{"id":2567,"date":"2025-03-28T22:09:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T22:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatemeaning.org\/WPnew\/?page_id=2567"},"modified":"2025-03-30T18:43:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T18:43:20","slug":"drolung-hermitage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ultimatemeaning.org\/index.php\/drolung-hermitage\/","title":{"rendered":"Drolung Hermitage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2567\" class=\"elementor elementor-2567\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8b963d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e8b963d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9f6cd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9f6cd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Drolung Hermitage, a Buddhist Temple &amp; Meditation Centre<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0960f44 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0960f44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac36cdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac36cdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Imagine you could leave everything behind and immerse yourself in practice without having to worry about food, lodging, money and so forth. Everything would be provided while your more or less only task is to immerse yourself into meditation. We are currently working on making this a reality!\u00a0<\/p><p>Our vision is to create a non-sectarian and non commercial meditation retreat solely focused on the development of insight and spiritual growth. Open not only for Buddhist, but for everyone sincerely seeking the ultimate meaning of life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ef5dcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ef5dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ultimatemeaning.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cabin-in-snow-767x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2570\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ultimatemeaning.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cabin-in-snow-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/ultimatemeaning.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cabin-in-snow-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ultimatemeaning.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cabin-in-snow-768x1026.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ultimatemeaning.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cabin-in-snow-1150x1536.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/ultimatemeaning.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cabin-in-snow-750x1001.jpg 750w, https:\/\/ultimatemeaning.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cabin-in-snow.jpg 1348w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0f853d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e0f853d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a8797 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41a8797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Hermitage at a Glance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15bc21e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15bc21e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Since 2023 Lama Choga, a Tibetan-Buddhist monk of Canadian origin, has been building a hermitage on a remote island close to Vancouver.\u00a0<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">It will contain an international Buddhist temple serving as a meditation center, with individual meditation huts for long-term practitioners and\u00a0 short term guests.\u00a0<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">People will be able to stay free of charge &#8211; with the whole project funded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimatemeaning.org\/index.php\/insight-sangha\/\">Insight Sangha<\/a>, a not-for-profit-organization.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Everybody sharing this vision is welcome to join and help build this place, staying there for free and meditating under the guidance of Lama Choga.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8203fa3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8203fa3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e067c7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e067c7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The vision: Why a Buddhist temple on a sleepy island near Vancouver? \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df81fb e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4df81fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed2ed90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed2ed90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ultimatemeaning.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whaletown-576x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2571\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ultimatemeaning.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whaletown-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/ultimatemeaning.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whaletown-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/ultimatemeaning.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whaletown-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ultimatemeaning.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whaletown-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/ultimatemeaning.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whaletown-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/ultimatemeaning.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whaletown-750x1333.jpg 750w, https:\/\/ultimatemeaning.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whaletown-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82f0152 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82f0152\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What does a Buddhist practitioner do to deepen his or her practice? In the past sincere practitioners would go off in the woods to dedicate themselves wholeheartedly to the spiritual path. Nowadays this is quite problematic, as we need food, water, shelter, medicine and furthermore all kinds of things unheard of in the olden days. Even if we like the idea of running away into the woods, we have hesitation. Rightly, being surrounded by trees alone will not make the penny drop. Facing the labyrinth of the mind, one needs a guide along the way.<\/p><p>But not only that. Heading off to Asia to receive guidance is not for everyone. There should be a place in the West dedicated to spiritual practice alone. No matter the financial means or the time frame. This is the reason Lama Choga decided to build a meditation center in the solitude of a remote island near Vancouver. Literally with his own hands.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa94978 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa94978\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2c164f elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"f2c164f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/eKO-YPy53Ug?si=7mjZ5AGzYAtyFjGB&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab09157 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab09157\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And yes, the idea is, that long-term practitioners don\u2019t have to pay for their stay &#8211; just like in a traditional Buddhist monastery. The Insight Sangha, a not-profit-organization, will take care of everything. Funded by donations and a small income generated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ultimatemeaning\/\">YouTube channel<\/a> \u2018The Theory of Samsara\u2019 its purpose is to support people on their spiritual path. No matter the experience, the skills, the knowledge or the background \u2013 as long as there is the sincere wish to penetrate one\u2019s mind until one hits rock bottom and faces the ultimate meaning of life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17987bd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17987bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95c35c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95c35c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The journey: Building a meditation center from scratch\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e939277 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e939277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So far about the vision. But to put this idea into action, some things are required. On the property there\u2019s a rundown cottage that needs to be renewed. And in order to host a small community there are more accomodations needed.\u00a0<\/p><p>The plan includes building:<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">a shed for the sawmill providing timber for further construction work<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">tiny meditation huts for each meditator<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">an universal Buddhist temple probably resembling Tibetan style serving as a quiet meditation center and a place of worship for those devoted to Buddhism\u00a0<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">a sauna to warm up the Canadian winter\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>On his YouTube channel \u00b4<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TheChainsawLama\">The Chainsaw Lama<\/a>` you can follow Lama Choga building the hermitage on his own. Once in a while somebody is staying there and helping him, though the place is not developed yet. At least there is a place for one person to stay and meditate.Information on how to book a private retreat can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimatemeaning.org\/index.php\/meditation-retreats\/#private\">Meditation Retreats<\/a> page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2be0b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b2be0b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/YTl7jvUBTUY?si=xuHVx_O7PwNd-W1Y&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cef75b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cef75b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How could a monastery, a hermitage or any Buddhist temple really take root in Canada? What\u2019s important is that it develops organically. Taking one step at a time, the property will slowly take shape. Growing together with the people staying there, eventually it will thrive.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-522e7bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"522e7bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc0e1f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc0e1f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The community: Being part of an aspiring meditation center near Vancouver<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6536db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6536db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the future, this site is meant to be a flourishing place in terms of genuine spiritual practice. This doesn\u2019t involve large groups of people though, but rather a small community of dedicated meditators. Hiding in the woods, just leaving once in a while to buy some rice or other necessities for daily life. Working in the permaculture garden, cleaning the toilet, carrying water \u2013 and immersing oneself in the stillness of meditation in search for the ultimate meaning.<\/p><p>The plan is to host once in a while one week meditation retreats. And to welcome people wanting to taste a hermit\u2019s lifestyle \u2013 for 3 or 6 months.<\/p><p>To stay updated take a look at our blog. Once the hermitage will open its gates, we\u2019re happy to inform you via our various community channels about the good news.<\/p><p>May all beings be happy and free of suffering.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4637df8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4637df8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d9372e elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"4d9372e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a 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