“Only 17 days left until the Sangha Retreat! In order to make sure that Dechen Chöling is completely ready for the spring/summer programmes we decided to call the “community work afternoon” into being. From 14:00 pm to 17:30 everyone leaves the office and works in facilities, household or landscaping to make sure that all visitors find their place in the sun.
After a hard day of work, and a tea break with a cake to die for, we could feast our eyes on a whole different Dechen Chöling. It seemed as though the staff campground and the big dining tent had appeared out of nowhere. It’s amazing to see what a difference it makes if everyone bundles their powers for just one afternoon! And then to think that we did that in only one day.
This afternoon we will help Hans Willie (our “Lord of joy”) to make sure that all tents are equipped with beds and cabinets. So that all visitors can get a good night rest after sitting on their cushions all day. Because, it turns out having sour backs doesn’t make people jump for joy.
The following two weeks we will keep bundling our powers to turn Dechen Chöling into a little piece of paradise. To make sure that every single person can enjoy the splendor of the land of great bliss.“
by Rianne Pelleboer, volunteer from the Netherlands
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