi
Tuesday, April 8
6:30-8 pm Pacific Time
Edminster Student Union, Lake Coeur d’Alene Room, 2nd Floor
Recent reports show that Americans are weary of the political and philosophical divides that have strained our nation, communities, and even our families. Is there a way to bridge the differences? To reconnect with friends and neighbors? To learn to listen and also trust that we can be heard? Ancient teachings and modern science agree that promoting basic human kindness is the place to start. Join Buddhist nun Venerable Thubten Chonyi for this timely talk.
In person at North Idaho College, Coeur d’Alene, ID, Edminster Student Union, Lake Coeur d’Alene Room, 2nd floor
Vens. Thubten Dekyi and Monlam offer a follow-up talk with Q & A on April 9, Connecting Through Kindness.
More about the teacher
Ven. Thubten Chonyi was a founder of Friends of Sravasti Abbey, which formed in 2003 to support Ven. Thubten Chodron’s dream to start a monastery. She moved to the Abbey in 2007 and took śrāmaṇerikā and śikṣamāṇā precepts in May 2008. She received bhikshuni (full) ordination at Fo Guang Shan temple in Taiwan in 2011. At Sravasti Abbey, Ven. Chonyi is mainly involved with publicity and inviting generosity. She also shares Buddha’s teachings at the Abbey and online, and also co-taught meditation and Buddhist ideas at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane for 11 years. When conditions arise, she also teaches at Buddhist centers in the US and abroad.