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Inner Nature & Outer Nature: Inseparably One
Mark Moore’s editorial on the inseparability of inner and outer nature, reposted from Tergar International’s blog and newsletter, and Mingyur Rinpoche’s video on “compassion for the planet” that was released at the same time.
Pedagogy of the Heart: Education for Compassion
Dharmalaya Institute cofounder Mark Moore discusses the power of contemplative experiential education and service learning to awaken compassion and help empower sensitive and effective agents of change.
What is Compassionate Living?
Everything that matters most — from the quality of our character to the survival of our species and the health of our planet — depends greatly upon our practice of compassion. Most of society’s pressing challenges arise from our…
Didi Contractor Receives Nari Shakti Puraskar
On International Women’s Day of 2019, Didi Contractor, was presented with the Nari Shakti Puraskar, India’s highest civilian honour recognising women who have made great contributions to India. The award was presented by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind.
Autumn 2018 Season Begins with Reflections on Compassion
After the invigorating monsoon season, autumn is a natural time for reflective engagement as we return outdoors to work with the earth. Dharmalaya Institute’s autumn 2018 programme season began with a five-day silent meditation retreat, which set a contemplative tone.
Didi Contractor Honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award
Didi Contractor, co-founding Professor Emeritus of the Internship in Vernacular Eco-Architecture at Dharmalaya Institute, was honoured with WADe Asia’s Lifetime Achievement Award for her work in natural building in the Himalayas.
New Film on Didi Contractor Debuts at DIFF
After years in the making, a new feature-length documentary film entitled, ‘Didi Contractor: Marrying the Earth to the Building’ premiered at the 2016 Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF).
Staying Healthy in Rural India
A collection of information and advice on staying healthy in rural India, for the benefit of visitors and residents alike. It was written with visitors to Bir in mind, but most of it applies to all of India and to other places where food and water contamination create health issues.
What is Vernacular Eco-Architecture?
In India and around the globe, we are witnessing a renaissance of vernacular eco-architecture. A rising tide of people of all ages and backgrounds are awakening to both the urgent socio-ecological crises of our time and the potential for us to find solutions in our own rural traditions.
2015: A Big Year for Programmes at Dharmalaya Institute
The new year is here, and 2015 is shaping up to be our busiest year yet! The institute’s 2015 programme schedule is the fullest ever, with an expanding variety of courses, workshops, retreats, and other events for volunteers, students, interns, learners, and seekers.
Putting Meditation into Action with SanghaSeva
In 2011, Dharmalaya held its first-ever international programme: a work retreat in collaboration with SanghaSeva. That experience was so inspiring that we’ve been coming together again every year..
Organic Food: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?
Organic food is completely natural, without any harmful chemicals. Growing food organically is much better than chemical-based agriculture for many reasons, including health, taste, cost, ecology, and more.
New Season of Service Learning Programmes
After an unprecedented four-and-a-half-month monsoon, the Dharmalaya Institute is reopening its brand-new (and still-to-be-varnished) doors to volunteers, students, and interns, with a series of volunteer, service-learning, and retreat programmes spanning the next eight months.
Dharmalaya Launches Internship in Vernacular Eco-Architecture
The Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh is home to a distinctive and beautiful form of earthen architecture. Over the past decade, this tradition has become an endangered species. To preserve these sustainable traditions, the Dharmalaya Institute in partnership with eco-architect Didi Contractor, is launching the Internship in Vernacular Eco-Architecture.
Now That I Know You, What is Your Name?
Smiles all around at the close of our second annual silent meditation retreat with SanghaSeva.
Shakti Man
We don’t know what’s more amazing — the way this gentleman climbs the electric pole to string up the wires, or the fact that it only took them a week from the time we submitted the application for our new electrial connection!
Help Dharmalaya Open its Doors
The first building on the new eco-campus of the Dharmalaya Institute is just two steps away from being ready to welcome the public, and Dharmalaya needs your help to reach the finish line.
Dharmalaya Inaugurates Green HQ with Service and Meditation
After a marathon rush of construction activity through the winter, the Dharmalaya Institute held the first programmes in the new (and still-unfinished) main building of its Himalayan eco-campus for sustainable and compassionate living.
Growing Skyward: Raising the Roof of the Institute
When we left you with the season finale cliffhanger last June, we had just bundled up our baby building with prayers that she’d survive the monsoon rains without a roof. That was asking a lot from a big mud sandcastle! We put her fate in the hands of a few well-fastened tarps, some slate shingles, and a whole lotta flax husk mud plaster. Well, the monsoon was merciless!
Monsoon Update - Zen and the Jazz of Green Building in India
The biggest news on the construction of the Main Building is in regard to our race against time to get the roof on our baby building before the onslaught of the monsoon rains this month…Well, we couldn’t win, so we’ve done our best to change the game!
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