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…
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…
During his visit to Thailand this year, Luang Por Pasanno is invited to give a Dhamma talk at Suan Mokkh Bangkok (Buddhadasa Indapanno Archives), on Saturday, December 28th, 2024, 1 - 3 pm (local time - GMT+7). This Dhamma talk will be live-streamed on: Facebook @suanmokkh.bkk @activitiessuanmokkhbkk YouTube @buddhadasaarchives Please note that the Dhamma talk will be in English.
A monastery can feel like a secure place. We leave the world behind only to join an exclusive society of robed, shaven-headed confrères with shared aspirations, striving to live by the highest principles. But don’t think that monks and nuns float around in saintly harmony and meditative bliss. Monastic community is a melting pot of temperaments and karmic predicaments – with the heat turned up and the lid fastened tight. Being dependent on alms and denied our habitual escape routes – entertainments and free choice as to how and with whom we spend our time – render us vulnerable and teach us ho…
Ajahn Cunda talks about distraction. He discusses how it affects our practice and ways to overcome it, as well as the process of learning how we are causing our own suffering, how to use the tools of the Buddha’s teaching to examine our experience, and how our practice should progress in a positive…
