Thanksgiving Retreat 2026 Led by the Abhayagiri Community November 21-29, 2026 at Applegate Retreat Center, Applegate, CA The time for application has closed, but you may still apply for the waiting list. See below. 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…
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…
So being a good friend is a very skillful practice, one that requires us to make relationship a conscious focus rather than a casual interaction. It also requires us to work on ourselves. We have to let go of the impatience or the judgemental attitudes and work with the understanding that: ‘This is another person, not the same as me, not fitting in with my mind-sets, yet wanting happiness and needing friendship.’ And of course : ‘They are affected by ignorance, just as I am.’ So we temper warm feelings, criticism and advice with careful, applied wisdom. And it takes work to get that blend and…
This Dhamma talk was offered on September 19, 2026 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
