Thai Buddhist master Ajahn Chah taught that suffering consists of two categories: suffering that leads in circles, and suffering that leads out of suffering

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Ayya Santacitta became a Buddhist nun in 1993

Ayya Santacitta trained as a novice Buddhist nun for approximately 15 years at an international monastery north of London where Ajahn Sumedho served as abbot

Ayya Santacitta studied with Buddhist monk Ajahn Buddhadasa in South Thailand

In Buddhist doctrine, the Noble Eightfold Path is embedded within the fourth of the Four Noble Truths

In 1988, Ayya Santacitta met her first Buddhist teacher in the forests of South Thailand

The habit of chasing pleasure and running from hardship is a core problem

In Buddhism, uncertainty, or 'Anicca,' is considered a central aspect of existence.

The difficulty of life, as described in the Four Noble Truths, relates to the inevitability of loss.

The third of the Four Noble Truths states that it is possible to not add to one's own suffering.

The second of the Four Noble Truths states that people increase their own suffering by resisting what is happening.

The first of the Four Noble Truths states that life is difficult for everyone.