'Courageous and Kind' talks set

Venerable Sangye Khadro, a well-known Buddhist nun, teacher, and author, along with other monastics from Sravasti Abbey, will give a series of talks on being “courageous and kind.”

The talks will be held Mondays at Create Art Center in Newport. The talks, which will run from 6:30 to 8 p.m., will run this Monday, Sept. 11, through Oct. 30.

Despite these scary times, 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, Sravasti Abbey officials said in a press release. In these talks, Buddhist nuns from Sravasti Abbey will share some of the wisdom and strategies that have made their lives better and hopefully will do the same for you, no matter what your spiritual leanings.

Each session will include a short, guided meditation to relax, followed by a talk, Q&A, and discussion. No meditation background is needed. For information, go online to tinyurl.com/33h23y78

The principal teacher of the series, Venerable Sangye Khadro, was born in California and and ordained as a Buddhist nun at Kopan Monastery in Nepal in 1974. 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.

Khadro began teaching in 1979 and was a resident teacher at Amitabha Buddhist Centre in Singapore for 11 years. She is the author of several books, including "How to Meditate," now in its 17th printing.