Speaker: Venerable So Ya Sunim (online, joining from Russia)

3 September | 7.00-8.30pm AEST

In person at Western Sydney University, Parramatta City Campus (Entry at 1 Parramatta Square), Level 7 Room 1.7.78 (see concierge on ground floor for lift access to level 7); or Online (Zoom link below)

Cost: Free

About the Presenter: So Ya is a Buddhist nun who started practicing Buddhism in Russia, in the year 2000. She was ordained as a nun in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition in 2006 and later changed to Kwan Um School of Zen in 2014 following which she underwent monastic training for 5 years in South Korea at the International Zen Center Musangsa and got bhikkhuni precepts in 2019 in Malaysia. After that, So Ya trained in Su Bong Zen Monastery in Hong Kong for a little over a year. Now she is mainly staying and practicing in Musangsa, South Korea and in Russia. So Ya also follows the teaching of Mingyur Rinpoche.

Hybrid event: Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in an interactive session in person at the Metta Centre or online by clicking on this link to access the session: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83506489824?pwd=cmpNQ1ljSmFVYURLWVN1dWllYUN1dz09 Alternatively, you can dial in from your telephone (call charges apply): +61 2 8015 6011 | Meeting ID: 835 0648 9824| Passcode: 718905

If you are feeling unwell, please consider staying at home and joining online instead.