 In the village of Tingmosgam, the
birthplace of Ven. Sanghasena (The founder of the Mahaboddhi International
Mediation center), we plan to construct 50 meditation cells in a beautiful
valley. The environment here is so perfect for meditation purposes- very
close to nature, calm and quiet without any disturbance and far away from the
local dwellings. The link road from the village to the valley is under
construction after which it will be possible to transport construction materials
to the site.
The construction of 50 cells, a
meditation hall of a capacity of 50 meditators, residential place for the
meditation teacher, Dhamma workers would cost us huge amount. Volunteers are
required to help in the construction of the valley, administrative work.
Volunteers are also required at the schools. We also require worker to help us
during the Meditation courses that are conducted at the valley.
Program Itinerary
( 4 weeks)
| Day
1: |
Arrival at New Delhi
International airport, transfer to a local hotel. |
| Day
2: |
early morning transfer to the
Domestic Airport for flight to Leh, capital of Ladakh. Transfer to the
Mahaboddhi International Meditation center. Rest of the day is for rest to
acclimatize to the high altitude. Evening take a round of the various
facilities at the center: old age homes, orphange, blind school, nunnery etc. |
| Day
3: |
Morning introduction Vipassana
mediation/Yoga session followed by tranfer to the Vipassana Valley,
introduction to program, home stay families, duties, hours of hours etc. |
| Day 4
- Day 26 : |
6.00
AM : Morning Yoga/Meditation Lessons, these are optional but we
recommend all your volunteers to take these.
8.00 AM :Breakfast with home stay
family/at meditation center. We also ask volunteer to help the family in their
daily work not restricted to cooking, as it helps them to understand the
culture better
9 AM - 3.30 PM (Includes 1 hour Lunch
Break) : Perform
volunteer work at the Vippassana Valley or teaching school children, you
can help them to learn English , Mathematics, administrative work or any other
skills you are good in, may it be arts, music or sports. Most of our
volunteers participate in a number of activities ranging from teaching,
sports, helping the elderly to computer education. You can choose the
activities you want to do and which are of your most interest. You can teach
English in the school during school timings and then in the afternoon till
evening can teach sports or painting in the school and work in the
fields with the local families.
4.30 PM - 8.00 PM (Includes 1 hour
Meditation /yoga session): This is the leisure time and the volunteers are
free to do whatever they feel like. We prefer that volunteer work with
the home stay families in their fields. Volunteers do a range of activities
during this time as per their preferences. You can go shopping, visit the
local markets, learn local sports/dances, cultural lectures/workshops, yoga
lessons, massage session, barbecue, visit temples and shrines, chat with
locals, cooking classes and do many other things.
Weekend (
Saturday - Sunday)
Weekends consists of activists which are longer and require more time.
Some of the activities that volunteers can do are:
• Intensive meditation sessions
• Visit the monasteries at Likir, Lamayuru, Rizdong and
Alchi
|
| Day
27: |
Early morning
transfer to Leh. Evening sightseeing in Leh: Shanti Stupa, Leh Palace,
Shopping in Leh market. Stay at the International Meditation center. |
|
Day 28: |
Early
Morning flight to New Delhi and further transfer to the International Airport |
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