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
In the precious opportunity that is living in this place, on this vast great land, the walls between us are imaginary, and solid. What is happening in us, how we... 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
This past Friday I got together with two students — Coyote Jackson and Travis DeTour — who had just completed a Golden Key weekend with Sangyam Agnes Au. She had... 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
Join Karmê Chöling residents in our famous Living Room for a new series of online talks exploring the art of staying sane at home. You’ll hear some new voices and... 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
Daniel Baker is Karmê Chöling’s new Kitchen Manager — and what a relief that is. The word from the Dining Room — spoken between bites of garden vegetables, Southwestern chili,... Continue reading
Karmê Chöling is one of the oldest retreat centers in North America and located in the beautiful green hills of rural Vermont. We are at a nexus in our development,... Continue reading
Someone asked on Facebook recently if Karmê Chöling would still be offering programs now that it’s a residential Shambhala community. The first answer is, it never stopped. Our online programming... Continue reading
Karmê Chöling has lowered its monthly deficit substantially in the last month by following through on plans to host a Residency program, a financial snapshot compiled last week shows. “Residency... Continue reading
A violinist, three writers, an animator and a sewing circle have made a Dharma Arts Space in what was once the Aloka Children’s room at Karme Choling. The space was... Continue reading
Eight new residents walked through the Dharma Door Saturday, boosting Karmê Chӧling’s population to 27 and signaling that its transformation into a residential meditation center holds real promise. In April,... Continue reading
Recently, I medically retired from the military and came to Karmê Chöling. I served in both the Marine Corps (active duty) and the Navy Reserve. For my entire military career,... Continue reading
This article was previously published at buddhistpsychotherapyny.com by Alison Pepper. More and more people are talking about the ways we work with and heal trauma in the therapeutic setting. As... Continue reading
Meet Raven Fennell, a long-time sangha member and Choling treasure. She took over care for the crumbling Purkhang in 1998 and undertook a major restoration in 1999. More than 20... Continue reading
I’m often asked what got me into dream yoga. For me, the journey into these incredible nighttime practices started nearly forty years ago and I have been exploring them ever... Continue reading
My second-favorite moment at Karmê Chöling’s 50th anniversary was a talk featuring Jack Niland, who described the magical circumstances of his arrival at Tail of the Tiger and his heart... Continue reading
Chaos and Vastness Mudra’s connection to a sense of chaos is very interesting. A system is called chaotic if small changes in the initial conditions at some initial time lead... Continue reading
We are honored to have Khenpo Gawang Rinpoche teaching and giving commentary on the Heart Sutra. Below is an excerpt adapted from his book, “Your Mind is Your Teacher,” followed... Continue reading
By Craig Warren Smith “Chaos should be regarded as extremely good news … Chaos is the great space of emptiness that occurs before genesis. … This space provides an opportunity... Continue reading
Join Karmê Chöling resident Camren Von Davis on the four-day, 108-Mile Gesar Run for Family Camp, which begins Wednesday, Aug. 19, a day after the New Moon. The run is... Continue reading
This Autumn will be a time of celebration here at Karmê Chöling as we celebrate 50 years of dharma practice in Vermont! Originally known as ‘Tail of the Tiger’, Karmê... Continue reading
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