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Karmê Chöling Meditation Community
Karme Choling is a residential meditation community founded by Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. It’s both a residence for meditation practitioners and a center that offers Shambhala Buddhist programs, QiGong instruction, Mudra Space Awareness, and Kyudo, or Japanese Archery.
Living in a meditation community offers the camaraderie and support needed to deepen our practice and progress along our spiritual path as good human beings.
Nestled in the beautiful green mountains of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, with a one-acre organic garden that teaches regenerative farming techniques, Karmê Chöling is part of the global community of Shambhala, dedicated to awakening our human hearts with kindness, bravery, and genuine dialogue.
Featured Programs
Tent Volunteer Weekend
During this beautiful time of year, Karmê Chöling invites anyone and everyone to come experience our special community and the joy of serving others by assisting our Facilities Team to prepare our campgrounds for the summer season.
Learn to Meditate - Half Day Retreat
Join the Karmê Chöling Staff and Residents for this half-day meditation retreat. Beginners welcome! Meditation Instruction will be available.
Activating Our Refuge and Bodhisattva Vows with Daily Practice
The Refuge and Bodhisattva vows are profound meetings between our personal karmic paths and the lineage of the Buddha.
Regenerative Gardening and Meditation
Designed for folks who have a passion for fresh healthy food and learning regenerative gardening: With daily meditation and contemplations in the forest and garden, we will explore ways to enhance the resiliency and beauty of our environment.
Grounding in the Path of Dharma
Anyen Rinpoche's unique ability to understand Westerners and present traditional teachings will allow participants to walk away from this special program with tools to steadily strengthen their practice and commitment over time.
Community News
- Betsy Railla Shares her Experience of Solitary Retreat
- Plan Your Summertime Solitary Retreat
I rode shotgun with Joseph to the Dhritarashtra retreat cabin today so I could give him helpful tips about weatherstripping the door. I find that North Easterners really appreciate winterizing advice from Californians. The thermometer was heading toward 50, a… Continue reading - This World of Water, Rocks, Trees, Sky and Earth
by Alley Smith It is a sacred act to pay respect to the spirits of our land at Karmê Chöling. We rest in a soothing afterglow of the great Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. His presence never leaves this place and… Continue reading - Richard John: The Trekchö Instructions of Yeshe Tsogyal
Dec. 10 – 12 | ‘Cutting Through to Primordial Purity’ In the eighth century, Vajrayogini appeared to Yeshe Tsogyal in a vision and transmitted pith instructions for practicing Trekcho, known as “cutting through to primordial purity.” This profound but… Continue reading - Dakini Weekthün, with Judith Simmer-Brown
Weekthun: Meeting the Great Queen, Our Own Innate Wisdom — Jan. 7-15 Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown will draw on earthy and intuitive transmissions from dakinis of the lineage, who appear in visions and dreams, to guide our meditation during this week-long… Continue reading - Wanted: Lead Cook to Scramble, Stir and Roast for Hungry Meditators
SEEKING LEAD COOK: The kitchen is the sizzling, egg-cracking, aromatic heart of Karmê Chöling, a meditation center in the forest of northern Vermont. And as luck would have it, we’re looking for a cheerful Lead Cook like you to join… Continue reading - Audio Clip: Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche on ‘The Mother of All the Buddhas’In the 1970s, the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche offered two teachings — one on Feminine Principle, held a short walk from Karmê Chöling, and the other on EVAM, offered in Boulder, Colo. Beginning Nov. 15 and continuing each Monday… Continue reading