Himalayan Buddhist Meditation Center - Ven. Tenzin

A Conversation with Ven. Tenzin
Q&A Session

What does it take to leave some things behind and walk the monastic path — for over forty years?

Born in Australia, Ven. Tenzin's story begins not in a monastery, but on the road. As a young backpacker, a chance encounter with Buddhism changed the course of her life forever. She took robes, found her home at Kopan Monastery in Nepal, and has been walking the path with dedication and heart ever since.

Join us for an intimate Q&A session where Ven. Tenzin will share openly about her journey — and more importantly, about the questions that really matter. The ones about practice, doubt, and the Dharma that we rarely get the chance to ask.

Bring your real questions. Things like:

What do you actually do when the mind won't settle?
How do you keep faith when practice feels dry or distant?
What does it mean to have a teacher — and how do you know when to trust?
How do you live with impermanence without being paralysed by it?
Is monastic life the only "serious" path, or can householders go all the way?
What do the teachings say about fear, grief, and the hard moments of being human?

This is a rare and open space — no question is too basic, too personal, or too bold.

🗓 Saturday, June 20
⏰ 14:00 to 16:00 Nepal Time
🌍 in English
📍 Nepali Ghar Hotel maps
💻 onsite & online

About ani Tenzin

Born in Australia, Tenzin's journey began as a young backpacker whose travels led her to a life-changing encounter with Buddhism — more than 40 years ago. Not long after, that encounter led her to take robes, and she has been walking the monastic path ever since.

Her life has been deeply rooted in Kopan Monastery, where she first arrived as a volunteer and where she has spent the greater part of her time. Along the way, she has also offered service at a Western Dharma centre and in Delhi centre, shaping her days around the advice of her teachers — offering service, attending teachings, and doing her sincere best to put the practice into her heart.

At the centre of her path stands her root teacher, Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, whom she first met at Kopan in 1983 during one of her first Dharma courses. She also holds deep gratitude for Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup, the beloved former abbot of Kopan, who was a guiding presence during her early years as a volunteer. Lama Konchog, too, became an important teacher, arriving at Kopan around the time Ani Jan first made it her home.

She reflects on her life with quiet joy and humility — grateful, above all, for how extraordinarily lucky she has been.

A Conversation with Ven. TenzinQ&A Session

About ani Tenzin

A Conversation with Ven. Tenzin
Q&A Session