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Needs & Care Outcomes
March 30, 2026
KCC’s Needs & Care Group created a program to help us organize care for each other beginning in 2023. So, how are we doing?

KCC Welcomes Greg Robillard to the Board of Directors
March 26, 2026
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.

Volunteer Appreciation for Lotus
March 16, 2026
Since moving to Portland in 2016, Lotus has become a vibrant and dedicated member of the KCC community. We are deeply grateful for Lotus’ joyful spirit, thoughtful practice, her advocacy, and unwavering dedication to others.

March Climate Corner
March 11, 2026
Each month we offer ideas for small behavior changes we can make to care for the earth and earthlings. Last month we looked at reducing meat consumption. This month, let’s reduce food waste.

Notes on the Absolute Bodhichitta Aphorisms
February 26, 2026
So what is bodhichitta? Bodhi means awakened. Chitta means mind. Bodhichitta is sometimes translated as “the mind of awakening.” There are two types of the mind of awakening: absolute and relative, but they need some unpacking.

KCC Welcomes Judatha Kline to the Board of Directors
February 23, 2026
KCC joyfully welcomes Judatha as our newest board member. We are grateful for the wisdom, care, and steady support she has long offered our community, and look forward to her continued contributions to the flourishing of the center.

February Climate Corner
February 10, 2026
Did you know that 14-18 percent of global greenhouse emissions come from livestock production, including 32 percent of methane emissions?

Faulty and Flawless Meditation
January 28, 2026
Meditation practice is known as undistracted ordinary mind. Ordinary mind simply means your mind’s natural state. When you try to correct it by judging, accepting or rejecting, it will no longer be your ordinary mind.

Volunteer appreciation for Peter Wood
January 22, 2026
Sangha member Peter Wood’s life illustrates how a spiritual path can unfold through personal interest, open minded curiosity, travel, independent study, commitment, and service to the greater good.

Welcome to our January Climate Corner!
January 16, 2026
A joyous new year to all! Climate Corner offers a suggestion the first week of each month for a small change we can make for our earth and all beings. As the new year dawns, we look back at the suggestions from Climate Corner, 2025.
