The Center
Tushita is a meditation center with a solid foundation in a widely proven Buddhist tradition
LOCATION
Tushita Meditation Center is located in Viladrau, a small village in the north of the Montseny Natural Park, in Catalonia, surrounded by forests, mountains and springs. In Viladrau it is located in a quiet residential area next to the forest.
ABOUT THE CENTER
What makes us more human are our internal qualities. These do not depend on any particular current of thought, since they are internal, and can be nourished and increased, as demonstrated by numerous scientific studies. For more than 25 years, Tushita has offered a space where these qualities can be cultivated.
The center is a place that welcomes us a refuge where we can connect with what inspires and moves us. Furthermore, it is a space that tries to recognize interdependence and what makes us more human. This is our commitment and contribution to a better world, to help understand ourselves and also others.
The center offers meditation retreats, courses and study programs. Its roots are based on the wisdom and rigor of Tibetan Buddhism and the people who teach—with solid roots in Western culture and science—convey it with an open-minded approach, to reach everyone, no matter who we are and how we think.
In short, from the center, we offer a space to find inner calm and to develop a sense of connection; a space to discover the best of ourselves and offer it to others and the world.
There is the possibility of renting the space for yoga or meditation retreats. For more information write to office@tushita.es
Tradition
The center follows the philosophy and meditative practices of the Buddhist tradition that have been transmitted and tested for millennia. In particular, the courses and retreats offered by the center are based mainly on the Guelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, being the main references Lama Yeshe, Lama Zopa Rinpoche and the Dalai Lama.
The courses and retreats are nourished by this knowledge and are adapted to the characteristics of the society and culture in which we live.
Teachers
During the more than 25 years of Tushita’s history, great masters and meditators have visited the place, people with great knowledge and contemplative experience such as Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche, Gueshe Jampa Tegchok, Yangsi Rinpoche or Lama Jampa Monlam, among others, who with their teachings have left an indelible mark in the center as well as on the people who knew them.
Affiliation
The center is affiliated with the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), an international organization with more than 150 centers, projects and services spread all over the world. The FPMT was founded by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rimpoché, who is currently his spiritual director, and follows the lineage of the Guelug tradition of Lama Tsong Khapa. In the FPMT, Shugden is not practiced, and the highest representative of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama, is referred to.
Tushita Meditation Center is a non-profit entity belonging to the Community for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (CPTM), registered in the Ministry of the Presidency in the General Directorate of Religious Affairs with number 436. He is also a member of the Spanish Buddhist Federation and the Catalan Coordinator of Buddhist Organizations.
