With the clearing of the building site done, and the Hydro organized, the next project was water! We had subdivided a small lot in 2008 on the other side of the road from the main property, and the well drilling company had found water at about 100′. They were confident we would find the same

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I feel very fortunate to be building the second small building on our land. The pumphouse is a small 9 x 12 building to house the water and electrical. We have finished clearing the road, so that the power lines can go in, which should happen shortly. Once we have water and power, we can

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Mist on the ocean, outside my bedroom window. I rise, eat breakfast and put together my lunch. I live near Sidney, on Vancouver Island, and I am meeting other trustees by 8:30 am to drive 1 ½ hours from Victoria to Lake Cowichan- the town 5 min. from the center. People are coming from all

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In September of 2011, Paul and Susan Fleischman came to the Pacific Northwest to give a series of inspirational talks. The public engagements were aimed at describing the unique universal signature of Vipassana meditation from a scientific, 21st Century viewpoint. Their itinerary included the cities of Seattle, Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo, two small rural coastal

The first meditations on the land happened in the open air, in a little clearing under the branches of large cedars and fir trees or in small individual meditation tents sent over from Thailand.