Ajahn Pasanno’s 76th birthday is approaching on July 26. But this year our beloved teacher and founding co-abbot is assisting at Amaravati Monastery so Ajahn Amaro can take a sabbatical year. Although we will not have the opportunity to pay respects to Ajahn Pasanno on his birthday, we invite you to listen to his teachings on the newly revamped Ajahn Pasanno Archive. The Ajahn Pasanno Archive coll…
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…
From time to time we come to a stuck place in our dhamma practice, sometimes for long periods. This happens to everybody because it is a stuck place in our life process, a place of holding on based on false assumptions of how the mind is supported and how it is released. That is, we tend to come from the mode of self-orientation, in which we determine, struggle, learn, adapt and get results. This is natural enough – we want results, right? And to an extent, a necessary extent, this strategy works. Meditation, service, renunciation arouse ardor, faith, commitment, and energy. They establish the…
This Dhamma talk was offered on July 1, 2025 at Yoga Samadhi, White Salmon, WA. 00:00 Dhamma Talk in Thai 35:53 English Translation
