CCR GHATIKA MONTHLY
“A journey towards healing and wisdom, through which one develops mental sanity and serenity, that progressively reveals deeper and truer aspects of one’s being and of reality itself.”
—CCR retreatant on the transformative experience of dedicated meditative practice
DONATE TO HELP THE CCR FACILITATE CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE:
IN RETREAT, IN THE WORLD, IN YOU
The CCR is now at the precipice of scale—the pieces are in place for continued momentum in contemplative practice and research that will facilitate educational offerings and transformative dialogue in a world that faces an uncertain future.
We are pleased to announce a new framework for contribution to the CCR, the CCR Ghatika Monthly, in order to serve a dual purpose of raising funds for the CCR and inspiring you in your own contemplative practice—the greatest gift you can give.
WHAT IS A GHATIKA?
In ancient India, a ghatika was a standard measure of one-sixtieth of a lunar day of 24 hours, and was often measured using a “ghatika yantra,” or a water clock.
This interval developed significance for meditation practice. CCR founder B. Alan Wallace has long emphasized the ghatika as an ideal length of time for a meditation session:
“A session of twenty-four minutes is a good starting interval; for most people, it is neither too short nor too long … and this is the session duration that the eighth-century Indian Buddhist contemplative Kamalashila recommended for beginning meditators.”
—B. Alan Wallace, Minding Closely: The Four Applications of Mindfulness
$24 = 24 MINUTES
Based on our operating costs, your contribution of $24 facilitates approximately one ghatika of meditation for the entire Miyo Samten Ling hermitage in Crestone, CO.
Choose to give in increments of $24 to support this time spent doing the important work of exploring the mind and consciousness.
EACH MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION OF $24 FACILITATES ONE GHATIKA OF MEDITATION FOR CCR CONTEMPLATIVES
24:00
$24
48:00
$48
96:00
$96
192:00
$192
364:00
$364
Your gift makes a difference
Your contributions will help us maintain and grow our rare, conducive environment for meditation and conduct groundbreaking research into the nature and potential of mind and genuine well-being. Your funds will support:
- Additional cabins to host more expert “Olympians of the mind” engaged in the deep work of intensive, transformational retreat
- Ongoing research and analysis in an unprecedented longitudinal, mixed-method scientific study involving full-time contemplatives
- Investment in educational product development to share mind training and mental health tools with the world, especially the world’s youth
- Maintain the operations of CCR North America, hire key staff, and enable us to assist the growth of CCR Europe and CCR Asia Pacific.
Donorbox is 100% safe to use. Donorbox does not store any card or bank data. Credit card info is encrypted, tokenized, and safely stored with Stripe. Donorbox is secured by SSL/TLS and is PCI compliant. We will strive to allocate your donation according to your wishes, however, we must retain the flexibility to serve the priorities of essential work as needed.
YOUR MONTHS OF MEDITATION
Daily inspiration for your practice
As a thank you for your contribution of any amount, and as a reminder of the immense possibilities that emerge from your own time increments of contemplative practice, we offer you a calendar of beautiful images of Crestone and Miyo Samten Ling Hermitage.
JOIN US FOR MONTHLY GHATIKA SESSIONS
Give the world the gift of your own practice!
Join contemplative practitioners from among the global CCR community in monthly virtual guided meditations.
Come together with us to share 24 minutes in time—time that can be spent balancing our minds.
To participate in these sessions, please register here:
Donations are fully
tax-deductible
The Center for Contemplative Research is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the United States. Your contribution to CCR is fully tax-deductible as provided by law. Our Tax ID number is 85-1666977.
Contact CCR Donation Support if you have any questions about how your donation will benefit CCR.
