News

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.

New Year’s and the Same Damn Thing
January 7, 2026
“What do you offer up at the new year after 40 years of practice?” I asked Bill Spangle, who was leaning against the wall on KCC’s back porch in the New Year’s Eve sunshine, while Lama Eric built the fire to burn our old habits. “The same damn thing.”
On New Year’s Day, we lit candles of dharmic aspirations for 2026 and beyond. Then in the late morning of the first day of the new year, sixteen people took refuge and entered the Buddhist path.

Wrapping up 2025
January 1, 2026
Thank you for your steadfast support of KCC and the Dharma throughout 2025. Our hope is that KCC continues to offer refuge to anyone who comes through the doors or joins online—a sanctuary where you can deepen your self-understanding and clarify how you wish to show up in the world.

KCC is Hiring: Rural Retreat Center Staff Member
December 30, 2025
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.

Welcome to our December Climate Corner!
December 3, 2025
In this season of gift-giving, why not give gifts in honor of your loved ones that support a healthy environment for all?

Kindness You Can Wear
November 14, 2025
Looking to stay warm this winter? Discover cozy Nordic-inspired woolens in the bookstore—handmade in Norway and offered with love to support Karmaoke fundraising.

Welcome to our November Climate Corner!
November 6, 2025
As the winter holidays near, we are especially mindful that consuming less is a good way to reduce burning fossil fuels in the making, transporting, and eventually disposing of the things we buy.

Wrapping up the 2025 Leadership Retreat
October 22, 2025
About twenty of us gathered October 17 at SCOL for KCC’s annual leadership retreat. We focused on our ongoing effort to implement the goals in the KCC Strategic Plan 2024-2029 that was adopted with extensive community input.

The Elephant in the Shrine Room…
September 3, 2025
It’s clear from recent conversations that there’s energy around engaging on current events together. It’s been said that there’s an ‘elephant in the room that nobody talks about’—something significant we’ve yet to fully name or explore together.

SCOL Wildfire Work Party Recap
August 6, 2025
On July 18th, the very day KCC’s White Tara Retreat began, the Burdoin Fire broke out on the west side of Klickitat County. On the first weekend of August, there was an SCOL workparty to help reduce wildfire risk around the retreat center.
