Food self-reliance
Organic orchards and vegetable gardens help provide food for residents and volunteers.
Visit the farmThe Master Unit vision
A vision made
practical.
A Master Unit is a rural community designed to bring ecological living, local self-reliance and all-round service into everyday life.
A model to learn from
What is a
Master Unit?
A Master Unit is a self-sufficient zone, based on all-round service, that inspires and offers a more balanced, healthy and proactive lifestyle. Using an economical sustainable model (PROUT), it acts as a nerve center for the local community, and demonstrates new technologies for environmental sustainability while providing guidelines in order to facilitate its replication.
At Ánanda Suruci, this work includes organic food production, biological wastewater treatment, retreats and small-scale food processing. The Yoga Wellness Center was completed in 2015. Renewable energy remains part of our future vision.
Putting the vision to work
Small actions.
Connected systems.
Ecological care
Rainwater collection, wastewater treatment and ponds connect water care with the landscape.
Explore permacultureService
Voluntary work and educational activities build a practical culture of helping others.
Contribute your skillsInner development
Yoga and meditation support physical, mental and spiritual growth.
Discover our retreatsUseful skills
Farming, cooking, carpentry and maintenance connect learning with meaningful work.
Local economy
Farm produce processing and small-scale activities help strengthen community self-reliance.
Read about PROUTNeohumanism
Care that reaches
beyond ourselves.
Neohumanism extends care beyond humanity to animals, plants and the wider living world. All beings have value in their own right, beyond their usefulness to people.
This outlook gives the Master Unit its direction: a replicable model for education, research and service, grounded in harmony with nature.
See the vision in everyday life
Come with curiosity.
Leave with ideas.
Arrange a visit or join the community as a volunteer.