The Odiyan Community
Hosted by: Odiyan Retreat Center
Date
Ongoing Opportunity
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Contact coordinator for times
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Contact
[email protected]
510-981-1987
About The Odiyan Community
Odiyan is a lay community of 40 to 50 residents from 22 to 75 years of age, primarily from North America and Europe, in residence from one month to 36 years. Life at Odiyan includes elements such breakfast and dinner as silent formal meals with short prayers, and men and women seated at separate tables. It is a secluded environment not open to the public.
Odiyan is also home to an expanding community of domesticated animals such as horses, dogs, ducks, swans and other birds.
Setting Located in the northern coastal portion of Sonoma County about 120 miles north of San Francisco, Odiyan sits atop a ridge about 3 miles from the coast with expansive views of the ocean to the south and west. The closest town has a population of 2,000 people and is 40 minutes away by car.
Weather The weather is dramatic and swiftly changing. Winters are rainy and windy with major storms coming directly off the ocean. The summers are dry and mostly temperate, although there are periods of intense heat.
Accommodations Volunteers live two-to-a–room in the rim structure surrounding the Main Temple. All rooms have an adjoining outdoor deck. There is a large shared kitchen and dining room. Bathrooms, showers and laundry facilities are shared.
Weekly Schedule From Monday through Saturday, volunteers work on the maintenance, upgrading or finishing construction of the buildings, temples and grounds of Odiyan. Classes, discussion groups or practice sessions are offered one or two weekday evenings and on Sundays. All volunteers contribute to meal preparation and clean-up during the week and a community chore on Sunday. Sundays can also be dedicated to reading and study, exploring the land or engaging in relevant side-projects. The weekly schedule is periodically changed to accommodate special ceremony days or particular projects that need to be finished within a limited time frame.
We need volunteers to help with:
Odiyan’s all-volunteer community
We are seeking individuals with interest, abilities or skills in landscaping, grounds keeping, organic gardening, animal husbandry, cooking, kitchen management, carpentry, plumbing, electrical work, foundry and metal work.
Volunteers receive housing, vegetarian meals, a small living allowance, hands-on training and work experience. A changing variety of classes, discussion groups and practice sessions on Tibetan yoga, Skillful Means (work as a path of growth), Buddhist history and fundamentals, sacred art and Tibetan language are offered on weekday evenings and Sundays.
Living in a community dedicated to preserving the sacred treasures of Tibetan Buddhist knowledge and practice, you will merge altruism with discipline and practical knowledge, spiritual values with meaningful work.
Odiyan’s all-volunteer community
We are seeking individuals with interest, abilities or skills in landscaping, grounds keeping, organic gardening, animal husbandry, cooking, kitchen management, carpentry, plumbing, electrical work, foundry and metal work.
Volunteers receive housing, vegetarian meals, a small living allowance, hands-on training and work experience. A changing variety of classes, discussion groups and practice sessions on Tibetan yoga, Skillful Means (work as a path of growth), Buddhist history and fundamentals, sacred art and Tibetan language are offered on weekday evenings and Sundays.
Living in a community dedicated to preserving the sacred treasures of Tibetan Buddhist knowledge and practice, you will merge altruism with discipline and practical knowledge, spiritual values with meaningful work.
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