On May 6, 2017, three ordinations took place at Abhayagiri. Former anagārikas Jeff, Dorian, and Hector went forth as sāmaṇeras Guṇavīro, Tissaro, Ṭhitasukho, with Luang Por Pasanno as their preceptor. In the tradition, taking ordination as a sāmaṇera is a way of further devoting oneself to the training in preparation for full Bhikkhu ordination. In case you missed it, a video of the ordination was recorded and is available for viewing: We also have photos from the event that are available in our gallery:

Sunday, June 17th: Bhikkhu Ordination Ceremony for Sāmaṇera Sampanno and Sāmaṇera Suddhiko. All are welcome to attend the formal ceremony in which the Sāmaṇera Sampanno and Sāmaṇera Suddhiko will enter the monastic Saṅgha as bhikkhus. The ceremony will take place at the ordination platform. We currently do not know the time but it will most likely take place between 1pm-7pm. Please see our calendar for more details.

Exactly what is dana? How do we cultivate this quality of giving, generosity, liberality and munificence? There are many translations of the word dana. It is the quality of generosity that gives physically and from the heart. Hearts with dana are generous, open-handed, and liberal in terms of willingness to give, share, to be present and to help. All of those qualities take us away from me and my needs, me and my necessities, me and my demands, me and my expectations, me and my essential fixed residence in the middle of the universe. That me and mine position, which demands that we be recogni...

We are happy to announce that on Tuesday, March 14th, we called for an inspection of the Reception Hall building. The county inspector passed the building and gave us a temporary occupancy permit. This permit allows us to start using the building immediately. There are still a few days worth of cabinetry, tiling, and carpentry work, as well as the elevator to be approved. Hopefully, this will be completed within the next couple of weeks. Once the community ends our winter retreat we will move into the building and start using it. We still have a significant amount of work to do with regard to landscaping: this wor...