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water system, photovoltaic-derived electricity and solar heating. Service is the on-going aspect of the community, to provide facilities for pilgrims and seekers to pray, meditate, worship and serve.
A fire ceremony is scheduled at 10:08 am on the Full Moon and New Moon of every month as well as daily morning and evening devotional services (aarati). Please call for directions and the aarati schedule.

Haidakhandi Universal Ashram - P. O. Box 9, Crestone, CO 81131
719.256.4185 • www.babjiashram.org

The Vajra Vidya Retreat Center is being built on Camino Baca Grande on the way to the Karmapa Tashi Gomang Stupa. The retreat center is under the direction of the Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche who is a Tibetan lama of the Kagyu sect of Buddhism. Thrangu Rinpoche has a close connection to the Karmapa who he is presently tutoring and will give a ten-day teaching in Crestone in July.
At present only the north wing of the retreat center is being built. It has all the facilities to feed and house eight retreatants who will be doing their individual practices mainly in their rooms with beautiful views overlooking the SLV Valley and the Sangre de Cristo mountains.
Unlike many retreat centers, the meditation practitioners will each be doing their individual practices of varying lengths with the help of one of Thrangu Rinpoche's retreat masters.

Vajra Vidya Retreat Center
Clark or Pat Johnson 256.5367www.rinpoche.com

Subud San Luis Valley is one of hundreds of Subud Centers throughout the world. The name Subud is a contraction of three Javanese words of Sanskrit origin - Susila Budhi Dharma - which means worship of God in a sincere and genuine way according to one's capacity. The reason that the phrase is Javanese is that the man who brought Subud to the rest of the world was an Indonesian lovingly known as "Bapak" (1901 <ETH> 1987). As a young man, Bapak felt an extraordinary energy enter his body, and eventually he felt he should share what he came to understand as coming from the power of God with others who asked to receive it.Subud embraces all religions, all races and all cultures. Although it is based on a spiritual experience, it is not a religion. Subud has no specific teaching, dogma or creed.Practicing what is offered in Subud is an extremely personal experience. Members get together in separate groups of men and women to practice the spiritual exercise called "latihan." What happens is a one on one connection with the Almighty. Bapak has said, "Every person will find for himself or herself the right way towards God, and what may be the right way for one may be completely wrong for another ...."

Subud San Luis Valley - Cheyenne Mendel at 719.256.5439

Crestone Mountain Zen Center is a monastic community and was originally developed by the Lindisfarne Foundation with a chapel dome, an interfaith sanctuary based on elements of sacred geometry.
The Center is open to visitors from May 1 through November 30. Visitors are also welcome to join the daily zazen meditation in the early morning and in the evening. Please call ahead to inquire about the current schedule and to arrange visits or zazen instruction, since the center is periodically closed for retreats. Guided tours need to be scheduled in advance.
The Lindisfarne Chapel is open to the community except from January 15 through April 15, when the grounds are closed for the annual 90-day intensive Practice Period.

Crestone Mountain Zen Center - P. O. Box 130, Crestone, CO 81131
719.256.4692 phone • 719.256.4691 fax • cmzc@dharmasangha.com

Sanctuary House, at the foot of Crestone Peak, is an inter-religious retreat center in the round, a work of straw bale beauty offering four shrine rooms (Jewish / Christian, Buddhist / Zen, Hindu / Vedic and Sufi / Muslim) around an exact replica of the eleven-tiered labyrinth of Chartres (the original being on the floor of the Cathedral of Chartres in France). The labyrinth, emblematic of the spiritual journey every human being is asked to make, is a powerful and mystical walk into the center of the universe. It and the shrine rooms are always open to sincere souls.
At 7 in the evening, chant and meditation are offered on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with Sufi zikr (Ceremony of Divine Remembrance) on Thursdays.

Sanctuary House - P. O. Box 332, Crestone, CO 81131
719.256.4420 or retreat info. 719-256-5199 • sanctuaryhouse.org

The Crestone Baptist Church offers a place of worship for all Christian denominations. Services include joyful praises through song, loving fellowship, dedicated prayer and uplifting worship that encourage the Christian spirit. For youth, the church offers Sunday school lessons, children's sermons, Vacation Bible School and youth activities. The theme this year is "Rickshaw Rally--Racing to the Son". Parents are welcome as well.
The Crestone Baptist Church provides a loving fellowship that welcomes everyone in celebration of worshipping Jesus Christ. Sunday School for adults and youth begin on Sundays at 10am, followed by Worship at 11am. On Wednesdays, dinner followed by a prayer meeting begins at 6:30pm. Lessons are also offered for all youth ages on Wednesdays. They include Bible-based lessons, crafts and activities that are age appropriate. The public is welcome.

The Crestone Baptist Church - P. O. Box 189, Crestone, CO 81131 • 719.256.4625

Sacred Mountains Foundation Inc. is dedicated to the preservation of the Dineh (Navajo) culture through cross-cultural exploration. By following our vision and ancient guiding spirits, we came here to better serve our Dineh people and contribute to the greater good of all our relations. Our plan is to establish a place in Crestone community for developing organizational capacity, technical support, learning appropriate technology to share with our native communities. By achieving a workable balance between traditions and modern ways, we wish to revitalize a