While prayer is our main work, we need to support ourselves by the labour of our hands.

Various arts and crafts are practised: book-binding, calligraphy, weaving, painting, photography and handcrafts. The community has a strong literary tradition, and hospitality is an important aspect of our work, though challenging while we await the building of a monastic guest-house. As an extension of our hospitality, we run some holiday lodges. Then there are the usual household tasks of cleaning, cooking, making and repairing our clothes.