Volunteer Meditation Retreat Centers

[Eviander]

I am researching a Volunteer Retreat center I wish t go to to learn meditation. Though I have to wait until I can pay off my college loans I have found a few Buddhist ones that seem pretty nice.

 

http://www.shambhalamountain.org/

http://www.odiyan.org/

http://www.nyingmavolunteer.org/

 

Was wondering if any of the bums here had experience with such a retreat center. I know there are many ones you have to pay for, but I like the idea of doing volunteer work for your food, shelter, and teachings as opposed to paying lots of cash.

 

If anyone has any other ones they would like to post, or would like to comment on these, please provide.

[C T]

Hi Eviander,

 

Are you interested to spend some quiet time in Ireland? This Tibetan Buddhist center (Nyingma - Led by Sogyal Rinpoche) is currently building a temple, and are always welcoming volunteers of various skills and backgrounds. Its a big community, with lots going on all the time. They also have a respite care/hospice on the grounds. Truly one of its kind in terms of View, feng shui, and conduciveness towards spiritual cultivation. Lots of their caregivers in the hospice are from Christian backgrounds, so its not an exclusively Buddhist environment. Very balanced energies around all the time. Its my haven whenever i need time out.

 

http://www.dzogchenbeara.org/

 

If nothing else, being simply there, present, for a few days helps recharge the batteries.

 

 

 

Let me know if anything comes up - who knows, we can meet up at some point for tea?

(If anyone wants to visit, please PM if you need further information. I know some of the people who runs the center.)

[Eviander]

Hi Eviander,

 

Are you interested to spend some quiet time in Ireland? This Tibetan Buddhist center (Nyingma - Led by Sogyal Rinpoche) is currently building a temple, and are always welcoming volunteers of various skills and backgrounds. Its a big community, with lots going on all the time. They also have a respite care/hospice on the grounds. Truly one of its kind in terms of View, feng shui, and conduciveness towards spiritual cultivation. Lots of their caregivers in the hospice are from Christian backgrounds, so its not an exclusively Buddhist environment. Very balanced energies around all the time. Its my haven whenever i need time out.

 

http://www.dzogchenbeara.org/

 

If nothing else, being simply there, present, for a few days helps recharge the batteries.

 

 

 

Let me know if anything comes up - who knows, we can meet up at some point for tea?

(If anyone wants to visit, please PM if you need further information. I know some of the people who runs the center.)

 

It looks nice, but I did not see anywhere where it stated free room and board. Under the visiting section it showed you needed to deposit a certain amount of cash.

[C T]

It looks nice, but I did not see anywhere where it stated free room and board. Under the visiting section it showed you needed to deposit a certain amount of cash.

Perhaps you missed this page: http://www.dzogchenbeara.org/index.php?pid=123

[windblown]

I stayed at te Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore India which is South of Bombay. It is non-denominational and the enlightened guru is Sathguru Jaggi Vasudev. He is remarkable. He teaches shoonya meditation, kundalini yoga and pranyamas. It costs $10.00 a day for volunteers. They have a beautiful temple. The ashram is located in the foothills of the mountains where wild elephants roam.