Embodying the Equanimity and Fierce Compassion of Avalokiteshvara
Kaira Jewel Lingo reflects on the words of her teacher, the value of generating upeksa during times of great duress, and how to rethink peace as an active process.
Kaira Jewel Lingo
Kaira Jewel Lingo is a dharma teacher who teaches in the Plum Village Zen tradition and in the Vipassana tradition. Living as an ordained nun for 15 years, she trained closely with her teacher, Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh. Her teaching focuses on activists, educators, artists, youth and families, and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), and includes the interweaving of art, play, nature, ecology, and embodied mindfulness practice.
Magazine | Openings, Visiting Teacher
Visiting Teacher: Kaira Jewel Lingo
A Q&A with Kaira Jewel Lingo, a dharma teacher in the Plum Village tradition whose teaching focuses on activists, educators, artists, youth and families, and BIPOC seekers
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk, Teachings
Trusting the Unknown
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Trusting the Unknown
Anchoring ourselves in our body, we will find within us the solidity of the home, which is capable of helping us find our way, if only we let it.
Turning Word
Kaira Jewel Lingo, a lay dharma teacher who was ordained in Thich Nhat Hanh’s Order of Interbeing, talks about a Buddhist book that made a significant impact on her practice.
Dharma Talks
Taking the Ecosattva Path: Equanimity and Fierce Compassion
Kaira Jewel Lingo discusses the path of the Ecosattva, exploring how compassion and equanimity work together to keep us balanced, grounded and resourced.
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