On 15 April, Luang Por Pasanno and a small contingent of monks and lay supporters went to visit our nearby neighbors, the community of monks at the Holy Transfiguration Monastery, also known simply as Mt. Tabor. See more photos from the Mt. Tabor visit The group was warmly greeted by the Mt. Tabor Abbot, father Damian, who led us on a tour of the monastery including their beautiful church and outd…

If you are looking for a way to support the Abhayagiri community and want to connect to the residents in a working environment, then you are welcome to come join us once a month for an afternoon work project. The first three of these work periods are scheduled for the last Saturday of the month (April 26th). (UPDATE: May 31st and June 28th were cancelled.) The work period will start with a work me…

We’re pleased to present audio recordings and transcripts of Ajahn Pasanno’s one day meditation workshop at the BIA (Buddhadasa Indapanno Archives) center in Bangkok on December 16, 2013. During the month of December, Ajahn Pasanno goes on an annual trip to Thailand to maintain Abhayagiri’s connection with the community there. He offers teachings at a variety of venues and visits a number of monas…

During the month of December, Ajahn Pasanno goes on an annual trip to Thailand to maintain Abhayagiri’s connection with the community there. He offers teachings at a variety of venues and visits a number of monasteries and practice centers, including Wat Pah Nanachat, the International Forest Monastery where he was abbot for 16 years. Ajahn Pasanno ordained in Thailand in 1974 and spent many years…

In mid July of 2013 we began phase 1 of construction to the new Reception Hall. Ideally, starting construction work in April is preferred; starting in July was a bit risky as we feared early fall rains would cause delays and create a messy work environment. Our contractor assured us he could get the job done, so we proceeded. Little did we know rain was not going to be a problem. All of this work…

There are now nearly 1,000 Dhamma talks on the Abhayagiri web page, and the sheer number of talks can be a bit daunting. Recently the volunteers who mail our books told us that prisoners who don’t have access to mp3 players are still requesting audio CDs. Thus we posted a question in the monk’s room: “If you were in prison and had access to only two Abhayagiri Dhamma talks, which would you choose?…

As a gift to our beloved teacher, the Abhayagiri community is improving the access trail to Ajahn Pasanno’s cabin. This improved access will be of great benefit to him. Most of the work is being completed by a mini-excavator, but we need assistance in hauling and spreading gravel for a good surface. Sunday, December 15, we plan to have an all-day work project to do the hauling and spreading of the…

Each fall, Abhayagiri Monastery creates a photo album of the year’s events for Ajahn Pasanno to take on his December visit to Thailand. The album includes photographs of ordinations, festivals, visiting teachers, travel, ongoing construction, and nature. It is available for free as an ebook and can be ordered from Blurb for the cost of printing. The photos in this book can also be viewed in the on…

We finally finished an mp3 CD of the readings and reflections from the 2013 Abhayagiri Winter Retreat. The retreat theme was Dhammānupassanāsatipaṭṭhāna: The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness. It began with a series of introductory talks on meditation by Ajahn Pasanno and continued with Ajahn Pasanno, Ajahn Karuṇadhammo, and Ajahn Jotipālo reading selections from the Pāli canon and other sources fo…

Much of the this past week was spent preparing for the lower level walkway concrete pour. The crew also built the forms to pour one of the retaining wall, and some hand digging was done to prevent damage to the roots of large oak tree near the building. On Friday both of those pour happened. There will be one more pour happening, hopefully next week. We hope to provide a weekly up-date to the cons…