Sunday Sila with Upasika Beth Steff
Please join us on Sunday Nov. 17 for a special Sunday Sila online and in-person with Upasika and long-term Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery lay resident Beth Steff. We will take the precepts, have a meditation, request a reflection from Beth, and take time for questions and conversation. At 11:30, we’ll break for a potluck meal and more Dhamma conversation.
Zoom here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89578178445
Beth recently curated a collection of teachings and dedicated it with respect and gratitude to Luang Por Pasanno on January 4, 2024, to honor the 50th anniversary of his bhikkhu ordination. More than Mindfulness: Widening the Field of Practice, is freely available here and is being studied in Virtually Bookish, PFOD’s bi-weekly online book study group. It is offered as an introduction to the breadth and depth of mindfulness and Dhamma practice, and it features Dhamma reflections from various teachers who have lived at or visited Abhayagiri Monastery including Luang Por Sumedho, Luang Por Pasanno, Ajahn Amaro, Ajahn Vīradhammo, Ajahn Sucitto, Ajahn Jayasaro, and Ajahn Sundarā.
Beth will be a special guest at this week’s Virtually Bookish on Saturday 11/16 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Take this opportunity to ask questions about the book, the process of creating it, her journey during the process and more. Click here for more on this visit.
In the preface to the book, Beth says: This small collection of teachings may serve as an introduction to the breadth and depth of mindfulness and Dhamma practice. The wise teachers are some of those who are residents or who visited Abhayagiri Monastery over the years I lived there. My hope is that a topic, a teacher, or a paragraph, may touch you, may encourage you, may arouse a curiosity to explore further. I offer it with a heart imbued with gratitude for all I have been fortunate to receive in the Ajahn Chah lineage, and for the kindness and support of many friends.