Thanksgiving Retreat 2026 Led by the Abhayagiri Community November 21-29, 2026 at Applegate Retreat Center, Applegate, CA 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 and the Abhayagiri Community for a nine day residential retreat over Thanksgiving. The retrea…
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…
Although there are several useful ways in which to develop meditation, one of the fundamental systems is the recollection of the Triple Gem. This is a method recommended by the Buddha himself, where one brings to mind the qualities of the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha. One ponders over them, slowly considering each of them – rather as one uses a mantra or rosary. By taking them into the heart, thoughts and intentions of a worldly orientation are displaced. In the Buddhist tradition, such recollection is a daily practice and may be used as a prologue to contemplation of the body, mindfulness of bre…
This Dhamma talk was offered on August 08, 2026 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
