There’s a second Garden Party (community work day) this month. It will replace the one scheduled for May 7. The Oregon Grape and many other plants (and weeds) are springing to life at the Hermitage! Since the monks will be away the next couple of “first Saturdays,” and the yard can’t really wait two months, …
Celebrate Abhayagiri’s 20th Anniversary!
Join a local group traveling to California to attend the celebration! This year marks the 20th Anniversary of Abhayagiri Monastery, the first US monastery established by followers of Ajahn Chah and the parent monastery of the Pacific Hermitage. If you’d like to join a local group that is traveling down to help celebrate this event, …
April Events
Rainbows! April brings lots of rainbows, garden color (and yard work!) and the end of monastic Winter Retreat. Starting April 2, the Hermitage is jumping directly from three months of relative silence into a busy month of activities, including yard clean up, half-day retreats and regular weekends at Portland Friends of the Dhamma. Join in! April …
Is a Weekend Meal Offering in Your Future?
As many of you know, the monks eat their daily meal from food offered to them that morning. This means that someone must offer food each and every day. On most weekdays, alms food provides an adequate meal. On weekends, they rely on people bringing meal offerings to the Hermitage. We currently need people to schedule …
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Tuesday Night Series on Mindfulness Book
Four to five weeks exploring the book Mindfulness in Plain English: 20th Anniversary Edition, by Henepola Gunaratana On Tuesday nights for the next four-five weeks, after meditation, Ajahn Sudanto will talk us through the book Mindfulness in Plain English. He calls it a good opportunity for those new to meditation and an introduction to …