September 18 and 19 Our annual tradition (which we missed last year due to Covid) of a Pah Bah (almsgiving ceremony) is due to take place this year in White Salmon on September 18 and 19 at the Underwood Community Center, Underwood, WA. This is a time for all supporters of Pacific Hermitage to come …
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Tuesday Night Meditations On Hold
Luang Por Pasanno and Ajahn Karunadhammo have decided to put the Tuesday night in-person gatherings at Yoga Samadhi on hold for the time being. We aren’t sure how long that might be as it will depend on the delta variant’s persistence and effects. Please stay tuned to this website for notification of when the in-person …
The Vassa Arrival and Departure
On June 23, Luang Por Pasanno, Ajahn Karunadhammo and Anagarika Ty arrive to spend the next four months living at the Hermitage for the traditional “Rains Retreat” (aka Vassa period, July 25 – October 21). Luang Por Pasanno spent 14 years as the abbot of Wat Pah Nanachat in Thailand (the International Forest Monastery of …
About the Pah Bah
Thank you for being a part of the Pacific Hermitage community. Though the pandemic is still with us, we hope to hold the Pacific Hermitage annual Pah Bah celebration this year, scheduled for September 18 & 19. We know that the Pah Bah, the traditional ceremony originally to offer cloth for monks’ robes, is a cherished …