Dear Dhamma Friends, We are honored that two senior disciples of Luang Por Chah - Luang Por Khoon and Luang Por Damrong, will be visiting Abhayagiri from June 21-30. This will be their first trip to America, and we will have the opportunity to meet them and benefit from their teachings. They plan to spend a couple nights at Pacific Hermitage (June 30, July 1) after which they will head up to the S…
On May 6, the Abhayagiri’s First Tuesday programs in Berkeley will feature three sessions, including an online-only Q&A with Ajahn Nyaniko. The online-only Q&A will be available to all but primarily intended for those living out of the area or unable to travel to Berkeley. It will be followed by in-person sessions led by Ajahn Kaccana. The programs in Berkeley will not be available for online part…
Dear Dhamma Friends, This year we are honored to plan to host Luang Por Liem, Luang Por Jundee and other senior monks from Thailand on May 17-21. Luang Por Liem is 83 years old and has been a bhikkhu for 63 years. He is currently the abbot of Wat Nong Pah Pong in Thailand and is considered to be Luang Por Chah’s Dhamma heir. The last time Luang Por Liem visited was 2018, during the grand opening o…
Wisdom is one of the great blessings of the citta. True inner happiness is a lovely quality which allows the citta to unfold and be free from anxiety, criticism, doubt, anger and so forth. As the citta unfolds, its wisdom capacities become more available, more revealed. You can imagine the citta as something that gets contracted, distracted and tangled up. Even when it’s excited, it doesn’t have the deep, comfortable happiness of this process of practice we’re going through. First of all, we establish our foundation and maintain our faith. The citta is able to do that. We have a certain faith…
This Dhamma talk was offered on June 14, 2025 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
