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. YouTube livestream…
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-…
Reflecting on this moment, we can see the inter-connectedness between meeting and separation. Everyone who comes together here must separate. This is one reflection on travelling. We are always leaving a place and moving on to meet someone else. When we are invited somewhere, we fly from airport to airport. When it’s time to leave, there is always this feeling of sadness, especially when we have liked being with the people. There is always a gladness in meeting people who are Buddhists or who are pleased to have us with them or interested in what we are doing. We can watch this in the mind whe…
This Dhamma talk was offered on October 24, 2026 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
