Support all living beings with compassion and live in harmony with nature in Andong, Korea

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  💌☀️Letter from MASTER SUNYATA:
  To all Workawayers who have entered this sanctuary, 💗
  
  I, MASTER SUNYATA, offer my sincere gratitude.
  Each of you helped in your own way to support my sacred work.
  You cared for the animals, tended the land,reparing things
  and brought moments of harmony into the daily rhythm of this home.
  Every sincere action leaves an imprint,
  and your kindness remains alive in this land and in my memory and heart.
  Many of you listened to my teachings with an open heart.
  Within my words, you glimpsed your own true nature,
  and a quiet aspiration awakened within you—
  a wish to one day embody these teachings in your life.
  
  Wherever your journey leads,
  may the merit of what you offered here protect and guide you
  toward deeper wisdom, compassion, and clarity.
  With gratitude ,
  MASTER SUNYATA🙏☀️
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  *My name is ANAM, and I live and practice with my spiritual teacher, Master Sunyata.
  I have spent more than 40 years exploring meditation and spiritual teachings, searching for real answers and deeper compassion in this world.
  
  During the most difficult time of my life —
  when I had no stability, declining health, and felt unseen by the world —
  Master Sunyata recognized my value when no one else did.
  She offered me guidance, a home, and a renewed purpose.
  From that moment, I chose to dedicate my life to supporting her compassionate mission.
  
  My teacher, SUNYATA, has lived a profoundly sacrificial and compassionate life devoted entirely to the well-being of others.
  
  For decades, she has given herself wholeheartedly to meditation, healing, and service.
  She became a Theravada Buddhist monk in her early years, living with the strict discipline of simplicity—owning almost nothing, eating once a day, and dedicating every breath to awakening and compassion.
  
  For more than 35 years, NASTER SUNYATA has practiced and shared Zen, Vipassana, and deep silent meditation, guiding people who suffer, comforting those who feel lost, and offering her wisdom without asking for anything in return.
  
  She has been a vegan for 30 years, living with absolute respect for all living beings.
  Her life has always been centered on kindness—toward humans, animals, plants, and the unseen world of nature.
  
  Even outside the monastery, she continues to live with humility and service.
  She cares for animals who have been abandoned, supports people in emotional and spiritual crisis, and opens her home as a sanctuary for healing, silence, and transformation.
  
  I have witnessed her give everything of herself—her time, her energy, her heart—to help others rise, heal, and remember their inner light.
  
  MASTER SUNYATA’s life is not just spiritual; it is sacrificial, selfless, and profoundly compassionate.
  She has walked through suffering with courage, and she has offered her life as a lamp for those who cannot yet see their own path.
  
  To live and practice beside her is an honor.
  Those who meet her feel the depth of her sincerity, the purity of her intention, and the gentle strength that comes only from a lifetime of service.
  She is also trained in integrative and alternative healing, using nature, simplicity, and mindful presence to support transformation.
  In her later years, Master Sunyata experienced a profound spiritual awakening that transcended religious boundaries.
  During a period of deep contemplation and suffering and giving up everything and cut connection to human beings, she entered into a sacred inner union with the compassion and the power of god— feeling the pain of all living beings, and love in ONENESS.
  Through this transformative experience, she came to understand the essence of divine love and the fundamental truth that all spiritual traditions point toward the same source.
  Her path is not tied to any single religion; rather, she embodies the universal teachings that lie at the heart of many ancient traditions of wisdom .
  
  Because of this, her guidance is not doctrinal but experiential —
  she teaches from the living understanding of love, responsibility, and the purpose of human life and how to bring balance to this suffering world.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Help with Eco Projects

  Elderly Companionship

  Gardening

  Animal Care

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  House and pet sitting
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  Interests

  

  Sustainability

  

  Self development

  

  Pets

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Farming

  

  Writing

  

  Plant care

  

  Languages

  

  Gardening

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Animals

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Hiking

  

  Mountain

  

  Nature

  

  Cycling
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  With MASTER SUNYATA, daily life becomes a teaching: You learn how to live in harmony with nature, how to respect every living being, and how to discover peace within yourself.
  As a foreigner myself, I realized here that culture is not just food, clothes, or language, it is a way of being. Through spritual Master ’s guidance, I began to understand what true happiness means — a happiness beyond possessions, rooted in simplicity and compassion.
  For highly hidden spiritual beings who are seeking to find their true self, this is a rare opportunity to encounter and witness the most hidden spiritual fearless egoless self.

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  Help

  Many people may assume that this sanctuary was easily created through donations or outside support.
  But the truth is quite different.
  
  This place has been built and sustained over the past twenty years through the hands, dedication, and personal resources of MASTER SUNYATA and her family alone.
  Every part of this sanctuary — the land, the home, the gardens, the animal areas, every repair and restoration —
  has been shaped without any external funding or assistance.
  
  This is a space born from sacrifice, simplicity, and continuous mindful effort.
  Because of this, the sanctuary carries a sincere and sacred energy.
  Our sanctuary is not a place for individual personal healing and learning meditation center.
  It is a training ground for those who wish to serve and protect
  animals, nature, and people in hardship as ONENESS.
  
  Here, volunteers learn to:
  
  • Connect with nature and animals with respect, gratitude, and love
  • Live sustainably and in harmony with the natural world
  • Practice mindful action, responsibility, and inner discipline
  • Develop strength to support others — and yourself — in times of suffering
  • Transform yourself so you can become a true benefit to the world
  • Learn how to honor and respect elders who have endured and overcome many challenges in life,
   and who carry deep wisdom that should never be treated simply as “friends,”
   but as teachers whose experiences deserve reverence
  
  Many people come to learn and then scatter in different directions,
  carrying only fragments of the teachings.
  This is the way most spiritual paths work today—
  teachers separated from one another, and students walking alone quickly only with full of knowledge but never learned the true technics of fearlessness.
  
  But true transformation does not arise from knowledge and meditation or prayers!!!
  Wisdom becomes power only in unity with the fearless self.
  A single fearless flame glows,
  but many fearless flames together become a radiant field of light
  that can genuinely change the world.☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️

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  Languages spoken

  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  French: Fluent
  Korean: Fluent
  Japanese: Intermediate
  Vietnamese: Intermediate
  Chinese (Mandarin): Beginner

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  Accommodation

  The Workawayer will have his/her own private bedroom. Single bed and all beddings are provided. There is a chair and a desk for writing. We live in a traditional Korean house in the countryside far away from city.

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  What else ...

  Our home is a small sanctuary of silence, nature, and awakening.
  Volunteers who stay with us are invited to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with their true inner space.
  
  During your free time, you may rest in the forest, meditate with the sounds of wind and water, walk with our gentle dogs, or simply enjoy the peace of being. Every 4–5 days, we offer a full-day trip to beautiful natural or cultural places in the Andong region, depending on your interests.
  
  We offer: • Individual spiritual guidance through quiet tea ceremonies
  • Two nourishing vegan meals each day
  • Mostly organic ingredients, fresh fruits, and homemade snacks
  • Free tea, coffee, and fresh spring water
  • Clean, peaceful accommodation surrounded by nature
  
  We welcome only one volunteer per month, and stays are limited to 5–10 days, to protect the sacred and mindful atmosphere of this place.
  
  Transportation:
  We can pick you up in Andong only if you arrive before 16:00.
  
  Here, we live with compassion, simplicity, and awareness.
  You will be received not just as a helper, but as part of our spiritual family.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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  My animals / pets

  5 dogs

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