Thanksgiving Retreat 2026 Led by the Abhayagiri Community November 21-29, 2026 at Applegate Retreat Center, Applegate, CA The time for application has closed, but you may still apply for the waiting list. See below. Abhayagiri Monastery in Redwood Valley, California and the Sanghapala Foundation invite you to join Luang Por Pasanno, Ajahn Karunadhammo, Ajahn Nyaniko, Debbie Stamp, Jill Satterfield…
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…
Get yourself ready to meditate. Sit in a composed way and examine your mind, using your mindfulness and discernment perceptively. Setting the mind in the right direction is something very important. If the mind isn’t set in the right direction, its thoughts and opinions won’t be right. It’s like a tree leaning to one side. When it falls down, it’ll fall in the direction that it’s been leaning. When the mind has been set in a direction that isn’t good, it’ll think of things that aren’t good. But a mind that has been set in a good direction will tend to think in a good direction. When the mind i…
This Dhamma talk was offered on September 12, 2026 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
