Puja and Dhamma Talk Meditation
2025-04-16 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-04-23 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-04-30 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-05-07 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-05-14 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-05-21 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-06-04 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-06-11 18:00 - 21:00 UTC and 6 more dates | Community Groups, 14289 Chapmans Lane Carrollton, VA 23314, Carrollton, 23314, United States
This Dhamma practices will have every Wednesday. Chanting begins at 6 pm followed by a period of silent meditation and a Dhamma talk given by a senior monk.

Half Moon Observance Day
2025-04-20, 2025-05-04, 2025-05-19, 2025-06-03, 2025-06-18, 2025-07-03, 2025-07-18 | Community Groups, 14289 Chapmans Lane Carrollton, VA 23314, Carrollton, 23314, United States
Wat Pah’s Lunar Observance Day
Evening chanting, meditation, taking of the precepts and a Dhamma talk will take place at the Wat from 7:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.
The evening continues with a meditation vigil through the night, with sitting and walking meditation as one wishes in half-hour segments. There is an intermission with tea and informal discussion at midnight, then sitting and walking resume until morning chanting at 3:00 a.m. Visitors are very welcome to attend as much of the night as they wish.

New Moon Observance Day
2025-04-26, 2025-05-26, 2025-06-25, 2025-07-25 | Community Groups, 14289 Chapmans Lane Carrollton, VA 23314, Carrollton, 23314, United States

May 2-4 : Meditation Retreat
2025-05-02 14:00 - 2025-05-04 15:30
Wat Pasantidhamma Organizes
The Vipassana Meditation Retreat
May 2-4, 2025
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The program will start at 3.00 p.m. on the March 6, 2020. Please arrive at the temple by 2.00 p.m. The program will include Buddha’s teaching, sitting, standing and walking meditation with instructions and individual interview with instructions. Please wear loose comfortable cloths, preferable white to honor Buddhist’s tradition. Bring a meditation cushion or any cushion. For those who want to stay overnight, please bring a sleeping bag and a flash light, and bring your tent if you like to stay outside, breakfast and lunches are provided. Undertaking the eight precepts and no solid meal after 12.00 noon, milk, juice, tea and water will be provided all day.
Schedules are as follows:
May 2, 2025
2.00 p.m. Arrive at the temple
3.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m. Registration
5.00 p.m. Explained instruction, take eight precepts and introduction to meditation practice.
6.00 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. Evening chanting in Pali language, introduction to the mindfulness meditation by Phrakrupalad Veeranon, meditation master.
May 3, 2025
3.30 a.m. Wake up call.
4.00 – 6.30 a.m. Morning chanting in Pali language, mindfulness meditation(sitting, walking, standing)
6.30 a.m. Breakfast with mindfulness.
8.00 – 10.30 a.m. Dhamma talk and mindfulness practice.
10.30 a.m. Offer food to monks and lunch.
1.00 – 4.00 p.m. Mindfulness practice with moving, sitting, walking, standing and Dhamma talk.
4.00 p.m. Free time.
5.00 – 8.00 p.m. Evening chanting in Pali, mindfulness practice
8.00 – 9.30 p.m. Dhamma talk by Meditation Master.
* Remark no morning and evening chanting only mindfulness practice and Dhamma talk, question and answer until 8.00 p.m.
May4, 2025
3.30 a.m. Wake up call.
4.00 – 6.30 a.m. Morning chanting in Pali, mindfulness meditation(sitting, walking, standing)
6.30 a.m. Breakfast with mindfulness.
8.00 – 10.30 a.m. Dhamma talk and mindfulness practice.
10.30 a.m. Offer food to monks and lunch.
1.00 p.m. Dhamma talk.
Benefits of meditation
– Good for health (physical and mental)
– Good for calming and clearing the mind
– Good for finding the real happiness(happiness that not depend on something outside)
Note: The Vipassana meditation retreat is opened to the public free of charge, donation is always welcome.
More info : www.gowatpa.org, e-mail : scontact@gowatpa.org, Tel.757-238-3461 and please register by e-mail or call.

Visākha Pūjā: Full Moon Observance Day
2025-05-11 | Community Groups, 14289 Chapmans Lane Carrollton, VA 23314, Carrollton, 23314, United States

Puja and Dhamma Talk Meditation
2025-05-28 18:00 - 21:00 | Community Groups, 14289 Chapmans Lane Carrollton, VA 23314, Carrollton, 23314, United States
Chanting begins at 6 pm followed by a period of silent meditation and a Dhamma talk given by a senior monk.

Full Moon Observance Day
2025-06-10 | Community Groups, 14289 Chapmans Lane Carrollton, VA 23314, Carrollton, 23314, United States

Āsāḷha Pūjā Full Moon Observance Day
2025-07-10 | Community Groups, 14289 Chapmans Lane Carrollton, VA 23314, Carrollton, 23314, United States
Āsāḷha Pūjā Full Moon Observance Day
Āsāḷha Pūjā commemorates the Buddha’s first discourse, given to the five samanas in the Deer Park at Sarnath, near Varanasi. The traditional Rainy-Season Retreat (Vassa) begins on the next day.
Wat Pah’s Lunar Observance Day
Evening chanting, meditation, taking of the precepts, and a Dhamma talk will take place at the Wat from 7:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.
The evening continues with a meditation vigil through the night, with sitting and walking meditation as one wishes in half-hour segments. There is an intermission with tea and informal discussion at midnight, then sitting and walking resume until morning chanting at 3:00 a.m. Visitors are very welcome to attend as much of the night as they wish.
