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First Teaching

It was around 1975 or 1976 and I was a student at the University of California at Santa Barbara. I had been very interested in Buddhism since my early teens, particularly...

Ocean Update

Membership has more than tripled in the past nine months, from 900 members in March to 3,000 members today

Classes, discussion groups, and practice sessions are full of good energy

Watch for dharma art and Shambhala courses in the new year

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.