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Winter Retreat and Abhayagiri Photo Album

The monastery entered the three-month annual winter retreat on January 6, 2025. During this time, the resident community takes time to engage in more formal meditation practice following a changing schedule of group and individual practice. We will resume the normal routines during the first week of April. During the winter retreat there will be no overnight guests. To schedule overnight visits af…

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Ānāpānassati Practice Day - Mettā

Dear Dhamma Friends, On December 28th Abhayagiri will be offering a full in-person and livestreamed day of practice at Abhayagiri Monastery. The theme will be around mettā, and 5am to 6am we will be a part of a worldwide mettā meditation hosted by 24HR Mettā in Malaysia. This will be day 1 of a week of chanting and meditation dedicated to world peace. This will be the only day which is livestreame…

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Fools & Wise People

Pāli Canon

“Monks, these two are fools. “Which two? The one who doesn’t see his transgression as a transgression, and the one who doesn’t rightfully pardon another who has confessed his transgression. These two are fools. “These two are wise people. “Which two? The one who sees his transgression as a transgression, and the one who rightfully pardons another who has confessed his transgression. These two are wise people.” This reflection is from the Pāli Canon: Fools & Wise People, Bāla-paṇḍita Sutta, (AN 2:21), translated from Pali by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Cultivating the Good Against All Odds

Ajahn Ñāṇiko

Ajahn Nyaniko gives reflections on the end of the winter retreat. He discusses impermanence, how everything is relational, how different types of practitioners relate to meditation, the act of developing metta for ourselves, uncertainty, the importance of being wholesome in the face of the problems…

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