Join us to celebrate the completion of Abhayagiri’s new Reception Hall with three days of Dhamma reflections and practice the weekend of Friday, June 29th, Saturday, June 30th, and Sunday, July 1st. For the weekend leading up to the formal offering of the hall on Sunday, July 1st, senior teachers of the Ajahn Chah Tradition including Luang Por Liem, Luang Por Jundee, Luang Por Viradhammo, Ajahn Jayasaro, Ajahn Sona, Ajahn Kongrit, Ajahn Prateep, Ajahn Sudanto and Ajahn Achalo will join us at Abhayagiri to commemorate the completion of the new Reception Hall. The three days of celebrations will feature teachings from visiting monks throughout the day, periods of practice, meal offerings, and will culminate in a formal offering of the hall...
Posted April 17, 2018

Sunday, May 13th: Bhikkhu Ordination Ceremony for Sāmaṇera Guṇavīro and Sāmaṇera Tissaro All are welcome to attend the formal ceremony in which the Sāmaṇera Guṇavīro and Sāmaṇera Tissaro will enter the monastic Saṅgha as bhikkhus. The ceremony will take place at the ordination platform. We currently do not know the start time as it depends on weather, but it will most likely start sometime after the meal between 1pm and 5pm. Sunday, April 22nd: Anagārika Ordination Ceremony for Matt Additionally, on Sunday, April 22nd, long-term resident Matt will take on the white robes of an anagārika. You are welcome to join for the beginning of his monastic training and hear Ajahn Pasanno’s advice for those embarking on the mona...
Posted April 6, 2018

A Thai interview with Luang Por Pasanno has recently been featured in the Thai Magazine “A Day”. This interview can be read here: https://goo.gl/B3z4Us
Posted April 5, 2018

Buddhist monasticism has always been a profound stepping out of the mainstream of society. Even in the time of the Buddha, these communities were considered to be a challenge to materialism, deity worship, social class hierarchy and institutionalized discrimination. For 2,600 years Buddhist monks and nuns have been living examples of an alternative way of life based on virtuous living and sustainable environmental practices. They undermined the subtle but pernicious delusion pervasive in wholly worldly values. They have few possessions, live in small huts and are models of frugality. Their int...