At the Abbey
Beginners are welcome. Long time practitioners too
Find a program that suits you and come check it out!
Look for this icon on the Event Schedule for activities At the Abbey.
One Day Events
Sharing the Dharma Day
One Sunday a month from 9:45 am – 3:00 pm.
2019 dates: July 14, August 4, September 15, October 6, November 10, December 8
Guided meditation, a teaching on the topic of the day, vegetarian potluck, and facilitated discussion. Sharing the Dharma Day is a great introduction to the Abbey.
Dates and details are on the Event Schedule.
Offering Service Saturday
One Saturday a month in the warm season 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
2019 dates: July 27, August 10, September 14, October 12, November 16
These are lots of fun—work-party days to take care of Abbey tasks—from canning peaches to weeding the garden to bringing in firewood. Opportunities for all skills, ages, and abilities. Vegetarian potluck and optional guided meditation included. Find more information in the Volunteer page.
Dates and details are on the Event Schedule.
Retreats & Courses
Come for a weekend, a week, or even a month.
Residential courses come in all sizes. Learn in community with a full schedule of teachings, meditation, and structured discussion. Commuter options are usually available too.
Ven. Thubten Chodron, Abbey founder and abbess, is our resident teacher. Browse her teachings in the videos below. We host outstanding guests teachers too.
Abbey nuns and monks also give instruction and meditation support.
Retreats and courses give you a chance to unplug. Take a break from cell phones and email. Settle into natural beauty and the Buddha’s wisdom.
Most retreats hold “noble silence”—no talking except at designated times.
Browse courses and retreats on the Event Schedule
Annual Events
Memorial Day Retreat
The three-day weekend offers a prime time for an annual retreat.
Check the Event Schedule or Register to attend.
Week-long Deity Retreat
Meditation focuses on a particular Buddhist deity—Chenrezig (Buddha of Compassion), Green Tara, or Medicine Buddha, for example. We offer instruction on the practice as well as teachings from a classic text. Suitable for new and experienced meditators.
The retreat is held in silence.
See the Events Schedule for next date & topic.
Labor Day Retreat
Another three day weekend retreat, this one focusing on how to develop meditative concentration. Sign up early for this popular silent retreat.
Check the Event Schedule or Register to attend.
Young Adults Explore
For young people 18-29, a summer week-long course to explore life’s big questions from a Buddhist view. Includes outdoor work in our beautiful forest and gardens.
Exploring Monastic Life
For Buddhists wondering about being a monk or nun and newly ordained monastics. For three weeks in August, live in the monastery, receive teachings, and clarify your aims. Admission by application.
One-month Winter Retreat
For meditators who are ready to go deeper in the Dharma. We unplug completely, keep silence, and do five meditations and one study session daily. This is a group retreat on a specific topic or deity. Admission is by application.
“May the Abbey last for 1,000 years and become home to 10,000 monastics studying, contemplating and practicing…”
“I feel more at home at the Abbey than anywhere else in the world.”
“After being at the Abbey for an hour … I was able to see the Dharma manifested and flourishing everywhere.”
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Ven. Thubten Chodron
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Find a library of Ven. Chodron’s teachings on ThubtenChodron.org
Sravasti Abbey
692 Country Lane
Newport WA 99156 USA
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509-447-5549