What gratitude and mudita arises with the ability to gather again! Garden Parties, the Pah Bah, Yoga Samadhi, and Sunday Sila – precious gifts, indeed. In this update, we share key details about these upcoming events, including the Pah Bah. So read on, and mark your calendars! The Next Garden Party is August 7 Anumodana …
Continue reading “The Joy of the Community Gathering Together (In-Person) Has Returned”
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 …
Continue reading “The Next Garden Party is This Saturday, July 3”
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 …
Continue reading “June 5 Garden Party and Memorial for Karen Miller (update)”
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 …
