Ajahn Jayasaro will be arriving at Abhayagiri on April 24 and departing on April 29. On Saturday, April 27, Ajahn Jayasaro will be offering teachings both after the meal and in the evening time. Please note that on Friday, April 26, Ajahn Jayasaro will be having the meal at Three Jewels branch monastery in Fort Bragg. Ajahn Jayasaro (Shaun Michael Chiverton) was born on the Isle of Wight, England…
On Sunday, April 14, the Abhayagiri community will be celebrating the traditional Thai New Year known as Songkran as well as an upasampada (bhikkhu ordination). Schedule: 10:30am - Arrival time - Please aim to arrive by 10:30am 11am - Offering the meal and meal blessing After meal clean-up there will be a traditional Songkran hand washing ceremony 2pm - Bhikkhu ordination of Sāmaṇera Hemako The bh…
On April 6th Ajahn Karunadhammo will lead a daylong at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA. You are welcome to participate online or in person, but advance registration is required. The daylong will be from 9:00am to 4:30pm. The theme is Not-Self: Not Taking Ourselves Personally: Liberation won’t be found in trying to create the perfect personality, because it isn’t the personality that…
In order to support the journey from the early to the later stages of maraṇasati—both for the Earth and for the body—we need to move slowly and employ some grounding practices. Whenever we feel that this contemplation is becoming too intense, it’s important to take a step back and remind ourselves that this is a very long journey. To make this path sustainable, we must be gentle with ourselves. We can imagine roots coming out of our feet or root chakra. When we breathe in, we breathe in through those roots and draw nourishment up from the Earth. When we breathe out, we send our gratitude deep…
Ajahn Pasanno offers reflections on developing the quality of Right Effort as a means of staying grounded in the face of change. This Dhamma talk was offered on April 8, 2024 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
