Monastics and laity at Abhayagiri will be chanting at 1pm PDT on July 25 to celebrate Luang Por Pasanno’s 77th birthday, which falls on July 26. We will be dedicating the merit to his good health and long life. The chanting will be the traditional recollection of the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha which is found on page 44 of Chanting Book Volume 2. We will recite this chant 108 times, which will take…
Dear Dhamma Friends, Abhayagiri Monastery plans to have a Thanksgiving Retreat this year, from Saturday, November 21st to Sunday, November 29th. The retreat this year will be held at Applegate Jesuit Retreat Center, the same place it was held in 2023 and 2019. The retreat will be led by Luang Por Pasanno, Ajahn Nyaniko, Debbie Stamp and Jill Satterfield. If you would like to sign up for this retre…
In practicing the Dhamma, if you don’t foster a balance between concentration and discernment, you’ll end up going wild in your thinking. If there’s too much work at discernment, you’ll go wild in your thinking. If there’s too much concentration, it just stays still and undisturbed without coming to any knowledge either. So you have to keep them in balance. Stillness has to be paired with discernment. Don’t let there be too much of one or the other. Try to get them just right. That’s when you’ll be able to see things clearly all the way through. Otherwise, you’ll stay as deluded as ever. You m…
This Dhamma talk was offered on July 4, 2026 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
