Joy at Living at Sravasti Abbey

Joy at Living at Sravasti Abbey

Venerable Thubten Jampa has lived at Sravasti Abbey for three years now and recently went to her native Germany for a visit. After a month she had a Skype call with the Abbey community to catch up and share. Afterwards she wrote the following to the community. I am...
Sravasti Abbey Consecrates New Chenrezig Hall

Sravasti Abbey Consecrates New Chenrezig Hall

by Venerable Thubten Chonyi Sravasti Abbey’s new Chenrezig Hall, the accomplishment of a long endeavor, will expand the monastery’s offerings to a growing circle of people. In June about 80 people gathered at the abbey, near Newport, Washington, to consecrate the new...
A Day in Nature

A Day in Nature

Janet Single-Schwall shares about the day she and her husband David spent exploring nature with Venerables Semkye, Samten, Chonyi, and Damcho.

Planning Ahead

Planning Ahead

“Knowing the Abbey will be there for me at my time of death has brought me peace of mind.”

Sage Miller, Seattle, WA

Causes for Calm

Causes for Calm

Carrie Loranger, a student in the Sravasti Abbey Friends Education (SAFE) distance learning program, examines causes and effects of living the Dharma: This past week reflections on karma came up quite a bit. We do not know what karma we come into this life with, so...
Happiness

Happiness

Stephen W. attended a course given by Ven. Chodron in the early 1990s in India and has remained her student since. In 2014, he included the following in a letter to her.