June 1 Garden(ing) Party * Friday Only Visit to PFoD * Willa & Elizabeth in July * 2019 Birken Retreat * Special Article in Columbian Newspaper
June 1 Garden/Yardwork Party Needs You!
The monks could use a little help — actually, a lot of help — with weeding, lopping, dragging and stacking. The weeds are tenacious, the trees and bushes have greened up and grown into paths and the driveway, and there are still downed branches and wood in the forest that need to be piled up or stacked.
Come join fellow community members at the Hermitage. Enjoy a potluck meal, work in the yard or forest a bit, then relax for a chat with the monks and your new (or “old”) friends. You can come for any part or all of the party.
11:00 am: Potluck — arrive by 10:30 am if you’re bringing food
1:00-3:00 pm: Yard work and projects
3:00-4:00 pm: Tea and refreshments
Monks at Portland Friends of the Dhamma (PFoD) Friday Only
Friday, June 14
5:30 pm: Tea/Questions
7:00-9:00 pm: Meditation/Dhamma talk
Saturday Visit Canceled — The monks will be in White Salmon on Saturday, June 15, since PFoD will be hosting Ayya Santacitta on both Saturday and Sunday.
Willa Thaniya Reid and Elizabeth Day In Columbia River Gorge in July
Join Willa and Elizabeth on July 21 for a daylong retreat in Underwood Washington, or on July 23 at the regular Tuesday Night Sit at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon, Washington. Both events are free and open to the public. No registration needed. All are welcome – those new to meditation as well as those more experienced.
July 21 Daylong: The Heart’s Release — Cultivating the Spiritual Faculties
9 AM – 4 PM
Underwood Community Center, 951 School House Road, Underwood, WA 98651
Email Carole (after June 1) for more information.
July 23: Meditation and Talk @ Yoga Samadhi, White Salmon, WA
6:30 – 8:00 PM
Willa and Elizabeth both trained in the Ajahn Chah forest tradition in monasteries in England. Willa was the senior nun at Cittaviveka. They are now based in New Zealand.
Back From Birken 2019
Twenty-four members of the Pacific Hermitage lay community joined Ajahn Sudanto in May for the annual retreat at Birken Forest Monastery. Ajahn Sona, Abbot of Birken, lead the retreat, offering two weeks of Dhamma reflections on Right Effort.
The recorded talks will be published serially on Ajahn Sona’s YouTube Channel, and podcast over the next several weeks
Columbian Newspaper Features Hermitage
An early May issue of the Columbian Newspaper (Vancouver, WA) featured a great story about the Hermitage. Click here to read “The Monks of White Salmon.”
2019 Pah Bah Weekend September 21 & 22!
Be sure to save the dates for the 2019 Pah Bah. Half-day retreat on Saturday; Pah Bah potluck and ceremony on Sunday. Reserve lodging now.