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…
The Buddha gives a lot of emphasis to the value of patient endurance, and as Ajahn Amaro pointed out very adeptly one time, “bitter endurance is not patient endurance.” [See Ajahn Amaro: “Patient Endurance, A Critical Quality,” (22 August 2010) and “Patient Endurance, The Entrance to the Four Noble Truths,” (18 February 2011)] The perfection of being patient and enduring something is to bear with that which is unwished for, unwanted, painful, or unpleasant – absent any taṇhā or unskillfulness. So, what might replace taṇhā and a desire for some different experience–and all the thoughts and emot…
This Dhamma talk was offered on July 25, 2026 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
