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Gotami House is being built on a southern slope about a hundred yards from the Abbey's meditation hall, kitchen/dining area, and offices.
At 3400 square feet, Gotami House will have single, double, and triple rooms for up to 16 people. Plans include two senior accessible rooms, a small library, a meditation room, and laundry facilities.
In keeping with the Abbey's commitment to thoughtful stewardship of the land and resources, we are following "green building" principles that support the Abbey's Dharma values:
- Protecting life during and after construction
- Using energy efficiently
- Building with cost-effective and sustainable materials
- Designing for low maintenance
- Using fire resistant materials
- Ensuring health for humans and the environment
"A yogi who wishes to accomplish serenity and special insight easily and quickly must first devote him or herself to acquiring the prerequisites. The prerequisites for serenity are dwelling in a suitable place, having few wants, being satisfied, giving up excessive activities, living in pure ethical conduct, and giving up thoughts that are rooted in desire, and so forth. 'A suitable place' has five favorable qualities: clothing, food, and so forth, are easily obtained; wild or hostile individuals do not live there; the land is free from disease; companions have good ethical conduct and harmonious views; few people pass by in the daytime and it is quiet at night."
- Kamalashila in Stages of Meditation |
