“New Year, New Life: A year for doing our duty in the best way.”
New Year’s blessing and guidance by Ven. Ajahn Pasanno for 2015: “So that, paying attention to these duties but holding it in a way that is resulting in this increase of our well-being and really in our wisdom.

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For other teachings by Ven. Ajahn Pasanno, please visit:
https://forestsangha.org/teachings/audio/speakers/ajahn-pasanno
https://www.abhayagiri.org/

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New Year 2015 “New Year’s Blessing”

‘New Year, New Life: A year for doing our duty in the best way.’ by Ven. Ajahn Pasanno

‘New Year, New Life: A year for doing our duty in the best way.’ by Ven. Ajahn Jayasaro

‘New Year, New Life: A year for doing our duty in the best way.’ by Ven. Ajahn Sucittto

‘New Year, New Life: A year for doing our duty in the best way.’ by Ven. Ajahn Amaro

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About Ajahn Pasanno:

Ajahn Pasanno took ordination in Thailand in 1974 with Venerable Phra Khru Ñāṇasirivatana as preceptor. During his first year as a monk he was taken by his teacher to meet Ajahn Chah, with whom he asked to be allowed to stay and train. One of the early residents of Wat Pah Nanachat, Ajahn Pasanno became its abbot in his ninth year. During his incumbency, Wat Pah Nanachat developed considerably, both in physical size and reputation.

Spending 24 years living in Thailand, Ajahn Pasanno became a well-known and highly respected monk and Dhamma teacher. He moved to California on New Year’s Eve of 1997 to share the abbotship of Abhayagiri with Ajahn Amaro. In 2010 Ajahn Amaro accepted an invitation to serve as abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in England, leaving Ajahn Pasanno to serve as sole abbot of Abhayagiri for the next eight years.

In December 2015, along with Ajahn Amaro, Ajahn Pasanno was honoured by the King Rama IX of Thailand with the ecclesiastical title ‘Chao Khun’. Together with this honour he was given the name ‘Bodhinyanavidesa’.
In spring of 2018, Ajahn Pasanno stepped back from the role of abbot, leaving the monastery for a year-long retreat overseas. Though he plans on returning after this time to continue as an anchor of wisdom and guidance for the community, the monastery will remain in coming years under the active leadership of co-abbots Ajahn Karuṇadhammo and Ajahn Ñāniko.