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Karmê Chöling is Now Open to Residency – HIGHLIGHT
Photo Credit Pablo Coddou By Mike de Give You may have heard that Karme Choling is fundamentally changing the way it operates. For a long time, we’ve served the mandala by hosting meditation retreats and other dharma programs. While we’ll still offer those programs, now our primary activity ... continuePosted July 2, 2020 by alexvangils
Talking Trash – HIGHLIGHT
Commemorating Earth Day by Anenome Fresh resident gardener at Karme Choling One afternoon in mid-January, I decided to start taking accountability for the trash I produce. I was tired of mindlessly taking a paper napkin with every meal, most usually not using it or needing it. I used a ... continuePosted December 2, 2018 by alexandra_kalinine
The Possibilities of Butterfly – HIGHLIGHT
Appreciating a Level II for teens recently taught by Shastri Nick Kranz at Karmê Chöling by Anne-Marie Keppel Often adults are afraid of teens. I get it. Teens can move in tight omnivorous packs, with untamed hormones and swift tongues that may whip out an uncomfortable truth or ... continuePosted April 17, 2018 by CGH
Teen Retreat in Winter – HIGHLIGHT
Teens gather for practice and conversation in the depths of a cold and snowy Vermont winter by Anne-Marie Keppel Through guidance, inquiry and activities built from Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche’s new book, The Lost Art of Good Conversation, the Winter Teen Retreat at Karmé Chöling was an incredibly rich program. Seventeen ... continuePosted January 12, 2018 by CGH
From Ukraine to Vermont 2 – HIGHLIGHT
The Journey of a Shambhala Teen, Part Two of Two by Cara Thornley Shambhalian teen Dali Kapanadze was already experiencing a major life changing event, the Ukranian Revolution of 2013, in which she was participating with the permission and support of her parents. The second and more ... continuePosted May 31, 2017 by CGH
Out of Darkness Into Light – HIGHLIGHT
As we mark the equinox this week, a northerner reflects on winter and the first days of spring by Nyingje Sheltri My strawberry plants arrived in the mail yesterday. My husband and I opened the “mystery” box together, having forgotten what we had ordered back in December. When ... continuePosted March 24, 2017 by CGH
More Motorcyle Meditations – HIGHLIGHT
Pam Linnell, who retires this year from Karmê Chöling, shares a few thoughts about the connection between motorcycle riding and meditation, and her service as Chagdzo at KCL. interview by Cara Thornley Q. Did you have something you would describe as “The Most Memorable Bike Ride” you have ... continuePosted March 11, 2017 by CGH
Motorcycle Meditations – HIGHLIGHT
After 10 years of service Pam Linnell retires this year from Karmê Chöling Meditation Center. She also “retired” in 2015 from 42 years of riding a motorcycle: 20 years as a passenger on her husband’s bike and 22 years of riding her own bike. interview by Cara ... continuePosted March 9, 2017 by CGH
Circle of Light – HIGHLIGHT
Children journey to the spiral’s center in Karmê Chöling’s traditional midwinter Festival of Lights photography by Philip Campbell Between December 25th and New Year’s Day, practitioners of all ages gathered at Karmê Chöling for a warm and lively week of programs to support and celebrate families and children. A highlight ... continuePosted January 9, 2017 by CGH
Karmê Chöling Seen and Heard – HIGHLIGHT
A new video puts the spotlight on Karmê Chöling Meditation Retreat Center If you have ever been to Karmê Chöling, this video will bring back all your memories. If you’ve never been there, it can give you a sense of what it’s like, and encourage you to visit. ... continuePosted November 18, 2016 by CGH
Lessons Learned at Karmê Chöling – HIGHLIGHT
A long-time practitioner shares his top ten things learned while on staff at Karmê Chöling…. by Frederick Meyer Immediately after finishing college in 2008, I spent one year on staff at Karmê Chöling. It was easily the most important single year of my life, and perhaps the most difficult. ... continuePosted July 5, 2016 by CGH
A Million Miles Away – HIGHLIGHT
Reflections on a Shambhala Training retreat at the Karmê Chöling land center by Michal George The time I recently spent at Karmê Chöling in Vermont taking Shambhala Training Levels I–III was so filled with teaching and opportunities to practice that I left the center with the sense I had ... continuePosted March 9, 2016 by CGH
Howard University: The First Eight – HIGHLIGHT
Introduction The First8: From bottom left to right—March Wood; Endia Sowers Paige, Rashid Hughes. Top left to right is Chiquita Richardson, Jennifer Nash, Alice Bellis, Erin Johnson, Donna Lawson, Cleon Peoples. Washington DC Shambhala Member March Wood completed her Masters at The Howard University School of Divinity earlier ... continuePosted December 4, 2015 by CGH
Beginner’s Heart and the Way of the Bow
Kyudo students meet their new sensei during the most recent Kyudo Assembly at Karme Choling by Adrienne Kehn, with photos by Gary Vu A beautiful day at the Karme Choling matoba (all photos courtesy of Gary Vu) Since my beginnings in the art of Kyudo, the Way of the ... continuePosted October 13, 2015 by Adrienne
Explorers – HIGHLIGHT
Family Camp and Rites of Passage held at Karme Choling During the 2015 Family Camp at Karme Choling the young teens group, “Explorers” were introduced into the heart of Kasung dharma. Dapon Will Ryken guided the Explorers through the teachings by cultivating the spirit of camaraderie and ... continuePosted August 22, 2015 by Dan