February 2022

Ask an AT

Do you have questions about your practice that you'd like to ask an assistant teacher? Email your questions to at-questions@ca.us.dhamma.org. Please avoid theoretical or philosophical questions.

Please include your phone number and the best time to reach you. Depending on their relevance for a general audience, questions and answers may also be published in the "Ask an Assistant Teacher" column in the tri-annual California newsletter without any personally identifying details.

Please note that it can sometimes take up to a week or ten days for us to get back to students who send questions to Ask an AT. This is because we have a pool of ATs who answer the questions and not everyone is available right away. Also, once we get a question, we put a lot of thought into it. Please know that we will always get back to you.

We wish you and all people on the planet the best of health in this time and that your equanimity continues to grow through the trials you may be facing.

Q&A Archive:
http://www.mahavana.dhamma.org/os/qa/
(Username:oldstudent, Password: behappy)

This month's Questions:
1. It feels stuck and I can't move my mind back up.

Dhamma Mahavana
California Vipassana Center, North Fork

Join our list of Day 11 Servers
We would like to share information about an opportunity to serve at CVC on the Sundays that a course ends (Day 11).

Day 11 is a great opportunity for Old Students who are familiar with the center to give service for a short time and help the center transition from the end of one course into the beginning of the following course by covering tasks such as laundry, restocking supplies, checking accommodations, etc.

It also gives you a chance to be back on center land, join daily group sittings, ask questions about your practice to ATs, and give service on a weekend. We hope you find it to be a beneficial opportunity.

Eligible servers are those who have sat a 10-day in the last three years, are committed to practicing the technique of Vipassana meditation, and are fully vaccinated.

Please let us know if you would like to be added to a list of servers for the Day 11 service, and we will reach out to you over email or text in the future to coordinate dates. Email dhamma-service@mahavana.dhamma.org

Upgrading Sitewide Signage and Lighting
Our maintenance team has been hard at work improving the signage and lighting around the Dhamma Mahavana campus. Lights in the parking lot were added a couple of years ago, and additional lighting plans are being planned for other parts of the campus. We hope that these improvements enhance the experience for students and servers who participate in CVC courses.

New Women's Servers Quarters
CVC plans to upgrade the residential quarters for women servers by constructing a new 2,500 sq. ft. building with 12 rooms and attached bathrooms.

The total estimated cost for construction is around $600k.
Currently, CVC has $285k allocated towards this project.
CVC management would like to begin construction in the Spring of 2022.
CVC needs to have at least $400k allocated to the project to begin construction.

With private rooms and attached bathrooms, the new women's servers' quarters will substantially improve over what is currently being used. New quarters will provide a better course experience for women servers. They will take a step towards reaching the goal of an ideal Vipassana meditation center for both students and servers.

For more information on contributing toward this project, visit https://mahavana.dhamma.org/os/donate/ or Email: treasurer@mahavana.dhamma.org

Next Trust Meeting

All old students are invited to attend Dhamma Mahavana's Board of Trustees meetings held approximately once per month. Trust and committee members discuss proposals for center development with the goal of continuing to make CVC an ideal meditation center for all who come and attend courses. The next Trust meeting will be held on Sunday, Feb 27 from 10:30 - 12:00, and can be attended remotely if desired.

Please email registration@mahavana.dhamma.org if you are interested in attending.

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Best wishes,

California Vipassana eNewsletter Coordinators.

Northern California Vipassana Center
P.O.Box 265
Cobb, CA 95426-0265
Ph: 707-928-9981
Email

California Vipassana Center

P.O. Box 1167
North Fork, CA 93643
Ph: 559-876-8760
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Southern California Vipassana Center
P.O. Box 486
Joshua Tree, CA 92252
Ph: 760-362-4615
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Intermountain Vipassana Center

P.O. Box 5952
Ketchum, ID, 83340
Ph: 208-622-1552
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This notice is sent to old students of Vipassana as taught by S.N. Goenka in the North American Old Student Contact Database. You may also receive occasional messages from centers and newsletters via this database.