Sarana Vihara

The following information was sent to us by our friends at Sarana Vihara, an emerging Buddhist meditation space in Spain. Please take a moment to learn about their work, and download the files that show their aspiration in more detail.

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“Nearly one year ago we opened the doors to Sarana Vihara, a small monastery in Palautordera, a village on the outskirts of Barcelona (Spain).

It’s been such a beautiful process, giving rise to much gratitude, and now we’ve already reached our next inspiring step: building a quiet place where we can hold long retreats in solitude and cultivate a silent space for meditation.

Our wish is that, together we can help spread the Buddha's teaching in the world.

Our ambition is to create a Buddhist, meditation community living in harmony with nature in Calaceite, an underpopulated, rural area of Spain. As much as possible, we plan to build and maintain our centre using local and/or sustainable resources for construction, food production and energy supply. Living in this ethical way we aim to both care for our environment and cultivate a strong foundation for supporting inner personal growth.”