Sravasti Abbey hosting talk series

Sravasti Abbey's conversation series, "Courageous and Kind" continues through the end of the month at CREATE Art Center in Newport, Wash.

The talks are held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Mondays.

"These are scary times," Sravasti Abbey officials said in a press release. "But there are things we can do with our thoughts to grow confidence, courage, inner calm, and the ability to relate to others with kindness and compassion — qualities that are good both for ourselves and for the people around us."

In these talks, Abbey monastics will share some of the wisdom and strategies that have made their lives better and hopefully will do the same for anyone — whether they are Buddhist or not.

Each session will include a short, guided meditation to relax, followed by a talk, discussion, and questions and answers. No meditation background is needed.

California-born, Ven. Sangye Khadro ordained as a Buddhist nun at Kopan Monastery in Nepal in 1974, and took the full (bhikshuni) ordination in 1988. She has studied Buddhism with many great masters including  Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lama Yeshe, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey, and Khensur Jampa Tegchok. She  began teaching in 1979 and was a resident teacher at Amitabha Buddhist Centre in Singapore for 11 years. In addition to "Awakening the Kind Heart", she is the author several books, including "How to Meditate", now in its 17th printing.