A recently published biography of Luang Por Liem is now available in pdf format on the Abhayagiri website. The biography is in both Thai and English and contains many great historical images of Luang Pu Chah, Luang Por Liem, and the Wat Nong Pah Pong community. Here is an excerpt from the Foreword to the new book: “To honour the auspicious occasion of the 80th birthday of Luang Por Liem Ṭhitadhamm…
A new electronic newsletter is available via the following link : https://mailchi.mp/abhayagiri/abhayagiri-newsletter-vassa-2021
The general public is welcome to visit Abhayagiri for day visits. For information on the current health and safety guidelines please see below. Day visitors are welcome to go into the Free Distribution Book Room and the Public Restrooms. A bit after 10:45am, there will be a blessing by the monastic community in the main Dhamma Hall. Day visitors are welcome to sit in the shaded breezeway just outs…
We would like to let everyone know that due to the change from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time on November 7th the Abhayagiri mealtime is now 10:45 am. The general public is welcome to visit Abhayagiri for day visits. For information on the current health and safety guidelines please see below. Day visitors are welcome to go into the Free Distribution Book Room and the Public Restrooms. A b…
It is important to recognize that the nature of becoming is generated through the force of desire, tanha, of craving—craving for sensuality, craving for being—for a sense of self, to be somebody, to be something, or craving for non- being—that sense of pushing away, of aversion, of negation. The becoming mind then seeks an object that is either internal or external. What does that seeking look like? If it seeks an external object, we focus our attention on becoming something. We look for something pleasant or unpleasant to focus our attention on, to generate a view or an opinion about, to gene…
Ajahn Pasanno describes the practice of meditation as similar to honing a skill or craft. We apply various techniques which the Buddha gave that can lead to peace, ease and freedom. This talk was offered on November 13, 2021 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
