11 Ordination as Ayyā Khemā

After a diverse worldly life, the author searched for spiritual truth and embraced Buddhism, traveling to Thailand for an intensive meditation retreat. Despite challenges facing nuns, she moved to Sri Lanka, where she received ordination as Ayyā Khemā in 1979. She established meditation spaces, supported local monastic women, practiced deep absorptions, and traveled internationally to teach the Buddha’s discourses, devoting her remaining life entirely to wisdom, compassion, and spiritual freedom.