Vipassana Meditation Centre

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Dhamma Torana (Auspicious Gateway of Dhamma) is aptly named. The nearest major city, Toronto, Ontario has been recognized by the United Nations as the most diverse city in the world, with more cultures and religions represented there than anywhere else. Goenkaji saw a Vipassana Centre amid this diversity as a passageway for Dhamma to spread to the world, and so the centre's name was born.

The centre has over 140 acres of beautiful woods, open spaces and ravines. A variety of wildlife shares the land with the meditators. The surrounding countryside is mostly agricultural, but a number of small towns (Alliston & Cookstown) and the city of Barrie are nearby.

Path To Residence   The centre is located near Barrie, in central Ontario and is situated in a peaceful wooded environment.

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Looking at the Male residence from the forest.

Older buildings have been completely renovated and new buildings have been built to blend in with the surrounding environment. 		  Looking at Male Dorm from Forest

Finished Male Dorm   The male residence has been completely refurbished into double and single occupancy rooms.

Winter is one of the most pleasant and peaceful times to take a course at the Centre.

The Female Residence was built in the fall of 2004 (occupancy in November); it is a well equipped four-season building which blends in with the natural surroundings.

   Female Residence in Winter

Hallway in Female Residence   The building is designed to provide an ideal environment for serious meditation year round.
The female residence contains simple and clean, double and single, rooms.   Room in Female Residence

    

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Ontario Vipassana Centre - 6486 Simcoe County Road 56, Egbert, Ontario, L0L 1N0, Canada
Phone: +1 705-434-9850 Fax: +1 866-691-5214 E-mail: info@torana.dhamma.org
Registration: +1 416-342-6229 E-mail: registration@torana.dhamma.org
Web: www.torana.dhamma.org
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The Ontario Vipassana Centre is owned and operated by the Ontario Vipassana Foundation which is a registered non-profit charitable organization (Charity Number BN 87365 6219 RR0001)