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Snazzy new screened in porch completed at House 9

Sunam — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 15:02:16 +0000

John and Jack build the porch with the painting crew of Saci and Daniel putting on the finishing touches. The new porch at cabin 9 provides a relaxing spot to have tea and listen to songbirds or meditate. Enough space to get your yoga on as well! Or take a delicious nap, we won’t judge.:)
The desert environment here at Diamond Mountain certainly challenges us to keep our buildings and facilities in good working order. The magnificent sun and the powerful wind here in these wild mountains and valleys provide magical moments here on the land as well as taking their toll on the structures. Our team of wonderful volunteers and staff are up to the task!
In addition to the regular maintenance needed, we are always looking for ways to improve and upgrade in ways that serve the guest experience and help to preserve these cabins that were built with love and generosity. It is a continuous and systematic effort of care that provides so many opportunities for rejoicing.

Thank you to all of our generous donors who have contributed!
May you always be surrounded by love and feel secure.

In addition to construction and painting projects, we are busy with power system and battery upgrades throughout the retreat valley:

Cabin 9 power upgrade, house converted from 12 volt to 110 volt.
Cabins 14 and 20: New lithium batteries installed with longer battery lifespan, power usage improvement and easier maintenance.

Would you like to help us continue our ongoing upgrades? Check out our wish lists for ways to help.

Help us beautify our houses even further with our Amazon wish lists:

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Stupa Donor Wall January 2022

Sunam — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:47:03 +0000

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$ 4,000,000

Sunam — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 08:24:35 +0000

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Stupa Project Plan

Sunam — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 14:49:38 +0000

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$ 3,000,000

Sunam — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 15:07:40 +0000

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$ 1,000,000

Sunam — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 15:05:06 +0000

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Stupa Design

Sunam — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 13:24:08 +0000

The Stupa Design is incredible cooperation between the monastic definitions for Stupa construction and our incredibly architect’s from Line and Space. A special thank you to Bob Clements for his openness to all the requirements from the ancient books.

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Marble on it’s Way

Sunam — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 13:02:19 +0000

The Taiwan sponsors picked in August 2021 the marble called “Ash” for their Stupa. After the marble has been stuck in the US due to international shipping problems for a few weeks, it’s finally on its way.

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Clearing of Stupa Site 1

Sunam — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 12:42:51 +0000

Heavy duty machines at Diamond Mountain to clear the site for the first Stupa.

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Marble

Sunam — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 11:57:15 +0000

We have been in conversation with our neighbors and owners of the Cochise Marble quarry. They introduced us to their master quarrier in Europe and have sent us a rendering of what marble stupas might look like. They have a CNC factory in Utah that may produce the stupas as well the marble steps going up the mountain. They also have a ceramic business in Vietnam.

Don’t miss the passionate talk by the owner of Cochise Marble, Marco Gonzales, “Extracting the magic marble“.

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