Events – By series
Thanksgiving Retreats (4)      Abhayagiri Winter Retreats (3)      Spirit Rock Daylongs (4)      Upāsikā Days (21)      Q&A sessions (6)      Other (5)

Thanksgiving Retreats

The Abhayagiri Monastic Thanksgiving retreat was traditionally an annual ten-day residential retreat held at the Angela Center in Santa Rosa, California during the week of Thanksgiving. After the Angela Center closed due to fire damage in 2017 and the COVID pandemic began in 2020, the location, date, duration, and format of this retreat have varied significantly. More...

Abhayagiri Monastic Retreat 2013 (138) – November 2013

2014 Thanksgiving Monastic Retreat (122) – November 2014

2015 Thanksgiving Monastic Retreat (127) – November 2015

Thanksgiving Retreat 2016 (119) – November 2016


Abhayagiri Winter Retreats

During the months of January, February, and March, the resident community of Abhayagiri Monastery ceases all non-essential work to practice meditation. There are usually Dhamma readings nearly every day, some of which end with questions and answers regarding the teachings. More...

Abhayagiri 2014 Winter Retreat (307) – January 2014

Abhayagiri 2015 Winter Retreat (140) – January 2015

The Teaching and the Training (84) – March 2018


Spirit Rock Daylongs

Senior monks from Abhayagiri typically lead several daylong teaching events each year at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California. More...

Recollections of Ajahn Chah (48) – September 2010

Tudong Stories at Spirit Rock (35) – June 2011

The Whole of the Path: The Fruits of Spiritual Friendship (20) – June 2013

Desire or Aspiration (16) – June 2015


Upāsikā Days

Well-organized afternoon teaching sessions held at Abhayagiri Monastery attended by committed supporters. Themes are chosen in advance and touch upon formal meditation practice, devotional practice, sutta study, daily life practice, and social aspects of Dhamma practice. More...

Brightening the Mind (16) – August 2012

The Gradual Training (17) – October 2012

Right Livelihood (36) – April 2013

Calming the Busy Mind (12) – August 2013

Death and Dying (43) – May 2014

Thai Forest Tradition (42) – June 2014

Mindfulness of Breathing (20) – October 2014

On Pilgrimage and Tudong (27) – April 2015

The Middle Way of Not-Self (29) – May 2015

Buddhist Identity in the Modern World (19) – August 2015

Jhāna: A Practical Approach (46) – October 2015

Suttas You've Never Heard Of (24) – June 2016

Two Kinds of Thought and the Removal of Distracting Thoughts (39) – June 2017

Practice in a Global Context (16) – August 2017

Can We Function without Attachement? (19) – January 2017

The New Ajahn Chah Biography (34) – April 2018

Chanting (30) – June 2018

Love, Attachment, and Friendship (18) – October 2019

Developing Skill in Reflective Meditation (20) – December 2019

Living in a Changing Society (13) – August 2020

Honoring the Buddha: The Mahāparinibbāna Sutta (10) – April 2021


Q&A sessions

Single question and answer sessions with groups of visitors or online participants.

Questions and Answers with Dharma Realm Buddhist University (29) – November 2014

Teen Weekend 2017 (29) – September 2017

Stanford Community Dhamma Discussion (8) – April 2020

Tea Time Q&A with Ajahn Pasanno (9) – May 2021

Abhayagiri Kaṭhina 2021 (9) – November 2021

Q&A at Sudhana Center (9) – July 2023


Other

Events that don’t fit into any of the above categories.

Remembering Ajahn Chah Weekend (207) – April 2001

Metta Retreat (69) – September 2008

New Year, New Life (8) – December 2013

The Path of Practice (34) – June 2019

Abhayagiri 25th Anniversary Retreat (25) – June 2021