Dear Dhamma Friends, On May 9th, Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery will begin hosting Upāsika Days again, beginning with an Upāsika Renewal Day from 9am to 4pm. This is an opportunity for dedicated lay practitioners to re-commit to living by the Five Precepts, and to spend a day at the monastery meditating, listening to Dhamma teachings, and engaging in Dhamma discussion. Anyone is welcome to join for…
This year, Abhayagiri turns 30 on June 1st. Due to the growing size of our community and some logistical considerations, the current plan is to celebrate this occasion in two separate, but related events. It happens that Vesakha Puja - the full moon of May commemorating the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and final nibbāna - is Sunday, May 31st. This is an amazing coincidence that it falls so close…
When monks and novices are ordained they are encouraged to begin with sense restraint, to guard their senses and be self-composed, to receive sense impressions mindfully. Mindfulness nurtures wisdom and understanding, preventing greed, hatred, and delusion from arising; the mind thus abides with wholesome states. This mindful reception of sense objects, and the prevention of unwholesome states from overpowering the mind, is seen as an adequate starting point of spiritual practice. A third supporting principle is called santosa: contentment with the four requisites. In the monk’s life this refe…
This Dhamma talk was offered on April 25, 2026 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
