Quiet months are over and EC is gaining the proper speed again. On Thursday we started with a big „vision meeting“ for residents and people involved in the project. Guided by Michael Fuchs we all have discussed our insights from our life and work here. Friends talked about the structure and concrete plans for the future in many different levels. On the level of program we plan to prepare „transmission weekend“ with traveling teachers in December, weekend of traveling teachers with Lama Ole next year, public lecture of Lama Ole in Immenstadt in upcoming year, international project meetings, 8th Karmapa course next September and of course the Summercourse and everyday meditation program in the EC.

On the level of construction we wish to finish the second house and bathroom in the main villa. There is a plan for exhibition place to be finished and roof reconstructions. We also need to improve the infrastructure protection and kitchen in the house. In the forest we have to build a fence, protect the trees and plant new ones. Inside the houses we want take care of lamps, curtains, our pianos and lounge. We also want to improve the waste system and cooking structure. The finance group is dealing with bookkeeping for building site, forest, property management and catering. The IT group is designing a new website at the moment and provides people with better office in the main villa. We also need to work on the registration system, video&picture archive and the backup system.

On the level of communication we want to organize workshops in the EC, opening days, concert for Immenstadt public in the next summer and we have also started to think about the EC Buddhism Today magazine. So friends, in our Europe center there is so much going on in many different levels all the time…

By klara