Let practice become living experience again

Manang carries history, but the Vision is directed toward the present and the future. The first question is not what to build. It is: what do we hope can happen in a person's life when they come here?

A platform

Buildings are a platform.

"So the platform, the project, the physical project --- this kind of platform --- can be a place where one can feel the richness of history and love, while at the same time receiving the essence of practice."

--- GarTul Chimi Dorjee Rinpoche · Manang · 28 July 2026

The core movement

Reconnect → Acceptance → Adjustment → Harmony

"It helps you reconnect. And you need a space to do that. After reconnecting, there is acceptance. Then there is adjustment. And finally, only harmony is left."

--- GarTul Chimi Dorjee Rinpoche · Manang · 28 July 2026

Our generation, and the next

"There are two things. One is our generation. The second is the upcoming generation. Therefore, whatever project I am going to bring, the most important thing for me is that I really want to root those qualities: affection, love and respect, and the warmth of heart."

--- GarTul Chimi Dorjee Rinpoche · Manang · 28 July 2026

Living, breathing, experiential

"For many of us, Dharma becomes recitation or something like that. But not the living, breathing, experiential thing."

--- GarTul Chimi Dorjee Rinpoche · Manang · 28 July 2026

The door is not only for Buddhists

"Dharma does not distinguish anything. You are whoever you are, whatever you are."

--- GarTul Chimi Dorjee Rinpoche · Manang · 28 July 2026

Begin with a real ground

"For even one person, we can offer something that looks very simple, very ordinary. If it can truly inspire even one or two people and give them this kind of ground --- a grounded confidence --- I truly believe human families need it everywhere in the world. This should be the core essence. It is like the main chip."

--- GarTul Chimi Dorjee Rinpoche · Manang · 28 July 2026