An appeal to get Guhyavajra moving

 Sudarshanaloka Retreat Centre New Zealand is 11 buildings and huts spread over 230 acres of rugged and mostly steep ground. At age 70, it’s getting rather too much to get around for Guhyavajra, one of its main caretakers.

Rather than leave, Guhyavajra wants to manage ageing in these conditions intelligently. Having an electric bike will enable him to carry on his day-to-day work at Sudarshanaloka at the same time as strengthening his health - but without overdoing it.

Satyadevi, one of the Abhayaratna Trust’s reps in New Zealand, explains: ‘Guhyavajra is one of Sudarshanaloka’s mainstays, keeping it alive and well, and highly operative; a rich and increasingly beautiful blessing to all that come here for retreats and solitaries. But there is a glitch at present; Guhyavajra is ageing and with a degree of osteoarthritis that can affect his mobility.

‘Although he does very well with this impediment, the land is steep and rough, meaning the work is physical and at times hard graft. An e-bike would enable him to keep fit and have ease of access to various parts of the land.’

Aware of Guhyavajra’s circumstances and that neither he nor Sudarshanaloka can fund an e-bike, the Abhayaratna Trust have launched this appeal to raise £2,800 / NZ$6,300 to enable Guhyavajra to purchase an e-bike that will be robust enough for the terrain.

You can help him today by donating any amount HERE, and then choosing the currency you wish to donate in.

10% of your donation plus any gift aid we can collect will go to help other Order members in financial need, through our grants programme.

Thank you for helping.