A Meditation on Success: Clear Sky Meditation and Study Foundation

What would you do with 310 acres of wooded land at the foot of the Canadian Rockies? For Achariya Doug Duncan Sensei, a Canadian-born Dharma teacher, the answer was clear. Together with a group of passionate individuals, he set out to open a meditation and study centre in one of the most spectacular settings in North America.

Located near Cranbrook, BC, the Clear Sky Meditation and Study Center was launched in 2004 with a vision of providing people with an environment to practice meditation. This vision has since evolved to include stewardship of the land.

From restoring native grasslands to cultivating an organic farm, to stewarding endangered habitat, Clear Sky is a place for learning, educating, and exploring. Vancity provided Clear Sky with its initial mortgage to purchase the land as well as a loan for building an environmentally sustainable residence for teachers and administrative staff, expanding facilities to allow Clear Sky to host larger events and like-minded groups.