*New Tuesday Night Meditation Option * Regular Monthly Events Return (including April 6 Garden Party) * A Look Ahead at 2019 * Monastic Comings and Goings New: One Hour of Silent Meditation Offered Before Regular Tuesday Night Program Starting April 2, the monks will offer a weekly one-hour silent meditation period for experienced meditators. It …
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2015 Pah Bah: Fall Almsgiving Retreat & Event
Buddhist Ceremony to Support Pacific Hermitage On September 20, supporters will hold a traditional Thai Buddhist alms-giving ceremony called a Pah Bah (pronounced paw-baw) in support of and gratitude for the Buddha’s teachings as well as the spiritual practice, example and teachings of the monastics at the Pacific Hermitage. Each year since 2010, supporters have …
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Luang Por Liem July 3rd – 5th
We are pleased to announce a weekend of special events with the very esteemed Luang Por Liem, Abbot of Wat Nong Pah Pong Monastery, July 3rd – 5th. Accompanying Luang Por Liem are the venerable Luang Por Pasanno, Abbot of the Abhayagiri Monastery in California, and venerable Luang Por Jundee, Abbot of the Wat Pah …
Ajahn Chandako Visit: Portland and White Salmon
Ajahn Chandako, the abbot of Vimutti Buddhist Monastery, will be visiting June 12-15th. Friday June 12th, Ajahn will be speaking at the Portland Friends of the Dhamma, and then coming out to visit the hermitage for a couple days. Ajahn previously spent a long period of retreat in the Portland area, and has visited the …
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“Tea in the Garden”: Part Two of the Five-Part Garden Party Series
On Saturday, June 6th, from 1-3 pm, we’ll be hosting the second of our summer “Garden Parties.” This is a fun way to join with the monks and others in helping care for the Hermitage grounds. Our monastic rules prevent monks and nuns from many aspects of gardening, so any help you can offer for …
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