About us

Buddhasland is a project that has been initiated by foreigners who have settled in Kullu-Manali and Indians in the valley. While some of us are therapists, we are all involved with spiritual development on a personal and on a social level sharing the feeling of a need to create a healthy balance in everyday life for ourselves and the environment we're living in. Coming from different parts of the world we joined together so that we can be more effective in our pursuit and share the fruits of creating a healthy and positive environment. This project is an invitation to everybody interested in working on a life that combines spiritual development and work.

Buddhasland offers organic agriculture, alternative medicine and treatments, meditation retreats, trekking and tours as well as social programs. Each participant can freely combine from our various offers to create a stay in the Himalayas that is most useful to him/her. Let us know your priorities and your time-frame and we will advise you on a program that makes the best use of your time here.

Aims and principles

a) Buddhasland promotes different methods and traditions for personal spiritual development and better health. We want to care for our bodies by session and teachings in alternative treatment and herbal medicine. The courses are held by professional staff throughout the year and are flanked by meditation retreats and Buddhist dharma teachings. Apart from our regular staff we also invite competent teachers and therapists from around the globe.

b) Buddhasland provides a space for people to come and produce art, which we will then actively promote. Being run by people from a wide variety of backgrounds we are interested in cultural exchange on all levels. For this purpose we cooperate with different artists to organize concerts, exhibitions and other events.

c) Buddhasland is actively involved in welfare projects in the Kullu-valley. Infusing the local community with a sense of social hygiene, ecological awareness and environmental maintenance are top priorities. The project aims at creating a public library and funds classes for improving reading and writing skills as well as teaching English as a foreign language. We provide employment opportunities by supporting and engaging in environmentally sustainable small industries and promoting local handicrafts and handlooms.

d) Buddhasland is involved in organic farming, water-management and the promotion of alternative energy resources.

Models

Buddhasland is in the process of completing a center for therapies, treatments and sessions as well as guest-rooms in Karjan, a small village in the Kullu valley, Himachal Pradesh, about 15 km South of Manali. The center also houses a small Yoga & meditation hall. Nearby we are establishing a restaurant that provides good and healthy food using ingredients from our organic field. We have access to houses and huts to do individual or group retreats in beautiful remote areas. During the next few years we will build a Temple Garden with a central main structure that includes rooms and facilities for teachings and other related activities. In the surrounding area we want to build more small and practical huts for the housing of our guests.

Finances

Until this year the initiators themselves have financed Buddhasland. We are now ready to present the project and generate other sources of income to move forward. We urgently need financial support to see our various programs into action soon. Buddhasland should be self-sufficient after a few years, but until then we need to invest with personal as well as financial commitments. Any donation will be strictly used for the purpose of charity and the aims of the organization as explained above.