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WhattoBring
Tushitaislocatedonaforestedmountainslopeatanaltitudeof1888m
(6190ft)intheDhauladharrange(thebeautifulfoothillsofthe
Himalayas),inHimachalPradesh,NorthernIndia.Thealtitudemeansthat
itisconsiderablycolderandwetterherethanintheplains.Alsobearin
mindthataspartofourbasicRulesofDiscipline,youagreenottoleave
Tushitapropertyforthefulldurationofyourcourse,soprepareeverything
youcanreasonablyexpecttoneedforthewholecoursebeforeyouarrive!
HereisachecklistofWhattoBringforyourstayatTushita:
inorderfromThingsthatyouwillNeedtoThingsyoumayfind
Useful
YouwillneedtobringAPHOTOCOPYOFYOURPASSPORT
andINDIANVISAwhenyoucheckin.Tohelpthebusycheckin
processgosmoothly,PLEASEhavethiscopywithyouwhenyou
arriveforcheckin(Indiancitizensarenotrequiredtoprovidethis
information).
Yourdonation.Weaskyouforthisatthe1pmcheckin,payablein
IndianRupeesonly.Pleasenotethatwecannotacceptcredit/debit
cards,foreigncurrencyortravellerscheques.
Agoodsleepingbag.Itisquitecoldhereinthemountains
(especiallyatnight),evenifitsveryhotintheplainsofIndia.If
youplantotravelanywhereelseinthisregionitisadvisabletohave
oneanyway.However,wecurrentlyhavesomeduvetsavailablefor
rentalat200rupeesforthedurationofacourseasanalternative.
Seemoreaboutthishere.
Warmclothingwhichcanbeworninlayersandashawl/blanketfor
usinginthemeditationhallareadvisablethroughouttheyear
(shawlsarecheapandplentifulinMcLeodGanj).
BecausewehavemonksandnunslivingatTushita,pleasedress
respectfullyinloose,comfortableclothing(noshortsabovethe
knee,sleevelessshirtsortightandrevealingclothes).Thereareno
guidelinesastothecolourofclothing,itsasyoulike!Itshandyto
haveshoesthatareeasytoputon/takeoff,sinceyouhavetoremove
themeachtimeyouentertheGompa.
Pleasebringyourownbathtowel,toiletries(wedoNOTprovide
toiletpaper,thoughyoucanbuysomeinoursmallreceptionoffice
shop)andanymedicinesyouneed.
Anumbrellaorrainwearisadvisableallyearandabsolutely
necessaryduringthemonsoonmonths(JunetoSeptember).Aswell
asplasticbagstoprotectclothesandbelongingsfrommouldwhich
iscommonduringthistimeofyear.
Atorch(flashlight)andbatteriesareusefulduringpowercuts.
Ifyoufeeltheneedforawatch/clock,itshelpfultobringone
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whichisdigital,i.e.onewhichdoesnottick!(pleaserefrainfrom
usingyourmobilephoneasanalarmclock,butratherputitinour
safesoyouwontbetemptedtouseit).Therewillbegongsrung
beforesessions,soaclockisntvital.
Wedoencouragecourseparticipantstotakenotesduringthe
course,sopleasebringanotebook,penetc.
Itishandytohaveyourownwaterbottle.Filteredwaterisavailable
inourdininghallandoutofconcernfortheenvironment,we
stronglydiscouragestudentsfrombuyingwaterinplasticbottles.
Asmallface/washclothisusefulforfresheningupwith,givenour
frequentwatershortages.
EarPlugs!Mostofouraccommodationisindormitories,soif
yourealightsleeperyoullappreciatethese(notavailableeasilyin
India).
Noteonavailability:toiletriessuchasshampoo(withandwithout
conditioner),soap,toothpaste,toothbrushes,toiletpaper,razorsand
laundrydetergentareinexpensiveandreadilyavailablethroughoutIndia.
Deodorantswithoutastrongscentarehardertofind.Sanitarypadsand
tamponsareavailableinIndia,buttheyareusuallyofinferiorqualityto
Westernversions,soyoumaywanttobringsuppliesoftheseitemswith
youtoIndia.Wehaveaverysmallshop(shelf!)inourreceptionoffice
whereemergencytoiletriescanbepurchasedbetween12pmduringthe
course,butitsbestnottorelyonthisandcomepreparedinstead!
PleaseDONOTbring:
Anymusicalinstruments,cameras,MP3players,laptops/tablets/kindlesor
mobilephonesasyouwillbeaskednottousethemwhileyouarehere.If
youdobringthem,youwillberequestedtodeposittheminoursafealong
withanyvaluablesyouwouldlikeustokeepsecureforthedurationof
yourstay.Pleasedonotuseyourmobilephoneasanalarmclock,there
willalwaysbeatemptationtouseit(evenifyoupromisetoremovethe
SIMcard)anditcanbedistractingtootherstudents.
Pleasedonotputstaffinanuncomfortablepositionbyaskingtoretain
yourphoneoraudio/visualequipment.
WealsoaskthatyouonlyreadbooksaboutBuddhismwhileyouarehere
tohelpyoustayfocusedontheideaspresentedinthecourse,soyouwont
needanyextranonDharmabooks.
Andwehavemadealistofthingsthatwouldreallymakelifeeasier
forus,itemswhichyoumayhavelyingaroundathomeunused.Weare
dependentondonations,andoftenstruggletoaffordorlocatethese
itemsinIndia,sowewouldofcoursebeverygratefulfordonationsof
anygoodconditionitemsonthislist(somebig,somesmall).Therefore,
wewelcomeyoutobrowseOurWishListpage.Entirelyoptional!
Aboveall,bringanopenmindandawarmheart!

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AboutTushita
Tushita is a centre for the study and practice of Buddhism from the
Tibetan Mahayana tradition. We're located in Northern India, in the
forested hills above the town of McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala the seat in
exileofHisHolinessthe14thDalaiLama.
Tushitaaimstoprovideafriendlyandconduciveenvironmentforpeople
ofallnationalitiesandbackgroundstolearnaboutandputintopracticethe
teachingsoftheBuddha.Withthisinmindweofferregulardropinevents
andcoursesonintroductoryBuddhistphilosophyandmeditation,aswell
as intermediate level courses and group retreats for more experienced
students.
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