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Karma Choling Open House Draws Curious
Karma Choling Open House Draws Curious
BY JACOB L. GRANT, Staff Writer
Monday December 4, 2006
http://www.caledonianrecord.com/pages/local_news/story/9a30b3a9a
BARNET -- On Sunday, area residents were treated to a tour of Karm? Chšling, the Shambhala Meditation Center in Barnet, during an open house.
Nearly 60 people attended the first tour of the facility, more trickled in throughout the afternoon, and new Executive Director Jane Arthur said it was the largest open house she could recall.
Arthur said an open house is not an unusual event for Karm? Chšling, but it is something she hopes to see happen more often.
A lot of people are curious about the meditation center, she said, and too many think it's a type of monastery, closed to the public - but the truth is they love company.
"We love having people stop by," she said. "We feel so much a part of the Northeast Kingdom that I want the people of the Northeast Kingdom to feel a part of Karm? Chšling."
Surrounded by 650 acres of mountain forest, Karm? Chšling has been, since 1970, at the forefront of transmitting the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism and Shambhala to the West, according to its Web site. It is the oldest of six year-round retreat centers in North America and Europe under the auspices of Shambhala International, an organized group of teachings by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, now led by his son, Sakyong Rinpoche.
Though the roots of Karm? Chšling stem from Tibetan Buddhism, Arthur said people do not have to adhere to the religion in order to practice the meditation.
"We're not into converting people to Buddhism," she said. "That's not what we do here."
She said Karm? Chšling seeks to help people find peace through meditation and apply it to all aspects of life.
Arthur, 51, has been the executive director of the meditation center for about six weeks. However, she's been a member of the community for about six years. A trained lawyer and nurse, Arthur applied for the position of executive director after working at the center, and was appointed by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. She said her job entails overseeing the health and well being of the staff and residents, as well as facilitating the center's programming.
Sunday's open house included a tour of the facility, tea, hot cocoa, refreshments and meditation instruction by Michael Greenleaf, who also works as a volunteer in the development of marketing and Web strategies for the nonprofit Samadhi Cushions in Barnet.
For more information about Karm? Chšling, visit www.karmecholing.org, e-mail reception@karmecholing.org, or call 802-633-2384.
Arthur also suggested attending one of the upcoming Friday Night Talk Series, which will allow people to learn more about meditation. She said the Friday nights are free and open to the public and scheduled for Dec. 26, Jan. 5 and 19, Feb. 2 and March 30 at 8 p.m.
BY JACOB L. GRANT, Staff Writer
Monday December 4, 2006
http://www.caledonianrecord.com/pages/local_news/story/9a30b3a9a
BARNET -- On Sunday, area residents were treated to a tour of Karm? Chšling, the Shambhala Meditation Center in Barnet, during an open house.
Nearly 60 people attended the first tour of the facility, more trickled in throughout the afternoon, and new Executive Director Jane Arthur said it was the largest open house she could recall.
Arthur said an open house is not an unusual event for Karm? Chšling, but it is something she hopes to see happen more often.
A lot of people are curious about the meditation center, she said, and too many think it's a type of monastery, closed to the public - but the truth is they love company.
"We love having people stop by," she said. "We feel so much a part of the Northeast Kingdom that I want the people of the Northeast Kingdom to feel a part of Karm? Chšling."
Surrounded by 650 acres of mountain forest, Karm? Chšling has been, since 1970, at the forefront of transmitting the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism and Shambhala to the West, according to its Web site. It is the oldest of six year-round retreat centers in North America and Europe under the auspices of Shambhala International, an organized group of teachings by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, now led by his son, Sakyong Rinpoche.
Though the roots of Karm? Chšling stem from Tibetan Buddhism, Arthur said people do not have to adhere to the religion in order to practice the meditation.
"We're not into converting people to Buddhism," she said. "That's not what we do here."
She said Karm? Chšling seeks to help people find peace through meditation and apply it to all aspects of life.
Arthur, 51, has been the executive director of the meditation center for about six weeks. However, she's been a member of the community for about six years. A trained lawyer and nurse, Arthur applied for the position of executive director after working at the center, and was appointed by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. She said her job entails overseeing the health and well being of the staff and residents, as well as facilitating the center's programming.
Sunday's open house included a tour of the facility, tea, hot cocoa, refreshments and meditation instruction by Michael Greenleaf, who also works as a volunteer in the development of marketing and Web strategies for the nonprofit Samadhi Cushions in Barnet.
For more information about Karm? Chšling, visit www.karmecholing.org, e-mail reception@karmecholing.org, or call 802-633-2384.
Arthur also suggested attending one of the upcoming Friday Night Talk Series, which will allow people to learn more about meditation. She said the Friday nights are free and open to the public and scheduled for Dec. 26, Jan. 5 and 19, Feb. 2 and March 30 at 8 p.m.
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