Update - As of 10/8/2021 - Registration for in person attendance is no longer available. If you did not make the Kathina registration, but still wish to visit, please visit outside of the dates November 2nd to 7th. We apologize that there is only limited space this year due to the current health and safety precautions required. (Original Announcement) Abhayagiri’s kathina ceremony this year will b…
Abhayagiri is open to the general public for day visits, but we ask that day visitors please follow the below health and safety guidelines. If you wish to stay overnight, please contact Abhayagiri in advance using this page : https://www.abhayagiri.org/contact/request-an-overnight-stay-or-ask-about-ordination Guidelines for Day Visitors : Visitors may go into the Free Distribution Book Room and th…
Ajahn Ñāṇiko will be leading a daylong retreat hosted by Insight Santa Cruz on Saturday, October 2nd. Retreatants can attend via Zoom or by watching the livestream on the Abhayagiri YouTube page. The retreat will include chanting, sitting and walking meditation, and the monastic meal blessing. There will also be Dhamma reflection and question and answer session with Ajahn Ñāṇiko. The event listing…
Registration is now open for the Abhayagiri Thanksgiving Retreat via the below link : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/abhayagiri-2021-online-thanksgiving-retreat-tickets-175048925047 After you submit your registration you should receive a confirmation email. If you do not, contact the retreat manager - retreatmanager.kathy@gmail.com For more information about the retreat, please see the below informa…
The significant point is that when you can’t get what you want, your underlying tendencies to get exasperated or feel let down come up – and they then interpret the situation as ‘lazy disorganized people’ or ‘no one considers my feelings’. Actually there are generally a number of causes as to why things don’t go my way — the Buddha just called it ‘dukkha’ – but the immediate reaction and interpretation are an indication of tendencies in one’s own mind. So just to pause at that point – reactions are normal, but we can read them, learn what they are, and that they take us into suffering. We don’…
Ajahn Kassapo discusses craving and identifying with the aggregates as the causes of suffering. This talk was offered on October 9, 2021 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
