Dr. Eva Wong integrates qigong, meditation and Taoist philosophy in program for new and returning students No matter where she goes, Dr. Eva Wong carries a thousand-year-old Taoist lineage with... Continue reading
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... Continue reading
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,... Continue reading
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... Continue reading
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... Continue reading
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... Continue reading
Bill Brauer and Ella Reznikova lead book group on groundbreaking teachings by Trungpa Rinpoche Nov. 15 – Dec. 13 In his 1975 seminar on the feminine principle, Chögyam Trungpa Ripoche... Continue reading
In 2019, Eva Wong — a Fengshui consultant for spiritual practice centers worldwide — took a tour of Karme Choling’s retreat cabins with the retreat master, Julia Persch, and the... Continue reading
The cost of a solitary retreat at Karmê Chöling will go up this summer to better reflect the cost of maintaining our cabins and supporting practitioners in this unique practice... Continue reading
Dhritarashtra is my favorite retreat cabin, especially since our Tree Guy took down some big old pines that were leaning the wrong way. It’s really opened up the view, giving... Continue reading
Karmê Chöling is taking a fresh look at its Residency program to improve how it supports the household in practice, study and community living. The review comes six months after... Continue reading
Dear Families, Our lhasang pit is singing the Warriors Cry. Do you hear? Our front yard longs to be stomped on by kids running down to the river. We miss... Continue reading
We’re looking for volunteers in several departments this spring and summer. You’ll work part-time in beautiful, rural Vermont and join other residents in meditation, social gatherings and study groups. You’ll... Continue reading
The ideal warrior, Gesar of Ling is a trusted leader who tames the enemies that turn people from the path of wisdom and compassion. Studying this legend gives us profound,... Continue reading
Delivering supplies to a retreatant is a nice way to spend half an hour, especially if you’re open to having the rest of your day completely up-ended. We call our... Continue reading
Lat month, Karmê Chöling held a drill to simulate how we might operate if one of our residents tested positive for COVID-19. Our COVID team had already outlined the scenario,... Continue reading
The Karmê Chöling Programs Department always has a few projects in the air, which any circus performer will tell you is the defining feature of the world’s greatest juggling acts. ... Continue reading
In an interview with The Chronicles of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Mark Nowakowski — a member of the Nalanda Translation Committee — recalled a 1975 seminary talk by Rinpoche. In a... Continue reading
Zoey Moyle, a member of the Montpelier sangha (and currently Kasung Liaison at Karmê Chöling), will offer “Mudra Space Awareness in the Time of Zoom” on Jan. 27. Register here.... Continue reading
Karmê Chöling residents have had the profound opportunity to deepen their practice and dharma study as a community. We would nowlike to offer some of those same benefits to the... Continue reading
March 20 – June 25: Dharma.U Cycle 1 “… In order to free those who suffer at the hands of the three lords of materialismAnd are afraid of external phenomena,... Continue reading
Originally published in Lions Roar, Nov. 2018www.lionsroar.com You know that magical moment when you wake up within a dream and know you’re dreaming? That’s lucid dreaming. It’s a skill you... Continue reading
During this COVID isolation, one of the most noticeable changes in the rhythm of life has been the energy of the house. For nearly three years I had grown accustomed... Continue reading
Travis DeTour, a member of the Boston sangha and a resident of Karmê Chöling, will be leading a “LIVE from the Rock!” program about social meditation on Wednesday, Jan. 20,... Continue reading
Master Gardener Jan Enthoven will offer a “Regenerative Living and Gardening” program this summer at Karmê Chöling, thanks to seed-money awarded to the Foragers — a group of local sangha... Continue reading
Saturday mornings from Jan. 23 to Feb. 20 In this five-week class series, 50 years after Chögyam Trungpa first presented Mudra Space Awareness, it will be presented for the first... Continue reading
I had a retreatant one winter who I’ll call Jim. He’d been coming to Karmê Chöling for solitary retreats for decades. And Jim had this retreat thing down — you... Continue reading
By Andrew Holecekwww.andrewholecek.com When articles about lucid dreaming are appearing in such a diverse mixture of periodicals from The Atlantic, Scientific American, The New York Times and Women’s Day, you know there is growing interest... Continue reading
Pandemic Potluck for Teens: 4:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25 Around the family dinner table so much juicy “life stuff” happens. Someone hogs all the mashed potatoes, someone is... Continue reading
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