Events
Wise Spirit Buddhist Community offers weekly drop-in meditation and talks on Thursdays, Sutta study, daylongs, the First Sunday Series, classes.To join us online, email us at info@wisespirit.org for a zoom link.
Check out our calendar of events and special events below.
Special Event
First Sunday Series
Sundays, Apr. 5, May. 3, Jun. 7, 10 AM-12 PM
Join us for the first Sunday of the month for meditation, a Dhamma talk, and tea/snacks.
If you prefer to use a cushion to sit on (instead of a chair), please bring one with you.
The First Sunday series takes place at
Woodstock Community Center
5905 SE 43rd Ave.
Portland, OR 97206
Can't make it in person? Join us online!
Special Guest Teacher
Ayya Anandabodhi
ONLINE ONLY, 7 PM-8:45 PM
Join us online for a very special guest teacher, Ayya Ānandabodhī of Parayana Vihara.
We are delighted Ayya will lead us in meditation and a Dhamma talk.
This will take place online only, there will not be an in-person meeting on 4/16/26.
Email us at info@wisespirit.org for a link. (If you come to our Thursday gatherings normally it will
be the same link.)
Ayya Ānandabodhī was born and raised in Wales, UK. Ayya first encountered the Buddha’s teaching in her early teens while reading about the Four Noble Truths. This was life-changing and from that moment she experienced a deep confidence in the Buddha’s insight and a wish to understand his teachings more deeply. At the age of 24, Ayya began monastic training at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in England under the guidance of Ajahn Sumedho. Seventeen years later she moved to the USA with a wish to create more opportunities for women monastics. In 2011 she took full Bhikkhunī Ordination, joining the worldwide revival of the Theravāda Bhikkhunī Order. Ayya Ānandabodhī loves to share the Dhamma. Ayya’s practice is guided by early Buddhist scriptures, living in community, and through nature’s pure and immediate Dhamma.