In September 1987, a group of six individuals gathered to discuss the possibility of inviting monastics from the Luang Por Chah/Luang Por Sumedho tradition to come to California to begin the first Monastery of that tradition here in the USA. Dr Marc was a large part of the success of the endeavor which led to the 1996 establishment of Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery. A very warm and generous hearted…
On August 21st, from 1pm to 5pm Pacific Time, Ajahn Pasanno will be leading an online retreat via Zoom. The retreat will be hosted by Spirit Rock and the theme is Thinking Isn’t the Enemy. In meditation, people often expend large amounts of energy trying to stop their thinking so that they can be peaceful. This can result in a very tense and limited mind state. This afternoon’s teaching will focus…
A small book of four talks given by Ajahn Pasanno has just been released as a gift commemorating Abhayagiri’s 25th Anniversary and Ajahn Pasanno’s 72nd birthday. This book is available in PDF, ePUB, and Mobi formats. Please see the Abhayagiri books section to download this book: https://www.abhayagiri.org/books Also, the Nine Days of Dhamma is currently in progress. To register to participate in p…
On June 1st, 1996, Ajahn Amaro, Ajahn Visuddhi, and Anagārika Tom (now Ajahn Karuṇadhammo) arrived at 16201 Tomki Road in order to pioneer the first day of Abhayagiri, 25 years ago. This first day was the culmination of many visits by Ajahn Sumedho and Ajahn Amaro to California, as well as the work of various lay people (including Debbie Stamp and Marc Lieberman) over the course of several years.…
Ajahn Pasanno met via Zoom with Manijeh Motaghy’s group for a Question and Answer session. The themes touched on include how to use the Buddha’s teachings to relieve the stress of life. You may view a video of the Q & A on Abhayagiri’s YouTube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k4Y30Pxp6k Or listen to the audio via the Abhayagiri website : https://www.abhayagiri.org/talks/7629-manijeh-mota…
Clearing the Floods - Dealing with Internal and External Overload with Ajahn Sucitto We would like to let you know about this online retreat offered by Ajahn Sucitto : This on-line Zoom Retreat will focus on clearing sensory and karmic overload and residues that impact the heart. Unresolved history can cause us to continue to frame ourselves and others with unhelpful projections. Clearing these wi…
Dear Dhamma friends, For the last year during the pandemic, Abhayagiri Monastery’s gatherings took a different form of limited gatherings over a number of days. In July of 2020 for Luang Por Pasanno’s 71st birthday, for example, some of the faithful lay supporters hosted “9 Days of Dāna” where a limited number of 20 pre-registered people could offer food and requisites to the Sangha. The goodness…
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Abhayagiri is stopping livestreams at least for the months of April and May. Although, there has been much positive feedback about how much the livestreams are appreciated, the technical challenges of maintaining the livestreams have been significant. Multiple community members are considering how the Abhayagiri audio-visual system may be made more manageable. Abhayagiri is planning to revise Abha…
Dear Dhamma Friends, Our first Upāsika Day of 2021 will occur on Sunday, April 25th from 1-5pm. The topic is Honoring the Buddha: The Mahāparinibbāna Sutta. Digha Nikāya Sutta 16. Schedule for the day: 1:00pm Welcome 1:15pm Request and Take the Five Precepts 1:30pm Guided Meditation Followed By Sutta Reading 2:45pm 15 Minute Break 3:00pm Sutta Reading Followed By Meditation 4:15pm Q&A Zoom Topic:…
