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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.

Milarepa Guru Yoga and Feast Honoring Kalu Rinpoche and Bokar Rinpoche

In KCC’s 50th anniversary year, we will honor our connection to both the dharma center’s founder, Kalu Rinpoche, and his successor, Bokar Rinpoche, by practicing Milarepa’s Guru Yoga and Feast in their honor.

Sunday, May 3, 2026
10:30 am - 12:00 pm

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Vipashyana: Exploring the Nature of Being

Vipashyana practice is an analytical approach to meditation, but not in an ordinarily intellectual sense. As Traleg Rinpoche says, these investigations are “designed to cut through to the very heart of things—to pave the way for a direct insight into the very nature of ultimate reality itself…”

Friday, May 8, 2026 - Friday, May 15, 2026
5:30 pm - 10:00 am

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KCC Family Retreat at SCOL

Families take note! You are invited to join other families for a weekend of fun at KCC’s retreat land, Ser Chö Ösel Ling, near Goldendale, WA. Who may attend? Families of any configuration, especially those with children through high school age.

Saturday, May 23, 2026 - Monday, May 25, 2026
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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Mahamudra Shamatha: Settling and Steadying the Wayward Mind

This four-day silent retreat offers an immersive opportunity to explore and deepen shamatha practice through the lens of one of the great classical Mahamudra texts, Dakpo Tashi Namgyal’s Moonbeams of Mahamudra.

Friday, Jun 26, 2026 - Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026
5:30 pm - 10:00 am

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NEWS & COMMUNITY

The latest updates from the KCC community.

Support KCC through your IRA

A QCD can support KCC and reduce your taxes, too!

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Needs & Care Outcomes

KCC’s Needs & Care Group created a program to help us organize care for each other beginning in 2023. So, how are we doing? 

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KCC Welcomes Greg Robillard to the Board of Directors

KCC joyfully welcomes Greg Robillard to the Board of Directors. For those who were present at this week’s sangha meeting, it was a pleasure to share the announcement and to hear about his background. We look forward to working with Greg and the rich set of skills he brings to the center and our community.

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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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