About
Mission and values
Why Karmê Chöling exists, in one sentence, and the values its community lives by.
To provide space for teachings, practices, and community where innate goodness and wakefulness can be discovered.
Our mission
The mission also asks us to illuminate the Shambhala and Buddhist paths, to honor everyday life, and to help build an open-hearted society. Our programs span meditation, the contemplative arts, care of the earth, family life and leadership.
What we value
- The land, and the Abenaki people whose home it was.
- The inherent goodness, wisdom and dignity of all, and the voice of each person.
- Our lineage and its teachings.
- Meditation, study, work and service.
- Our history.
- Resilience and gentleness.
- Collaboration, creativity and humor.
- Sustainable stewardship of the land.
- The generosity and care so many people give to this place.
Community
Visitors, staff, volunteers and members make up the community at Karmê Chöling, joined by a shared commitment to a compassionate, sustainable and just society.
Support the practice place
Karmê Chöling is sustained by the generosity of the people who practice here: gifts meet about a quarter of its operating budget.