Milarepa Buddhist Meditation Center, Barnet, Vermont

270 acres of mountain woodlands and meadows in eastern Vermont, overlooking the White Mountains of New Hampshire and the beautiful valley of the meandering Connecticut River. The buildings and gardens were designed for practitioners of Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Inspired by the monasteries and temples of India, Tibet and Japan, the buildings and gardens of Milarepa Center were translated into a western architectural and landscape design vocabulary familiar to western Buddhists - Vermont-style farmhouses surrounding a courtyard, with gardens flowing around and through the buildings. Feng-shui and respect for earth energy leys assure balance and harmony with nature. The gardens of native and naturalized species are composed of edible vegetative communities and unique natural features. Their design relates to events that visitors experience along the spiritual path, helping them develop a sense of spiritual awareness and presence in nature.

To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.

-William Blake
Augeries of Innocence