Here it is - first episode towards living a more intentional life... A 60 year woman hailing from Victoria, the Venerable Tenpa Bejanke became ordained as a Buddhist Nun after discovering Tibetan Meditation after age 40.She lovingly opens up about her violent and abusive childhood, to trying to take her life at 16, traveling and then eventually coming back to Australia - single and pregnant. Tenpa took any job she could find to try and give her son a better life than hers, even working as a diver for mussels.She talks about donning the red robe, shaving her hair off and taking herself off for a 3.5 year silent retreat in order to quieten her heart and her mind. Tenpa talks about her day to day life of being a nun, sexism and ageism, and the lack of materialism in her life.But listen out for her description of mindfulness vs meditation, as well as the cultivation of the present moment and the alleviation of craving. Her imagery of the path, the occasional veering off it, but the realising that it's okay, just angle yourself back towards it.Compassion. Kindness. The value of suffering. If you want to find more about the Venerable Tenpa Bianca, she regularly holds courses on meditation at CIT, in Canberra.Or you can find out more on the Four Immeasurable Truths at www.spiritofahimsa.comPlus she speaks about Arjahn Brahm, over in Western Australia, near the end as her inspiration. Here is a link to find more about him - https://bswa.org/teachers/ajahn-brahm/ www.conventionaltointentional.com