On Saturday, August 8th there will be the opportunity to join fellow Dhamma practitioners for a day of study and reflection around the theme of Dāna Pārami, or the cultivation of generosity. Starting at 9:00am Pacific Time, Upāsikas will have the opportunity to formally take the Three Refuges and Five Precepts. A practice schedule will continue until 4:00pm. People are welcome to join in-person or…
Monastics and laity at Abhayagiri will be chanting at 1pm PDT on July 25 to celebrate Luang Por Pasanno’s 77th birthday, which falls on July 26. We will be dedicating the merit to his good health and long life. The chanting will be the traditional recollection of the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha which is found on page 44 of Chanting Book Volume 2. We will recite this chant 108 times, which will take…
We suffer largely because of the way we talk to ourselves. That’s what the message of the four noble truths is all about. It’s not that we suffer from sights, sounds, smells, tastes, or tactile sensations. We suffer because of the commentary we apply to these things. And a lot of meditation is learning to talk to yourself in new ways. In fact, the whole practice is about talking to yourself in new ways, asking new questions – and when you ask new questions, you get new answers. How do you create suffering for yourself? What are the steps? What are the steps in the path away from the suffering?…
This Dhamma talk was offered on July 14, 2026 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
