Reflections by a Tibetan Buddhist Nun
These writings and articles are reflections drawn from a lived spiritual path shaped by Buddhism, Christianity, family, teachers, doubt, devotion, and the ordinary moments that quietly change us. They do not seek to persuade or instruct, but to invite reflection, curiosity, and a willingness to sit with questions that do not always ask to be resolved.
Written from the perspective of a Tibetan Buddhist nun, these pieces explore happiness as a practice, faith as an evolving relationship, and the places where spiritual traditions meet, overlap, and sometimes challenge one another. If you are drawn to thoughtful inquiry, lived experience, and an honest engagement with spiritual life as it unfolds, you are warmly invited to read on.
The Parable of the Lost Son from the Lotus Sutra
In this reflective essay, I explore the Parable of the Lost Son from the Lotus Sutra and the Prodigal Son from the Gospel of Luke, two stories that have shaped my own spiritual journey from Protestant Christianity to Buddhism. Though rooted in different traditions, both reveal a compassionate father who never stops loving, guiding, and waiting. Together they point to a shared truth: we are never truly separate from awakening or divine love, only from our recognition of it.
What’s For Dinner
A childhood conversation and three unexpected books changed everything. This reflection traces the moment when religion shifted from belief to inquiry, opening a lifelong exploration of faith, culture, and meaning that eventually led to Buddhism, without ever losing a deep connection to love at the heart of all traditions.
Happiness as a Spiritual Practice
Is happiness something we naturally fall into, or is it a choice we must make again and again? This reflection explores happiness not as a given state, but as a daily spiritual practice, one that asks for presence, honesty, and a gentle willingness to choose openness, even in the midst of difficulty.
Heartwood: The Quiet Path Home
A winter reflection from the Muskoka woods, this piece explores solitary retreat, silence, and the steady rhythm of spiritual practice. Written after weeks in an off-grid cabin devoted to meditation and dharma study, it reflects on deep cold, stillness, and the quiet clarity that comes from simple presence, breath, firewood, and listening closely to the land.
A Spiritual Autobiography
A single question from a friend in India reopened a door I thought I had closed long ago. Raised in Christianity, formed by generations of faith, and later shaped by decades of Buddhist study and monastic life, I found myself standing between traditions rather than choosing one over the other. This spiritual autobiography is an honest reflection on roots, vows, doubt, devotion, and the surprising ways wisdom carries forward across cultures, ancestors, and lived experience. It is a search for home, not in doctrine, but in the heart.