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THE WONDERFUL FRIENDS OF SRAVASTI ABBEY

Whether they are offering their time, skills, prayers, food, or financial support, our friends are the lifeblood of the Abbey community. Without their kindness we would not be able to survive.

Their joy, enthusiasm, and faith in what we are doing at Sravasti increase our determination and commitment to practice the Dharma well and to keep our vows purely.

May all living beings benefit from their efforts now until we all attain enlightenment.


Jan from the county weed board releases some tiny weevils known for their appetite for knapweed flowers, a noxious weed that invades and suppresses native grasses and plants. If the experimental release is successful, our little friends will become a mainstay in the Abbey’s weed eradication program.

Some young guests to the Abbey help Venerable Chonyi fill the alms bowl before a food offering.


Devi and Nicole pose with their children and the food offering they are making to the Sangha. The youngsters are very curious about the food offering and the chanting.


The Sangha express their gratitude for their kind and generous hearts.



Venerable Semkye, Naomi, and Ryder, two new friends of the Abbey, share a shady moment in the garden.


Knapweed warrior Jampel holds up a renegade knapweed that the watchful Venerable Semkye overlooked.


It’s cherry pickin’ time! Cristina and Nancy prepare the cherries for the Abbey freezer. They’ll be enjoyed during the 3-month winter retreat.


Ed, who fights forest fires all over the country, helps with the forest thinning project  to fell dead or dying trees. The Abbey forest will benefit with healthier more disease-resistant trees.


Charlie and Karen stand with a pickup full of chips produced by our new DR Power chipper affectionately called Yama.


Youth Week brings together a small but wonderful group. Here Jampel, Palace, and Ryder pose with Venerable Chodron.


Palace, who traveled from North Carolina, brings a wonderful sincerity and insightfulness to the youth group.

 
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