Community
Life
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Each
lama and drupla is responsible for a particular
sector of activity within the community such as
rituals, teachings, directing the retreats, the
art school, support for the deceased, management,
administration, accounting, translations, construction
work, maintenance of the premises etc. |
In
this way their time is spent between fulfilling their
daily work commitments and their personal spiritual
practice.
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The
lamas and druplas each have an individual room for
study, meditation and rest. This allows them to
alternate between periods of activity and retreat.
They have the option of taking meals together in
the communal refectory. Each of them participates
financially in the running of the community. |
The
monastic community is completely interdependent not
only with the lay community which lives, practices and
works voluntarily around it, but also with people of
diverse nationalities desiring to be guided on the path
to enlightenment and who visit regularly and keep in
touch with the centre. As we wish to preserve the altruistic
attitude which was taught by the Buddha, all teachings
are given free of charge.
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In
gratitude for the spiritual richness transmitted
by our masters, the Dharma
is given for everyone's benefit. In return each
person who put the teachings into practice sincerely
makes an individual contribution to the Dharma's
continuation. |
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