Recently, The Columbian published an article, with photos, about the Pacific Hermitage and its involvement with the local community. The monks of White Salmon
Posted May 16, 2019

Due to various reasons, including technical difficulties, the most recent Abhayagiri Dhamma talks are available on the Abhayagiri YouTube Channel but are not yet available on our website. If you wish to access them, please click on this link to the Abhayagiri YouTube Channel.
Posted May 16, 2019

In April of 2019 two Abhayagiri monks accepted an invitation to spend some time at Dharma Realm Buddhist University (DRBU), which is located at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas (CTTB). CTTB is a large Chinese Mahayana monastery and community in the nearby town of Ukiah. Abhayagiri and CTTB have maintained a connection since Abhayagiri’s beginning. The Venerable Master Hsuan Hua was the founder of both CTTB and DRBU. In 1995, shortly before his death, he offered about half of the land that eventually became Abhayagiri. This recent invitation to DRBU came about as the result of a series of discussions and inquiries between some of the Campus Life staff of DRBU and our community. DRBU’s mission involves not only educating their students i...
Posted May 16, 2019

Sometimes, of course, one doesn’t want to give up yet. One still wants rebirth and happiness and worldly things. Fair enough! But I don’t want you to go round lying to yourselves. If you want to have your own way and have rebirths and worldly happiness, then that’s your decision – but don’t delude yourselves by thinking that you are doing something else. If you really understand the teaching of the Buddha, then there’s nowhere to go and nothing to do. This is the way it is. We are living a life that is for that kind of reflection. Then you can observe that and recognise it for what...