Winter Retreat and Abhayagiri Photo Album

The monastery entered the three-month annual winter retreat on January 6, 2025. During this time, the resident community takes time to engage in more formal meditation practice following a changing schedule of group and individual practice. We will resume the normal routines during the first week of April.

During the winter retreat there will be no overnight guests. To schedule overnight visits after April 1st, please contact us April 1st or later. Day visitors are still welcome to visit the monastery to participate in the meal offering or bring offerings of requisites at meal time or attend the evening Dhamma talks on Saturday night and lunar observance days. On lunar observance days, recorded Dhamma talks will be played. Please note that the community is practicing noble silence. Thus, conversations with the monastics and retreat crew are very limited.

On Saturday evenings and lunar observance days the meditation and Dhamma talks will begin at 7pm. You may view a livestream of the Saturday night programs via the Abhayagiri Youtube channel. The general public is welcome to attend these events. There will not be a livestream of the weekly lunar observance days. For those interested in listening to Dhamma talks from the monastery, we plan on posting new talks regularly throughout the retreat.

Finally, we would like to let you know that the 2024 Abhayagiri photo album is now available at https://www.abhayagiri.org/gallery

Ānāpānassati Practice Day - Mettā

Dear Dhamma Friends,

On December 28th Abhayagiri will be offering a full in-person and livestreamed day of practice at Abhayagiri Monastery. The theme will be around mettā, and 5am to 6am we will be a part of a worldwide mettā meditation hosted by 24HR Mettā in Malaysia.

This will be day 1 of a week of chanting and meditation dedicated to world peace. This will be the only day which is livestreamed on Zoom.

If you want to come in-person or join via Zoom, you are welcome to come and go as you please, any time during the day.

We will be live on Zoom starting at 5am, and going for 12 hours until 5pm. See below for the details.
If you prefer to join via YouTube, keep an eye on the Abhayagiri YouTube Channel for the scheduled livestream.

May all be well, happy and peaceful – Nyaniko Bhikkhu

Topic: Ānāpānassati Practice Day - Mettā
Time: Dec 28, 2024 05:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Livestream for Luang Por Pasanno's Talk at Suan Mokkh Bangkok

During his visit to Thailand this year, Luang Por Pasanno is invited to give a Dhamma talk at Suan Mokkh Bangkok (Buddhadasa Indapanno Archives), on Saturday, December 28th, 2024, 1 - 3 pm (local time - GMT+7).

This Dhamma talk will be live-streamed on:
Facebook
@suanmokkh.bkk
@activitiessuanmokkhbkk
YouTube
@buddhadasaarchives

Please note that the Dhamma talk will be in English.

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Ajahn Jayasaro to Visit Abhayagiri

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