Monastic & Spiritual Practice Centres
I have only included some of the main monastic and spiritual practice centres reporting directly to my office in this section.
Their Functions
In our tradition, monastic organisations had always been the backbone of our various societies and communities. Historically, monasteries provided education, medical care, consultation, astrological information, psychological help and many other different services. In return the people living in the surrounding of each monasteries supported the monastics with donations or with their labour.
In the modern world, monasteries are now more specialised in spiritual activities including offering of prayers and teachings, and in keeping the cultural and traditional outfits, although in the remote areas, most monasteries are still keeping their traditional functions.
Today, spiritual practice centres are set up in cosmopolitan cities and their outskirts to provide gathering opportunities for group practices, activities and sometimes, group and solitary retreats.
“I am very happy that Drukpa Plouray has set an extraordinary example for my other spiritual centres worldwide. I hope that eventually in different parts of the world, wherever people are interested in genuine spirituality and the activities of Live to Love, spiritual centres for our Drukpa Lineage will be set up, modelling after Drukpa Plouray.”