Note: scroll down for information on Ajahn Amaro’s visit to the Hermitage, May 27 – 30. Over 40 people attended a weekend retreat lead by Venerable Bhante Rahula, May 20-22, in White Salmon at Mountain View Grange. This is the first local multiple-day retreat that the Pacific Hermitage has helped sponsor. Piriya and Nee Pinit …
Ajahn Amaro Begins Visit This Week!
Ajahn Amaro is a well known senior monk in the Ajahn Chah tradition. He helped establish Abhayagiri Monastery in 1996 and is now Abbot of Amaravati Monastery in England. We’re so fortunate to have him visit Portland and the Hermitage! Events are scheduled May 27 and 29. His visit here ends on May 31, when …
May 2016 Birken Talks and Photos
Many thanks to Ajahn Sona and the Birken Forest Monastery community for hosting this year’s Pacific Hermitage Retreat. This is a regular event each year. The links below contain recordings of the talks given at the retreat and some photos of the retreat and journey to and from the retreat: 2016 Birken Retreat Talks 2016 …
Wow, What a May!
There are many updates and changes to the regular May calendar, including changes to regular events, visits by Ajahn Caganando, Bhante Rahula and Ajahn Amaro, and several special events. Please check the updates, below, for the events and visits that interest you. Click on the links included for more information. Also check the Hermitage Calendar regularly. Update …
April 30 Garden Party
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, …