Dear Dhamma Friends, Senior Thai disciples of Luang Por Chah plan to visit us from June 22nd to June 30th. In order of seniority they are: Luang Por Damrong Sucitto (61 vassa), Luang Por Damrong Siribhaddo (57 vassa) and Luang Por Jundee (51 vassa). Ajahn Amaro, the current abbot of Amaravati in the UK, and the founding abbot of Abhayagiri, plans to be with us from June 24th to June 29th. On Satur…
Dear Dhamma friends, On Saturday, June 13th from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Abhayagiri Monastery will be offering an Upāsika Day program. The topic for this day will be “Developing the Factor of Interest”. The Buddha taught that it is difficult to succeed at something if we have no interest in it. Together we will explore ways to get interested in Dhamma practice. The schedule will be as follows (subject…
Two days ago it was the anniversary of Ajahn Chah’s birth. Many aspects of his life are well worth recalling and reflecting upon. Certainly one of them is the practical approach he used to teach and encourage us. He always emphasized the importance of reflecting on the Four Noble Truths and the experience of dukkha–suffering, dis-ease, discontent–and the different ways we create dukkha within the heart. In this, Ajahn Chah embodied the quality of fearlessness – he had no fear when looking at the uncomfortable aspects of his own experience. By contrast, there is a tendency many of us have to tr…
This Dhamma talk was offered on June 14, 2026 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
