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THE VISION

Ehvam is envisioned as a regional and international advanced spiritual center for peace.

It will take form on a designated desert hilltop, near the ancient city of Moa in the Arava Valley, on
the path of the historic Incense Route. Its location is close to the Jordanian Border, at the heart of one

of the most disruptive conflict zones in the world - the Middle East.

At Ehvam, students from the region and from around the world, will study and practice the principles
of morality, compassion, generosity, wisdom, and the science of inner transformation, all based on
authentic wisdom traditions of the world. The center will welcome and promote dialog and building

bridges between different social segments in the region, so as to reduce suffering and increase
harmony and peace in our world.

At Ehvam, students will strive to purify and transform their hearts and minds to generate deep inner

change. Our guiding belief is that such a change will enable them to become spiritual leaders and
agents of change, capable of transforming the reality around them and create harmony, coexistence,
and peace.

EHVAM

The name Ehvam is a combination of two Sanskrit syllables and has a deep symbolic meaning in the

Buddhist teaching. Ehvam symbolizes, amongst other things:
The ultimate enlightened state, a state of complete freedom, purity and wisdom.
The inseparability of a pure and peaceful world and the purity and peace in the hearts of its
inhabitants; the fact that if we attain inner purity and peace, it will be automatically reflected in our
environment.

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