Summary
This interview is with Brahmacharini Shuchita Chaitanya, a monk in training at the Chinmaya Mission of Austin. Shuchita tells the story of how her questions about happiness, balance, and goodness led her toward the path to monkhood. She describes the process of taking a Vedanta course through the Chinmaya Mission in India, and how she decided at the course’s end to take the yellow robes of a monk in training. Shuchita also talks about acclimating to her duties in Austin and getting to know her community before and during the pandemic.