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Olive Colón

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Olive was an early and devoted student of Trungpa Rinpoche, and a well-loved member of the sangha. She lived most of her adult live at Karme Choling, where she was a retreat master and an ardent retreatant. She was also a prolific poet. Her book: Poems & Visions: The Mind of a Retreatant is available from Nalanda Translation. Olive passed away on June 13, 2016.

A Dowsing Lesson

You just had to tune your mind to the object of desire

Sarah Coleman’s Reflections on the Vajradhatu seminaries

Sarah Coleman takes us on a tour through the thirteen three-month seminaries led by Trungpa Rinpoche in the 1970s and 80s. From Teton Village, to Rocky Mountain Dharma Center, Sarah gives us her raw impressions of the place, the teachings, the students, the era, and the teacher.