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We are a Portland-based meditation community committed to supporting each other in life and on the path of awakening.

Today at KCC

Welcome to Kagyu Changchub Chuling, a center for Buddhist meditation in the Tibetan tradition.
Join us for any of our regularly-scheduled meditation practices; we have options to suit meditators at all levels.

Upcoming Events

Register for retreats, classes, and events to deepen your meditation practice and understanding of the Dharma.

Personal Practice Weekend or Week – September 2024

Quarterly throughout the year, KCC offers the opportunity for Personal Practice Retreat at Ser Chö Ösel Ling, its rural retreat center in Goldendale, Washington. During the personal retreat time, all […]

Friday, Sep 27, 2024 - Friday, Oct 4, 2024
6:30 pm - 7:30 am

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The World is Its Own Magic – A Weekend of Plein Air Painting and Mindfulness

Description This four-day residential weekend workshop offers techniques in outdoor landscape painting in the high desert forest of the eastern Columbia Gorge. The workshop is designed for artists of varying […]

Friday, Oct 11, 2024 - Monday, Oct 14, 2024
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Approaching the Essence of Being

The essence of our being is a clear knowing and profound open-heartedness, more traditionally referred to as wisdom and compassion. Wisdom and compassion are the two wings of Mahayana dharma, […]

Friday, Oct 25, 2024 - Friday, Nov 1, 2024
6:30 am - 7:30 am

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Jangchub Jamtse Tour

THE JOY OF GIVING Tuesday, October 22 at 7:00 pm for a Dakini Dance and Chö Ritual KCC is delighted to welcome to our Portland Center the nuns from Jangchub […]

Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

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NEWS & COMMUNITY

The latest updates from the KCC community.

Gray Squirrels are endangered? – An SCOL Nature Spotlight by Vicki Fields

Yes, the State of Washington designated the Western Gray Squirrel (Sciurus griseus) as endangered in 2023. This is because there are only three areas in the state where the species […]

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Enthronement of Yangsi Bokar Rinpoche and Offering Opportunity

If you would like to contribute to KCC’s offering to Bokar Monastery, this fundraiser will be open until 30 Sept 2024 with 100% of the proceeds going towards the donation to the monks, nun, and support staff of Bokar Monastery.

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A House Wren’s Love’s Labor Lost, a Nature Tale from SCOL, by Vicki Fields

One sunny late Spring morning a bachelor house wren busied himself on the edge of Carrols Creek meadow searching for a perfect nest site. He darted from tree hollows to […]

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New to KCC?

KCC’s regular meditations are open to all members of the public, and in most cases the teacher will offer basic instructions before meditation.

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