A YURT ON THE MOUNTAIN
Dear friend, have you ever come to meditate at Dharma Mountain?
This mindfulness practice center, affiliated with Plum Village founded by Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, is located in the Cévennes National Park. The Cévenn'Zen association is its caretaker, maintaining the site and organizing meditation days and retreats throughout the year.
Cévenn'Zen is very happy to invite you to take part in
An ambitious new project for this spring 2023!
WHAT IS THE MOUNTAIN OF DHARMA?
Dharma Mountain is a small house, two cabins, and a plot of land situated in a unique and unspoiled natural setting overlooking the magnificent Chassezac Valley, where one can experience a simpler way of life, a return to the essentials to reconnect with oneself and the world. The name Dharma Mountain was given by Thich Nhat Hanh when, in 2010, he entrusted a group of nuns with the mission of founding a mindfulness center on a mountain.
L'Oustaou, the main house on the site acquired in 2017, and the two charming cabins built in 2021 and 2022 allow us to offer high-quality retreats that combine intimacy, silence, and the wonder of the mountains. Welcomed by the powerful Cévennes landscape of schist, chestnut trees, and holm oaks, we recharge during a silent or solitary retreat; we cultivate youthfulness and joy during Wake Up retreats; we unite our breath and voices during meditation and singing retreats; and we open precious circles of listening and sharing during Queer retreats.
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Regularly, mindfulness days are offered to practitioners from the surrounding area (Ardèche, Gard, Drôme, Hérault, etc.). These are very important events that punctuate local life with pauses and contemplation, and strengthen friendships within the association.
All these retreats and meditation days constitute the strength of Dharma Mountain . For more than 5 years, this place has been developing wonderfully; many lay people are getting closer to it to get involved, monks and nuns from Plum Village come to guide some retreats and also flock there when the monastery closes to the public after the summer.
CROWDFUNDING: CALLING FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
The room where we listen to teachings, meditate, and practice total relaxation is now too small . Cévenn'Zen needs to invest to meet the needs of a practice center that continues to expand and disseminate the teachings and mindfulness practices transmitted by our master, the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh.
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This is why we are appealing to your generosity today to help Dharma Mountain acquire a large 50m² yurt (8m in diameter) which will serve as a sheltered practice space when it rains, snows, or is too hot outside. This space is a real necessity, and together we can each make a meaningful contribution, seeing this yurt as a gift of transformation and healing for ourselves, for our society today, and for future generations.
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By launching this crowdfunding campaign with your help, we want to raise €11,500 which will be used for the floor on stilts (€1,500), the yurt and the joinery (€8,500) and the costs related to the administrative procedures of such a project (€1,500).
Aware of the significant sum mentioned, we wish to express our gratitude by sending you a symbolic gift, but one that will nevertheless come from the heart .
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Looking forward to meeting you under the chestnut trees, with an open heart and a smile on your lips.
Cevennely yours,
