Upāsikā Day Themes
From 2006 to 2019, there were five Upāsikā Days a year, each organized around one of five themes.
Dimmed entries indicate that no recording is available.
Links marked 
are recordings outside the Ajahn Pasanno Archive.
Table of Upāsikā Day themes:
| Year | Devotion/Ritual | Sutta Study | Meditation | Global/Social Context | Daily Life Practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kathina Festival | Dhammapada/Right Speech | Work Day at ABM | ||
| 2007 | Three Refuges/Our Lineage | Nibbana | Metta | Peace & Conflict | Precepts |
| 2008 | Chanting | Four Heavenly Messengers | “Other” Brahmaviharas | Advice to Political Leaders | Generosity |
| 2009 | Buddhist Calendar | Dependent Origination | “Jump Starting” Your Meditation Practice | Buddhism as an Education System Ajahn Jayasaro |
Compassion: Death & Dying |
| 2010 | Ajahn Chai/Thai Forest Tradition | Therigatha & Theragatha | Asubha Practice | Forgiveness & Reconciliation | Relating to Nonspiritual Family/Friends |
| 2011 | Elements of Puja (shrines, offerings, etc.) | Three Cardinal Suttas | Standing, Walking, Lying Down Meditation | Fourfold Sangha Engaged in the Community | Applying the Four Noble Truths |
| 2012 | The Buddha Ajahn Yatiko |
The Gradual Training AP, AY |
Brightening the Mind AP, AY, AKd |
Relating to the Natural Environment | Four Right Efforts |
| 2013 | Monastic lifestyle | Mangala Sutta Ajahn Karuṇadhammo |
Calming the Busy Mind Ajahn Pasanno |
Right Livelihood AP, AY, AKd |
Right Speech: Sarcasm, Joking, Idle Chatter |
| 2014 | Thai Forest Tradition AP, AKd |
Taking the Suttas to Heart | Mindfulness of Breathing Ajahn Pasanno |
Death and Dying AP, AY, DS, JD |
Personality View in Daily Life Ajahn Karuṇadhammo |
| 2015 | On Pilgrimage and Tudong AP, AKd, AÑ |
The Middle Way of Not-Self Ajahn Pasanno |
Jhāna: A Practical Approach AP, AKd |
Buddhist Identity in the Modern World AP, AKd |
The World of the Six Senses: Gratification, Danger, and Escape |
| 2016 | The Art of Being Human Ajahn Jotipālo |
Suttas You’ve Never Heard Of Ajahn Pasanno |
Meditation on Ten Perceptions Ajahn Pasanno |
Right Speech and Living With Ourselves AP, AJ |
Using the Buddha’s Life in Daily Practice |
| 2017 | Devotion and Ritual: Becoming the Buddha Ajahn Pasanno |
Two Kinds of Thought and the Removal of Distracting Thoughts AP, AKd |
Can We Function without Attachment? Ajahn Pasanno |
Practice in a Global Context: Being a Good Citizen AP, AKd |
Working with High-Dose Dukkha Ajahn Karuṇadhammo |
| 2018 | Chanting AP, AKd, AÑ |
Crossing the Floods Ajahn Karuṇadhammo |
Not-self as a Contemplative Strategy AKd, AÑ |
The New Ajahn Chah Biography Ajahn Pasanno |
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| 2019 | Refuge, Precepts, and Faith Ajahn Ñāṇiko |
Establishing Mindfulness Ajahn Karuṇadhammo |
Developing Skill in Reflective Meditation AP, AKd, AÑ |
Love, Attachment, and Friendship AP, AKd, AÑ |
Later Upāsikā Days in the Archive:
Living in a Changing Society – August 2020
Ajahn Pasanno
Honoring the Buddha: The Mahāparinibbāna Sutta – April 2021
Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Ñāṇiko
Teacher abbreviations:
AP: Ajahn Pasanno
AY: Ajahn Yatiko
AKd: Ajahn Karuṇadhammo
AJ: Ajahn Jotipālo
AÑ: Ajahn Ñāṇiko
DS: Debbie Stamp
JD: Jeanie Daskais