Live, work, learn rural Buddhist center Work-Study - sacred art, garden. Incl. Buddhist classes

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ORGANIZATION: Odiyan Buddhist Country Center

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Fabricating and creating sacred Buddhist art

Full-time live, work, learn in rural Buddhist center. Hands-on training - Buddhist sacred art, organic gardens, trade skills. Includes Buddhist practice & study.

This is a residential volunteer work-study position in a long-standing (since 1975) rural Buddhist community. Includes room and board, stipend, and opportunities for meditation, mantra, Buddhist practices, and classes.

Help on unique Buddhist sacred art projects in bronze, terracotta clay, concrete, fabric, and sublimation. Training provided. Learn about Buddhism through classes, practices and study sessions. Broad instruction in Buddhist art and architecture. Join our "Work-Study in Action" resident volunteer program!

Benefits: :

  • Housing - comfortable room, one roommate, overlooking temples, ocean, vast sky.
  • Vegetarian meals
  • Stipend - $200 per month, $300 after one year
  • Skill development in a wide range of trades and traditional arts
  • Buddhist study, meditation, mantra and Buddhist practices

You must be physically strong and good with working with your hands, with some experience in using tools in any trade.
Entry datesfavailable until May 31, 2024.

Program length: Preference is given to applicants who commit for the full duration of 8 months. The minimum commitment is 6 months.

REQUIREMENTS:
Strong and able to do manual work, some experience working with tools. Sincere interest in Buddhism. Drug free, no cannabis or nicotine.
Individuals and couples are welcome.

  • Minimum age is 21
  • We cannot accept children or animal companions

For more details see our Volunteer web pages
https://odiyan.org/volunteer-experience/ (copy and paste)

To receive a Work-Study Program Application, fill out our CONTACT US form online
https://odiyan.org/contact-us-volunteer-info/ (copy and paste)

For an 'inside' view of Odiyan see photos and videos on our Social Media

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About Odiyan Buddhist Country Center

Location:

Tin Barn Road, Cazadero, CA 95421, US

Mission Statement

Odiyan's mission is establishing a home for the Dharma(Buddhist teachings) in the West and to support Buddhist centers and practitioners in Asia. Live-in volunteers support this purpose integrating creative and challenging work with a path of self-exploration that develops inner potential.

Description

Living at Odiyan is an opportunity to work for preserving enlightened knowledge for our world, and fostering harmony for oneself, our planet and all beings. Founded in 1975 by Tibetan Buddhist Lama Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche, Odiyan Country Center is located on a 1000-acre spiritual and ecological preserve in rural Northern California, north of San Francisco. Odiyan is open to those who wish to offer their time and energy in service through our Resident Volunteer Work-Study program: 2024Work-Study in Action begins February, 2024 with entry dates available until May 2024.

Program length: Preference is given to applicants who commit for the full duration of 8 months. The minimum commitment is 6 months.


Although Odiyan has its foundations in Tibetan Buddhism, no religious affiliation is required to join the team. The ideal volunteer is open-minded, self-reflective and ready to engage deeply on both internally and with the work. Couples are welcome.

All residents receive vegetarian meals, housing, living allowance $200per month,($300 after one year), classes on Tibetan yoga, Buddhism, mantra, plus training in a wide variety of practical skills, trades and sacred arts.

Applicants need to be in good physical shape and able to engage manual work for hours during the day, This includes repeated lifting up to 40lbs, bending, kneeling, standing, walking, use of hand power tools and small machinery.


CAUSE AREAS

Arts & Culture
Community
Faith-Based
Arts & Culture, Community, Faith-Based

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

Tin Barn RoadCazadero, CA 95421

DATE POSTED

April 12, 2024

SKILLS

  • Pottery
  • Carpentry
  • Painting
  • Visual Arts
  • Interior / Exterior Design
  • Sewing

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 21
  • Full-time residential volunteer program. Includes room and board, stipend, opportunities for meditation, mantra, Buddhist practices, and classes. Preference is given to applicants who commit for the full duration of 8 months. The minimum is 6 months
  • All residents at Odiyan must have had vaccination for Covid- 19 . Please note we cannot accept applicants living outside the USA or Canada,

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