Ösel Khandro Duwi Ling, "The Gathering Place of the Dakinis," is located approximately twenty miles south of Grants, New Mexico, in the Zuni Mountains. This small, simple, and remote retreat center of Bhakha Tulku Rinpoche is at an altitude of just under 8,000 feet. It is situated in a grassy meadow surrounded by a vibrant Ponderosa pine forest—a place of peace and solitude, yet full of power and promise. Days are warm and pleasant; nights are cool. It is accessible via a well-maintained and easily drivable dirt road, Zuni Canyon Road; the last part of the drive, the turnoff onto Bad Road into the reatreat land, is short, but travelers should note that if the weather is stormy, the road may be rutted and extremely muddy, so care should be exercised.
The retreat land is located twenty miles south of Grants, New Mexico. The nearest airport is Albuquerque, seventy miles east of Grants on I-40. If driving from the west, Grants is seventy miles east of Gallup, NM. To request a map to the Zuni Mountain Stupa and Retreat Land, click here.
Due to severe winter weather conditions at this altitude, the retreat land is open only between May and October. You may visit at any time during this period, depending on road conditions. Please do not disturb other residents living on the land during your visit; you may park in the designated area at the stupa; please do not drive around the retreat land.
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Ceremonies and retreats are held in the stupa’s shrine room. The facilities at present are simple but very pleasant. Retreatants should be prepared to camp (bring all your own gear) in a designated pine-forest camping area; there are also various motels in Grants, twenty miles away by a good road (the last few miles in may be a bit rough if there has been heavy rain). The retreat land has a small sangha kitchen where wholesome and delicious food is served during retreats, as well as a bathhouse and flush toilets. There are no telephones (but there is some cell-phone reception).
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