The Forest Hermitage (วัดป่าสันติธรรม) is a branch of Wat Nong Pah Pong (วัดหนองป่าพง), the late Luang Por Chah’s principal monastery in N. E. Thailand. It is a small peaceful Buddhist forest monastery and comprises Santidhamma, the original property where the monks live and where events open to the public are held, and Bhavanadhamma, which is for nuns, female devotees and guests and where the weekend retreats are held.  The Buddha-Dhamma Fellowship is the trust responsible for both. The community is led by Ven. Chao Khun Bhavanaviteht (Luang Por Khemadhammo) OBE, whose blog, News & Musings, with our most recent news can be found here.

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News

URGENT NEED for a Live-In Helper

We are in urgent need of help. The Forest Hermitage badly is badly in need of help. We need someone who can help with cooking, who can help us look after our two properties and who can help us manage and organise our retreats and events.

We offer accommodation and food, a beautiful place to stay and a great opportunity for some worthwhile practice.

If you think this might suit you, please get in touch as soon as possible.

SONGKRAN

We will celebrate Songkran, the Thai, Burmese and Sri Lankan New Year on April 11th.

And on April 17th we will celebrate at YodSiam Restaurant in Nottingham.

MAGHA PUJA

We celebrated Magha Puja on Sunday, February 28th with a very impressive turnout on such a cold day.  As usual those who wished to began by taking the Refuges and Precepts and then after various expressions of generosity that included the offering of food, requisites and money everyone had the chance to listen to Luangpor tell some stories of his and Tahn Manapo’s recent trip to Thailand and explain the story of Magha Puja, when the Buddha recited to an assembly of his personal and Arahant disciples the Ovada Patimokkha, containing the verse, ‘To avoid all evil, cultivate the good and purify the mind, this is the teaching of all the Buddhas!’

The total for the day’s donations was £1,400, so £700 went into the Forest Hermitage account and £700 towards the paying off of the outstanding debt on Bhavana Dhamma (see below).

Luangpor in London

On the first Sunday of every month Luangpor will be at a Thai Restaurant at 26 Crawford St, Marylebone, W1H 1LL to eat and afterwards, at around midday, to give a talk. Next:  Sunday, April 4th.

2010 Bhavana Dhamma Retreat Program now online.

Bhavana-Dhamma (Wood Cottage) Appeal: only £12,000 to go.

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The Forest Hermitage, Lower Fulbrook, Warwickshire, CV35 8AS

Telephone: 01926 624564 / 624101

Email: enquiries@foresthermitage.org.uk

The Buddha-Dhamma Fellowship, Registered Charity No. 289913