The Forest Hermitage

On Sunday, November 5th at The Forest Hermitage, Wat Pah Santidhamma, there will be a gathering to celebrate the ending of this year’s Vassa or Rains Retreat. As has been the case in recent years we don’t have the required minimum of five monks in residence for a Kathina and so in lieu of that it will be a traditional Tort Pah Bah or offering of so called forest or ‘unwanted’ cloth.

We will commence at 10:30am with the offering of respects to the Triple Gem and the taking or reaffirmation of the Three Refuges and the Five Precepts.

A rice pindapata or alms round will follow with vegetarian food for the Sangha and laity.

In the afternoon there will be a talk by Luang Por Khemadhammo (Phra Bhavanaviteht).

We hope you will join us for this auspicious occasion. And if anyone can help with our preparations on Saturday, the day before, or the clearing up afterwards, we welcome that too.

That’s Sunday, November 5th from 10:30am.

And please don’t forget, every Monday and Friday evening at 8pm we have meditation and a talk that you can attend in person or on Zoom (Meeting ID: 928 2943 2020, Passcode: 909442).

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Luangpor’s birthday is on Monday 17th July. You are most welcome to join us all in wishing Luangpor a very happy birthday in-person on Sunday 16th July at The Forest Hermitage.

Celebrate with us at Wat Pah Santidhamma / The Forest Hermitage on Sunday 4th June from 10am.

Join us at The Forest Hermitage next Sunday 16th April from 10am to celebrate Songkran (Thai New Year).

The Forest Hermitage invites you to celebrate Magha Puja – commemorating an occasion when the Buddha met with 1,250 personal and Arahant disciples at the Bamboo Grove – on Sunday 5th March from 10.30am. Vegetarian food to offer and share.

Unfortunately we cannot hold meditation at the Forest Hermitage on Monday and Friday this week (16th & 20th January). However, you are welcome to join online.

We are urgently in need of a male live-in helper to enable us to keep the temple open for meditation. Please get in touch if you might be interested.

On Sunday 15th January we will gather at the Forest Hermitage (Wat Pah Santidhamma) to celebrate the life and teachings of Ajahn Chah.

January 16th is the anniversary of Ajahn Chah’s passing and is celebrated every year with thousands, monks, nuns and lay people, descending upon Wat Nong Pa Pong in Thailand to meditate and listen to Dhamma talks and to join in the mass circumambulation of the chedi containing his relics.

For convenience this year, since the 16th is on a Monday, we will remember him on Sunday, January 15th.

You are welcome to bring vegetarian food to offer and share at 10am.

ในวันอาทิตย์ที่ 15 มกราคม 2566 ขอเชิญชวนทุกท่าน ร่วมทำบุญรำลึกถึงหลวงปู่ชา สุภัทโท ณ วัดป่าสันติธรรม (The Forest Hermitage)

วันที่ 16 มกราคมเป็นวันครบรอบการมรณภาพของหลวงปู่ชา โดยในทุกๆปีพระภิกษุสงฆ์ สามเณร แม่ชี และศิษยานุศิษย์จากทั่วโลก จะรวมตัวกันที่วัดหนองป่าพง จ.อุบลราชธานี เพื่อนั่งสมาธิ ฟังธรรมเทศนา และปฏิบัติธรรมเพื่อเป็นอาจาริยบูชาและรำลึกถึงพระคุณคำสอนของหลวงปู่ชา

เพื่อความสะดวกในปีนี้ เนื่องจากวันที่ 16 เป็นวันจันทร์ ทางวัดเราจะระลึกถึงหลวงปู่ในวันอาทิตย์ที่ 15 มกราคม ท่านสามารถนำอาหารมังสวิรัติมาถวายเพลและแจกจ่ายแบ่งปันได้ในเวลา 10.00 น.

We would like to start by thanking all the visitors who have been coming regularly to offer food, to setup during festivals, to attend meditation and to keep the Forest Hermitage running as a place of practice for the Sangha and the lay community. If you aren’t in that group and you’d like to join the community (or perhaps you haven’t visited since the start of the pandemic) then we need you now more than ever to rebuild support to pre-covid levels. Feel free to reply to this email or simply turn-up to Mondays, Fridays or Sundays. We are open as usual!

Additional notice: The BDF (Buddha Dhamma Fellowship – the lay community associated with Forest Hermitage) will meet for an AGM on Sunday 22nd January at 5pm on Zoom. Launch Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3145433923

We need a caring and committed Buddhist or two to live in and help with the day to day running of the Forest Hermitage.

Please contact us if you are interested.

On this Sunday 13th November  there will be an Alms Giving. You are all welcome to join us at the Forest Hermitage on that day!

Schedule

10:00 am: Food preparation

10:30 am: Pindapat (Rice alms round)

10:45 am: Meal sharing (vegetarian)

1:00 pm: Dhamma talk

With Metta,
The Forest Hermitage