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Skycliffe HÜMÜH Buddhist Monastery

Welcome to Skycliffe, HÜMÜH's Monastery and Retreat Centre

Westbridge, British Columbia, Canada

Set your spirit free...

in the pristine, natural beauty
of a 220-acre mountain valley retreat
and nature reserve along the Kettle River Valley.

Let stress and noise fade away...

as your gaze delights in the contours of forested skylines and your hearing attunes to bird song and the murmur from the river. 

Wander sun-dappled hiking trails
and explore wooded mesas...

HÜMÜH Monastery’s Skycliffe Retreat offers a feast
for body, mind, and spirit to enjoy in every season.

The Skycliffe Experience...

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Skycliffe Grounds...

Experience the quiet and pristine beauty of Skycliffe’s mountain valley bordering the Kettle River, and find that place of silence and balance within your body, mind, and spirit.

Primordial Wisdom...

HÜMÜH Teachings are primordial wisdom, spiritual Teachings existing from the beginning of time. Sometimes Teachings are given formally in the Forest Temple or the Stupa Garden, and other times they arise spontaneously wherever the Wisdom Master is present–on the Dining Hall porch or on a walk in the forest or down by the river. Regardless of the venue, receiving a Teaching from the Wisdom Master is an opportunity to awaken the dharma being within and see beyond the ordinary appearances of how we usually view life.

Spiritual Practice...

HÜMÜH spiritual practices draw from Buddhist and Taoist traditions and include quieting the mind through Third Eye Vision awareness of being aware, and daily prayers, chants, and meditation. HÜMÜH meditation is taught as living meditation, and Skycliffe visitors can join the monks in sitting meditations in the Forest Temple, walking meditations in the Stupa Garden, Tai Kar Chi, and Karma Yoga, where the meditative state is expressed through service activities.

There are a number of Spiritual Practice tools offered on the Skycliffe grounds, such as the Labyrinth, Karma Shedding Pit, Whirling Circle, Edge Walk, Meditation Hut, and more.

All of these dharma practices prepare the spiritual seeker to live from the natural state, a place of unlimited consciousness that is uncontrived and impartial, thus enabling one to live wholeheartedly and spontaneously in the present moment.

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Skycliffe Stupa overview
Padma Valley - View of Golden Stupa and Prayerflagpole
Double Rainbow over Skycliffe
Double Rainbow over Skycliffe
Prayerlag Road
Prayerflags Along the Entrance Road
View of the Kettle River
View of the Kettle River
View from Amitabha Vista
View from Amitabha Vista
Bridge to the Forest Temple
Bridge to the Forest Temple
Forest Temple
Forest Temple of Enlightenment
Inside Forest Temple
Forest Temple Interior
Meditation Area in the Stupa Garden
Meditation Area in the Stupa Garden
Tai Kar Chi Spiritual Practice at Skycliffe Monastery
Spiritual Practice: Tai Kar Chi (Stillness in Movement)
Spiritual Practice: Gazing at the River
Spiritual Practice: Gazing at the River
Spiritual Practice in the Whirling Circle
Spiritual Practice in the Whirling Circle
Spiritual Practice: Walking Meditation
Spiritual Practice: Walking Meditation
Prayer Wheel in the Stupa Garden
Prayer Wheel in the Stupa Garden
Spiritual Practice Tool: Edge Walk
Spiritual Reminder
Spiritual Practice Tool: Edge Walk
Spiritual Practice Tool: Edge Walk
Walking the Edge Walk
Walking the Edge Walk
Spiritual Practice Tool: Karma Shedding Pit
Spiritual Practice Tool: Karma Shedding Pit
Spiritual Practice Tool: Labyrinth
Spiritual Practice Tool: Labyrinth
Spiritual Practice Tool: Meditation Cave
Spiritual Practice Tool: Meditation Cave
Spiritual Practice Tool: Meditation Hut
Spiritual Practice Tool: Meditation Hut
Teaching Session at the Stupa
Teaching Session at the Stupa
Question and Answer Time with the Wisdom Master
Question and Answer Time with the Wisdom Master
Any Interaction with the Wisdom Master is a Teaching
Any Interaction with the Wisdom Master is a Teaching
talking with an initiate
Private Conversation with the Wisdom Master
Dining Hall Building
Dining Hall and Office Building
deer
Wildlife Abounds at Skycliffe
Kettle River in the Fall
Kettle River Autumn Scene
Stupa Teaching Area
Teaching Platform at the Stupa
lion statue
Lion Statue on the Stupa Platform
swimming hole in the KEttle River
Kettle River Swimming Hole
Water Feature in the Stupa Mandala Garden
Meditation Area with Water Feature in the Stupa Garden
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Accommodations

Guest Lodges

Loghouse Guest Lodge – Brava House – Paramita House – Vajra House

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Skycliffe Retreat Info...

What to Bring
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Campground

(open June – August)

Forest Cabins – Tent Cabins – Tenting/RV

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How to Get to Skycliffe...

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We are located in Southern British Columbia, Canada, not far from the U.S. border, near the center of Washington State. We are northeast of Rock Creek in Westbridge, along the banks of the Kettle River.

Driving Directions:

FROM KELOWNA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (Canada)

If you fly into Kelowna International Airport in the Southern Interior of the Province of British Columbia, and rent a car, the drive south to Skycliffe is approximately 2 hours.

  • As you leave Kelowna International Airport, turn L and go south on Hwy 97 for 8 km (1 mile = 1.6 km.)
  • Turn L onto Hwy 33.
  • Continue south on Hwy 33 for approximately 135 km to Westbridge.
  • Just before the bridge, turn L onto Christian Valley Road. 
  • Continue with directions From Westbridge below.
FROM SPOKANE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (USA)

If you fly into Spokane International Airport in Eastern Washington State, and rent a car, the drive north to Skycliffe is approximately 4-5 hours, plus crossing the US-Canada border.

  • From the airport, take 90 East to 395 North (Exit 281) through Kettle Falls.
  • Continue north to the Laurier Canadian border crossing.
  • Just into Canada, at Cascade turn L on Hwy 3.
  • Follow Hwy 3 west through Grand Forks to Rock Creek.
  • At Rock Creek, turn R on Hwy 33.
  • Continue north on Hwy 33 to Westbridge (about 10 minutes, or approximately 13 km, 1 mile = 1.6 km).
  • After crossing the bridge, continue straight ahead onto Christian Valley Road.
  • Continue with direction From Westbridge
FROM WESTBRIDGE
  • Follow Christian Valley Road northeast along the Kettle River, noting the red kilometer markers and the HÜMÜH signs along the way, until you reach the 27 km marker.
  • Turn R at the HÜMÜH rock mound, onto the small bridge over the river, and cross over the cattle guard.
  • Keep to the R at the fork in the road and follow the HÜMÜH signs for 3 km along Lost Horse Creek Forest Service Road, continuing to keep to the right.
  • Keep going straight onto Kettle River East Forest Service Road, and continue for 1 more km.
  • Enter the Skycliffe Gate, and follow the driveway down Prayer Flag Lane to the parking lot.
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“From the wholeness of the spiritualized consciousness comes real happiness, comes real love. For the first time in our lives, we come to know what real love is, and it pours from us as easily as it pours into us. We become the best we can be, and the best we can be is our divine self. When we allow ourselves that, in so doing, we uplift all of life.” This is something you are taught and come to realize as a HÜMÜH initiate.

– Maticintin, Wisdom Master

Secrets of the Golden Spiral, p. 340

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    • Skycliffe Monastery & Retreat Centre, BC, Canada
      • The Skycliffe Experience
        (with photos)
      • Accommodations – Guest Lodges
      • Accommodations – Campground
      • Personal Comforts & Safety Information
      • Skycliffe Daily Schedule
      • What to Bring
      • How to get to Skycliffe
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