Please join the Abhayagiri sangha for this year’s Kathina ceremony on Sunday, November 15. Luang Por Pasanno, Ajahn Karunadhammo, our abbot Ajahn Nyaniko, and the rest of the Abhayagiri sangha will be present as well as our honored guests: Luang Por Viradhammo, the abbot of Tisarana Monastery and Ajahn Anando, the co-abbot of Temple Forest Monastery. Everyone is warmly welcome. The ceremony will a…
On Saturday, October 10th there will be the opportunity to join fellow Dhamma practitioners for a day of study and reflection around the theme of Sīla Pāramī, or the cultivation of virtuous behavior. Starting at 9:00am Pacific Time, Upāsikas will have the opportunity to formally take the Three Refuges and Five Precepts. A practice schedule will continue until 4:00pm. People are welcome to join in-…
When I first heard the Four Noble Truths, it was a revelation to me. It felt like this was something I had been waiting for all my life without knowing it. Here was a map, a path pointed out for me. I was surprised to find that such a path actually existed. I received these teachings during my first ānāpānasati (mindfulness of breathing) retreat in Thailand, and when I heard them, it was like a wake-up call. I saw that there was something to be changed, that it was possible to change, that there was actually a way out. Looking at the Four Noble Truths, I saw, ‘Yes, there is suffering; I can un…
This Dhamma talk was offered on October 4, 2026 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
