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Coming Into Focus – HIGHLIGHT
Interview about the Mukpo Institute at Karme Choling with Rupa Acharya Suzann Duquette by Cati Hellerer Mukpo Institute is a three-month investigation into the Shambhala and Buddhist teachings offered every Fall and Spring at Karme Choling Shambhala Meditation Center in Barnet, Vermont. What inspires you about Mukpo Institute? “I’m ... continuePosted November 12, 2014 by
Checking In From the Mukpo Institute @ Karme Choling – HIGHLIGHT
by Lawrence Jordan, Mukpo Institute student at Karme Choling This note originally went out to the mailing list of my home Sangha. I would like to extend it out to the entire Shambhala community. I’m sorry I haven’t had the opportunity to write sooner, but my days ... continuePosted April 17, 2012 by
Training the Greatest Gift – HIGHLIGHT
Luc Jacobs describes his experience at the Mukpo Institute, engaging training, study, and meditation to discover that becoming who you already are is a gift to everyone. Mukpo Institute has been in existence for several years now, but somehow it has not attracted that many students, which ... continuePosted February 11, 2011 by
Ambassador of Dharma – HIGHLIGHT
As Jennifer Woodhull describes, in September of 2009, the small sangha of Shambhala South Africa waved goodbye to their dharma brother, Johann Verster, as he traveled to Karme Choling for an extended stay. While it was hard to do without him, everyone in South Africa is ... continuePosted February 9, 2011 by Jennifer_Woodhull
Mukpo Institute: Taking a Leap – HIGHLIGHT
It is nearly six thirty in the morning. As I lie in bed waiting for a conch to blow and a gatekeeper to come down the hall ringing a wake up bell, I think about the day ahead in the Mukpo Institute at Karme Choling. In ... continuePosted July 9, 2009 by
Extended Residency: Mukpo Institute at Karme Choling – HIGHLIGHT
By Sara Demetry You may have noticed that the length of programs continues to shrink throughout our Shambhala mandala. Seminary went from a three-month program to two, two-week programs. Path programs are now more accessible to people with busy lives, giving students an opportunity to mix ... continuePosted June 7, 2009 by