Dear Dhamma Friends, On May 9th, Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery will begin hosting Upāsika Days again, beginning with an Upāsika Renewal Day from 9am to 4pm. This is an opportunity for dedicated lay practitioners to re-commit to living by the Five Precepts, and to spend a day at the monastery meditating, listening to Dhamma teachings, and engaging in Dhamma discussion. Anyone is welcome to join for…
This year, Abhayagiri turns 30 on June 1st. Due to the growing size of our community and some logistical considerations, the current plan is to celebrate this occasion in two separate, but related events. It happens that Vesakha Puja - the full moon of May commemorating the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and final nibbāna - is Sunday, May 31st. This is an amazing coincidence that it falls so close…
It’s very attractive to think of a Messiah coming and saving us because there’s a feeling somehow that’s the only thing that can work now. One can be quite depressed with so many things going wrong in the world, so many problems – you know that feeling: ‘Please let the Messiah come and straighten up the mess we’ve made.’ But we can realize that we have to straighten up the mess we’ve made in ourselves. Wanting somebody else to come and do it for us seems like a sign of immaturity. I remember as a child making a mess and then hoping my parents would come along and straighten it out and make eve…
This Dhamma talk was offered on May 1, 2026 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
