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KCC is Hiring: Rural Retreat Center Staff Member

November 25, 2024

Kagyu Changchub Chuling seeks to fill a full-time (35 hours/week), non-exempt residential position based at KCC’s rural Buddhist retreat center located on 240 wooded acres near Goldendale, Washington. SCOL retreat […]

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Volunteer Gratitude

November 13, 2024

We are delighted to honor the work of dedicated KCC volunteer, Don Cushing. Don’s behind-the-scenes AV work is vital to fulfilling KCC’s mission of making the Dharma accessible to all. […]

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Training With Words

November 4, 2024

CONCURRENCE   Each day’s terror, almost a form of boredom—madmen at the wheel and stepping on the gas and the brakes no good— and each day one, sometimes two, morning-glories, […]

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From Lama Eric

October 16, 2024

Greetings KCC Community! The Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind to Dharma are critical contemplations to ensure that our motivation to practice remains vital and pure. The four are precious […]

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2025 Events & Retreats Schedule PDF

October 15, 2024

The schedule of events and retreats for 2025 is now available as a PDF.

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Volunteer Celebration

October 14, 2024

Let’s send great gratitude to Jennifer Chang, another volunteer extraordinaire! She became even more active once she had freetired from her federal job with emergency response and planning (FEMA)! She […]

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

September 9, 2024

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

August 12, 2024

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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Special Scholarship Available

July 5, 2024

Special Scholarship Available:  A donor has offered to sponsor one transgender person to attend each of the retreats that KCC offers at SCOL for 2024. Contact Cynthia Irvine at if you […]

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Family Retreat 2024 Appreciation

June 10, 2024

Fun, friendship, and families at SCOL Over the three-day weekend May 25-27, seven children and seventeen adults gathered at SCOL to enjoy our beautiful environment, make new friends, and share in a […]

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