Thanksgiving Retreat 2026 Led by the Abhayagiri Community November 21-29, 2026 at Applegate Retreat Center, Applegate, CA Abhayagiri Monastery in Redwood Valley, California and the Sanghapala Foundation invite you to join Luang Por Pasanno, Ajahn Karunadhammo, Ajahn Nyaniko, Debbie Stamp, Jill Satterfield and the Abhayagiri Community for a nine day residential retreat over Thanksgiving. The retrea…
On Saturday, August 8th there will be the opportunity to join fellow Dhamma practitioners for a day of study and reflection around the theme of Dāna Pārami, or the cultivation of generosity. 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-person or…
The Buddha gives a lot of emphasis to the value of patient endurance, and as Ajahn Amaro pointed out very adeptly one time, “bitter endurance is not patient endurance.” [See Ajahn Amaro: “Patient Endurance, A Critical Quality,” (22 August 2010) and “Patient Endurance, The Entrance to the Four Noble Truths,” (18 February 2011)] The perfection of being patient and enduring something is to bear with that which is unwished for, unwanted, painful, or unpleasant – absent any taṇhā or unskillfulness. So, what might replace taṇhā and a desire for some different experience–and all the thoughts and emot…
This Dhamma talk was offered on July 25, 2026 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
