Join fellow community members in this beautiful offering of generosity to tend the yard and the forest. Come for any part or all of the day’s schedule, no signup is required. The day is a chance to connect with members of the community and the sangha. Luang Por Pasanno, Ajahn Karunadhammo, and Ajahn Cunda will …
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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 …
We will hold a memorial for Karen Miller at our next Garden Party on Saturday, June 5. Karen sadly passed away on August 19, 2020. She had asked her husband, Bob, to have her memorial at the Hermitage with a gathering of friends and family. It was Karen’s wish to have an informal gathering of …
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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 …
Comings & Goings After spending four and a half months at the Hermitage, Venerable Nisabho departed on April 16. He hopes to settle in the Seattle area for the vassa/summer to explore his interest in setting up a monastery there. With appreciation for his many contributions, the sangha and community wish him well. Venerable Jino and Venerable Dhammavaro arrived on April …
