{"id":525,"date":"2021-04-26T05:12:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T05:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ujjala.dev.webhost2.dhamma.org\/?page_id=525"},"modified":"2021-04-27T13:36:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T13:36:02","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/ujjala.dev.webhost2.dhamma.org\/index.php\/centre\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"525\" class=\"elementor elementor-525\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6544ba7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6544ba7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a2dceeb\" data-id=\"5a2dceeb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4345e177 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4345e177\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-462e5825\" data-id=\"462e5825\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66b9ec34 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"66b9ec34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"Discover real peace and harmony within yourself, and naturally this will overflow to benefit others.\"\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- SN Goenka<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-72f7dea5\" data-id=\"72f7dea5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf26d28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3cf26d28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT THE CENTRE\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52100cf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52100cf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><div class=\"wp-block-column\"><div>Dhamma Ujjala (\u2018Ujjala\u2019 means bright or blazing light) is near Clare, a town located nearly 140km north of Adelaide. A network of small towns, farms and Mediterranean vegetation are the key features of the Clare Valley. A prevailing pleasant climate means cool nights and sunny days.<\/div><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><div>Set on 50 acres of gently sloping land, Dhamma Ujjala is approximately one kilometre from shops and public transport and yet protected by corridors of trees and pockets of bushland.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-67a6797 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67a6797\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40f07f8\" data-id=\"40f07f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80ca3ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80ca3ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><div style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: 0px; text-align: inherit;\">The surrounding ridges provide a picture frame for the centre with its variety of trees and gardens. The peaceful atmosphere encourages wildlife to visit, including families of kangaroo and deer.<\/span><\/div><div style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Facilities<\/span><\/div><div style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">The current, temporary centre buildings comprise a quaint conversion of existing farm buildings. The facilities include a commercial, volunteer-run kitchen, which provides simple and delicious vegetarian food.<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">There is a mixture of accommodation at the centre; single rooms, including a number with adjacent bathrooms, and some shared rooms with partitions. Pathways connect all the rooms and facilities.<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Nearby, there is separate accommodation for those who volunteer to help run the courses and help build the new centre. These are new, purpose-built and self-contained facilities with a high level of comfort for longer-term volunteers.<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Wheelchair facilities are available.<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Vipassana Meditation South Australia is a non-profit charity and is managed by a board (known as the Trust), the members of which are experienced students appointed for a term of up to two years by the centre teacher. All who serve at the centre are volunteers who have experienced the benefits of practising Vipassana meditation and wish to help others to do so.<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-307a7cd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"307a7cd2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69b83b9e\" data-id=\"69b83b9e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fae1662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fae1662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d9030a3 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d9030a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49f8d035\" data-id=\"49f8d035\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56bafda4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56bafda4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VIPASSANA MEDITATION SOUTH AUSTRALIA<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39ff1074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39ff1074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-sm-12 text-center\"><div class=\"footer-widget\"><address><p>Centre location: Dhamma Ujjala, Lot 52, Emu Flat Road, Clare SA 5453<br \/>+61 (08) 8312 3105 | <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"mailto:info@ujjala.dhamma.org\">info@ujjala.dhamma.org<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>|\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ujjala.dev.webhost2.dhamma.org\/index.php\/contact\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Detailed contact and location information<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><\/address><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"footer-rights\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Discover real peace and harmony within yourself, and naturally this will overflow to benefit others.&#8221; 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