Dear Dhamma friends, On Saturday, June 13th from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Abhayagiri Monastery will be offering an Upāsika Day program. The topic for this day will be “Developing the Factor of Interest”. The Buddha taught that it is difficult to succeed at something if we have no interest in it. Together we will explore ways to get interested in Dhamma practice. The schedule will be as follows (subject…
Dear Dhamma Friends, On Saturday, May 30th, Abhayagiri will commence the celebration of 30 years since its inception. Abhayagiri was founded on June 1st, 1996. You are welcome to join us either in-person or online for a day of meeting each other and listening to stories and reflections. Please note that part two of the 30th Anniversary celebration will take place on Saturday, June 27th. There will…
…In Western cultures there is, of course, love and attachment between parents and children, but generally speaking the sense of mutual obligation is much weaker. Values such as independence and individual freedom are given more weight. A special, profound bond between parents and children may be felt by many, but it is not articulated as a moral standard that upholds the society, as it is in Buddhist cultures like Thailand. The importance we give to the boon khoon of parents may be traced to the Buddha’s teachings on mundane Right View, the basis for understanding what’s what in our lives. In…
This Dhamma talk was offered on June 8, 2026 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
