Phil Karl
Phil Karl became a student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1977 and earned a Master of Arts degree in Buddhist and Western Psychology from Naropa Institute in 1979. He has taught at the Boulder Shambhala Center, the Shambhala International Seminary, and is a core faculty member of the Ngedon School. On the first of September 2003 (twenty years after discussing it with the Vidyadhara), Phil will complete the three-year retreat at Sopa Chöling, Gampo Abbey.
Interview with Phil Karl
The following conversation between Phil Karl and Walter Fordham took place at the Trident Cafe and Booksellers in Boulder, Colorado on March 16, 2002.
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Melvin McLeod on the Shambhala Sun Foundation
Melvin McLeod is the editor-in-chief of the Shambhala Sun and Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Quarterly.
