Visitors get acquainted after the noon day meal. For many it is the first stay at the Abbey.

The new kitchen sails through the task of feeding 23 people without a hitch.

Layne who spent 10 days at the Abbey has a deep affection for cats as you can attest by the fact that the shy Manjushri permits her to pick him up and hold him.

Jeffrey answers questions from participants one early evening.

Jampel and a friendly Canadian jay wear the same team anagarika colors. Perhaps in a future life our feathered friend will be back as an anagarika.

There is a quiet excitement as the group settles in to wait for Jeffrey to arrive. It was one of the most well attended weekend teachings since the Abbey’s founding.

Jeffrey’s wonderful teaching style, composed of intricate explanations of emptiness amidst wonderful personal stories and analogies, helps us all gain familiarity with a difficult subject.

A happy group poses after the teachings.
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