Sister Sumangala: Joys and Challenges in Going Forth
Channel: snfwrenms
Date: 2012-06-23

Sister Sumangala talks about how she first came into Buddhism and starting meditation; her meeting with her teacher, Ven. Mahinda of Malacca; her pilgrimage to the Holy Places in India; the resistance from her family to her ordination; and her eventual going forth. Sister also explains how she got her name, which means "auspicious blessings".