Weekly Schedule

Meal Offering

The meal is at 11:00 am daily, except Fridays. You are welcome to join us and participate in the meal offering. If you would like to simply drop off an offering, there is usually someone in the kitchen from 10:00 – 11:00 am who can receive it. There’s no need to notify us in advance, though you can if you’d prefer. If you plan to share in the meal with us, it is customary to bring an offering.

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Alms Round

Sun & Mon: The neighborhood north of Pudding Creek from 8:30 – 10:00 am
Tue, Wed, Thu, & Sat: The central Fort Bragg area from 8:45 – 10:00 am
Fri: A neighboring community, such as Caspar, Cleone, Mendocino, or Westport (approx. 9:30 – 11:00 am, depending on location)

Note: This is the usual alms round schedule, but it occasionally varies. If you’d like to ensure you meet the monks on a specific morning, please call the day before or that morning from 7:00 – 8:00 am.

If you have questions or want to learn more about participating, please reach out anytime.

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Monday Evening Program

Join us for an evening of group practice and community. The program is led by our resident monks and occasionally features visiting Ajahns from Abhayagiri (announced on our events page and email list). Anyone interested is welcome to participate in the tea time, the evening program, or both.

Schedule

5:30 – 6:45 pm: Tea time in the Dhamma Hall — an opportunity to ask questions and discuss Dhamma practice, spiritual practice, and meditation with monks and other practitioners.
7:00 – 8:15 pm: 30-40 minutes of meditation and a Dhamma reflection, followed by an opportunity for questions and comments.

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Tuesday Evening Program

The Dhamma reading and discussion group meets every Tuesday. We read aloud from a Dhamma book or sutta and then discuss it, so no preparation or prior attendance is required. If you would like tea, please arrive at 5:30 pm.

We are currently reading Don’t Take Your Life Personally by Ajahn Sumedho.

Schedule

4:45 – 5:30 pm: Optional sitting meditation in the Dhamma Hall
5:30 – 5:45 pm: Tea break
5:45 – 7:00 pm: Dhamma reading and discussion group
7:15 – 8:30 pm: Chanting, followed by sitting meditation

Note: The times are approximate and will vary based on how long the discussion lasts. Please feel free to participate in any part of this schedule.

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Daily Meditation

If you are interested in quiet meditation in the Dhamma Hall, some good times to do that are:
Mon & Tue: 3:00 – 5:30 pm
Daily (except Mon): 7:00 – 8:00 pm

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Monthly Work Afternoons

The work afternoon is usually the first Sunday of the month, except during the winter retreat period (January through March). We generally work from around 12:30 – 3:00 pm, and you are welcome to join us for any portion of that time. Visitors are also invited to arrive early for the meal at 11:00 am. There are plenty of projects to help with around the property, including line trimming, gardening, weeding, and pruning.

If you’re interested in volunteering outside of these scheduled afternoons, or have other skills you would like to offer, please contact us.

Upcoming Special Events and Visiting Teachers

Monday, July 13: Ajahn Karunadhammo Visiting
Ajahn Karunadhammo will be at Three Jewels for the meal, tea time at 5:30 pm and the 7:00 pm evening program.

Monday, August 3: Ajahn Nyaniko Visiting
Ajahn Nyaniko will be at Three Jewels for the tea time at 5:30 pm and the 7:00 pm evening program.

Media Library

Audio Recordings

Three Jewels Dhamma Talks

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Photo Galleries

Contact Info & Directions

Contact

If you have additional questions about Three Jewels, you can contact us here:

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Directions

Three Jewels is located at 31791 Johnson Lane, Fort Bragg, CA 95437, on the north end of Fort Bragg. It lies east of Highway 1, which is named Main Street inside the town. The following directions assume that you are on Highway 1/Main Street.

• Turn onto Pudding Creek Road, which is opposite a beach and trestle bridge on the ocean. You will be heading east (away from the ocean). Pudding Creek runs alongside the road on your right.
• Proceed 1 mile, continuing past the stop sign at John Hyman Road.
• Turn left (north) onto Petaluma Avenue. Take it easy! Though paved, tree roots have created unmarked speed bumps along this stretch. Be prepared to navigate them by changing lanes. Proceed about ¼ mile to the intersection with Johnson Lane.
• Turn right (east) onto Johnson Lane. After a few hundred feet you will arrive at 31791 on the right (south) side marked with the Three Jewels sign.
• Turn right into the driveway and park.

Walk down the path on the right (west) end of the building as you face it, rather than going through the gate. The entrance to the Meditation Hall is on the right-hand wing, at the opposite end of the building from the garage.

Support & Dana Wish List

Support

There are a variety of ways to support Three Jewels, including opportunities to:

• Assist in the kitchen
• Offer food on alms round
• Help maintain the grounds
• Join our monthly work afternoon
• Provide transportation
• Ask about useful donations

If you’d like more information about these or other ways you can help, please let us know.

Three Jewels is a branch monastery of Abhayagiri and is supported by their steward organization, the Sanghapala Foundation. To learn more about how to make a financial contribution, visit the Sanghapala Foundation Donations page. For any donations, please include a note in the memo specifying that your gift is for Three Jewels.

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Dana Wish List Items

If you’re interested in supporting the monastery, below are a few items that are currently useful. Please feel free to also contact us if you’d like to offer something not listed here.

Kitchen Dana Wish List:

Other Items:

No specific items needed at this time. Anumodana for your support!