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Cittaviveka Chithurst Buddhist Monastery |
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Visiting and Staying
Nowadays
in the West there are many centres which offer the Buddha's teachings,
and even more where a range of spiritual or psychological practices can
be studied. Cittaviveka, however, is one of the few places where
people can train as Buddhist monks and nuns, and this therefore remains
its primary focus. And although meditation is taught and practised
here, formal guided retreats for lay people are not what we offer.
(For such retreat please contact Amaravati Buddhist Monastery,
north of London.) Instead, we offer a way of life, which people
can come and partcipate in as guests. Sometimes a visit may be a
chance to step outside of domestic concerns for a few hours or days and
get a new perspective; or a time to gain strength and nourishment from
the simple purity and commitment that is the life-force of the
monastery; or an opportunity to meet, or re-connect, with spiritual
friends. And of course, if you're interested in taking up monastic
life, here is a good place to sample what that may entail before
looking to make a further commitment. So for those who feel
moved by what the monastery has to offer, there is the opportunity to visit, to come and stay for a while – or to make it into a way of life. |
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