Dhamma Sacca Projects
Vipassana time has arrived in many places in the world. For many years devoted students from diverse countries have worked restenly to make Dhamma available to others.
Now, many centers in the world have been established and their efforts are bearing fruit. The centers are schools teaching only one lesson: Dhamma, the art of living.
S. N. Goenka
1) Vídeo about the projects
Here we show you a inspiring video about the history and the Master plan for Dhamma Sacca.
DS nuevos proyectos-eng-subt from Dhamma Server on Vimeo.
2) Ongoing Projects
Individual rooms for women
Rooms construction with individual attached toilets. These rooms will also be used for femlae students with special needs. In addition, the installation of solar panels will be included in the final stages of the project.
These rooms will provide more favorable conditions for meditation since, by housing 18 students there, the current dormitories will be occupied by only two or three students.
Estimated date: 10 rooms with their corresponding bathrooms are already finished and in use during the courses. Each room also has a Chowki for meditation. The remaining 8 rooms are currently being worked on, including the solar panels, the winter/summer air conditioning system and the path leading to the meditation hall. All work is expected to be completed by February 2022.
Cost: €480.000
Expansion of kitchen office and eating hall for servers
This project will include the kitchen expansion at the rear area to include a new dining room and sitting room for servers. Furthermore this plan will include an office expansion for the centers managers.
Estimated date: No time decided
Cost: €200.000
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE WITH EXPANSION OF DHAMMA FOR THE BENEFITS OF FUTURE PRACTITIONERS
The students that will like to share their merits with others giving for this projects
can collaborate through
the following link
For more information you can also write to the following email: tesoreria@sacca.dhamma.org
3) Latest projects
Well drilling for geothermal energy
In order to improve and optimize clima control in the meditation hall and dorms it needs new drillings of about 100 meters deep.
Estimated date: March 2021
Cost: €24.000
Roof and structure for gong protection
A new roof and improvements on the structure of the gong were carried out in order to protect it from exposure to elements.
Date: Work in progress since 2019.
Cost: Materials are from students voluntary donation and work done by servers.
Purchase of a car for the center
A used car was purchased to pick up and/or carry students to the bus stop, shopping in town, etc.
Date: June 2020
Cost: €5800 euros, including insurance and paperwork.
Second office and library for long term servers
A new space for computers and office material has been set up for daily use by long stay servers and occasional servers. The whole construccion work and woodwork was done by servers.
Date: June and July 2020
Cost: €1.428
Maintenance shop
A wood shop was build to keep all tools and to work on small maintenance works.
Date: Finished on 2020
Cost: Building material donated by old students and work done by servers.
Individual rooms for long term servers
A total of 8 individual rooms were built for servers that will stay for a long time giving support to the center, so they will enjoy the privacy of an individual room.
Date: Finished on 2019
Cost: €83.008
Fence around main well
It was installed a fence around the well that it is close to the parking lot to protect people as well as local fauna.
Date: Finished on 2020
Cost: €515
Tent
A tent was purchased and installed to carry out at open air the inscriptions of new students and avoid crowds.
Date: Finished on June 2020
Cost: €860
4) Master Plan
At the first construction plan the dorms had bunks for five/six students for room. The final plan will be the building of 18 single rooms with a bathroom, two of them will be adapted for students with limited mobility and/or special needs. In addition the kitchen will be expanded, as well as the server's eating hall, the office and new rooms for long-stay servers. A second meditation hall will be built with individual rooms to meditate.