2025 Visit and Meditation Practice

Sayalay Sudassi and Sayalay Upasama will be at Pa Auk Georgia from April 9 to July 27. Welcome to visit us or to meditate with Sayalays during Sayalays’ stay.

Pa Auk Georgia will welcome meditators  who are interested in practicing the meditation method of Pa Auk tradition taught by the Buddha and will abide by the rules and regulations of the monastery during the entire stay.

Visitor or Meditator is required to submit a visit request long form and download, sign and email us a waiver form before coming to the monastery. In the form you will be asked for a brief statement about your meditation practice history and list of teachers you had followed. For your subsequent visit, we only need your visiting date and travel plan, please submit a 2nd visit form.

For meditator staying more than one day is required to fill out an additional accommodation form . Since our accommodation is very limited, meditator who will stay overnight or multiple nights is required  to receive an approval from the monastery for the duration of the stay before coming to the monastery.
Based on our accommodation availability, we will try our best to accommodate meditators. 

🟠 🟠 Registration & Application (Required):

❇️ All visits are required to submit a visit request long form .
❇️ All visits are required to download, sign and email us
(americadhammasociety@gmail.com ) a waiver form .
❇️ Additional accommodation form , if you are staying more than one day.❇️ 2nd visit form, for each subsequent visit.

Full Moon Day August 18, 2024

Traditionally, Buddhists visit monasteries on the full and new moon days to keep the eight uposatha precepts, listen to Dhamma teachings, chant, and meditate. In celebration of Sāvana full moon day, we are pleased to extend this invitation to spend a day in peaceful meditation at Pa-Auk Hermitage, located in beautiful Ellijay, Georgia.

The program will begin with an introductory talk and taking the uposatha precepts on Sunday, August 18, at 9 am.

🕘9 am: Taking refuge and precepts; preliminary meditation instructions
🕘9:30 am – 10:30 am: Sitting meditation
🕘10:30 am -11:30 am: Walking meditation
🕘11:30 am: Buddha puja and preparing for lunch
🕘12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch and cleanup
🕘1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Dhamma talk (Ānattalakkhana Sutta)
🕘2:00 pm – 2:30 pm: Walking meditation
🕘2:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Sitting meditation
🕘3:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Q&A, closing

2024 Vassa Visit and Meditation Practice

Pa Auk Georgia gladly welcomes Venerable Jinaratana to spend 2024 Vassa in our monastery. Welcome to visit us or to meditate with Bhante during July 20 through October 20.

During 2024 Vassa, Venerable Jinaratana is recording dhamma talks on various topics and Pali classes weekly. The weekly recordings are posted on YouTube.

💦賢友們:2024年雨安居期間,歡迎您於7月20日至10月20日之間 參訪帕奧禪林-美國喬州分院或與勝寶尊者一起禪修. 此外,在雨安居期間,尊者每週都會錄製各種主題的佛法開示和巴利課. 這些錄音會發佈在YouTube 上。

Bhante Jinaratana

Weekly Dhamma Talks and Pali Classes


Weekly Dhamma Talk/ 每周佛法開示: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEDcbe4CnI2EU_VF9rUTeV6_cY_1KSkqm

Building a Foundation in Pali/基礎巴利課: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEDcbe4CnI2EgV9NWBgnxWUElAZzTW86H&si=DXXJmEdVHf4xmwoH

Visit & Meditation Application

Pa Auk Georgia welcomes meditators  who are interested in practicing the meditation method of Pa Auk tradition taught by the Buddha and will abide by the rules and regulations of the monastery during the entire stay.

Visitor or Meditator is required to submit a visit request long form and download, sign and email us a waiver form before coming to the monastery. In the form you will be asked for a brief statement about your meditation practice history and list of teachers you had followed. For your subsequent visit, we only need your visiting date and travel plan, please submit a 2nd visit form.

For meditator staying more than one day is required to fill out an additional accommodation form . Since our accommodation is very limited, meditator who will stay overnight or multiple nights is required  to receive an approval from the monastery for the duration of the stay before coming to the monastery.
Based on our accommodation availability, we will try our best to accommodate meditators. 

🟠 🟠 Registration & Application (Required):

❇️ All visits are required to submit a visit request long form .
❇️ All visits are required to download, sign and email us
(americadhammasociety@gmail.com ) a waiver form .
❇️ Additional accommodation form , if you are staying more than one day.
❇️ 2nd visit form, for each subsequent visit.

Dana Guidelines

We have very limited space in our monastery cabin to store extra food, groceries, appliances, etc. Here are a few guidelines, please kindly observe. Thanks for your cooperation.

1️⃣ Please check with Megan (678) 900-9806 before you purchase any new appliances, pots/pans, utensils, etc. for the monastery to avoid duplicates.

2️⃣ Please check with Megan (678) 900-9806 and Kappiya Beau (561) 602-6715 before you purchase any groceries for the monastery to prevent surplus.

3️⃣ Please take your extra dana food with you, when you are leaving after meal offering to avoid food waste.

Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused. Thanks for your supports to our monastery, Sādhu Sādhu Sādhu🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷

Bhante Jinaratana

Bhante Jinaratana was born in Toronto, Canada. He became interested in meditation as a student at the University of Toronto, and began attending intensive retreats in 2002. After graduating with an H.B.Sc. (neuroscience, mathematics) in 2004, he taught English for a year in Nanning, P.R.C. Desiring to ordain, but without knowing a suitable place to do so, he travelled to Brisbane Australia and completed a Graduate Diploma in Education in 2008 at the Queensland University of Technology. During that time he had the opportunity to stay for an extended period at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage as eight-precept meditator. The guidance he received there helped him to gain the confidence to finally ordain.

Bhante Jinaratana received novice ordination at Na Uyana Forest Monastery in Sri Lanka in July 2011, and higher ordination in June 2012. Most Venerable Na Uyane Ariyadhamma Mahāthera was the preceptor for both ceremonies. From 2019-2021 he stayed at Pa Auk Monastery, Pyin Oo Lwin Myanmar, meditating under the guidance of Sayadaw U Kumārabhivaṃsa and Most Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw Āciṇṇa.