13 Facts About Lama Foundation

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Lama Foundation is a spiritual community founded in 1967, located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico, seventeen miles north of Taos.

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Lama Foundation engages in two seasons: summer "open" season and winter "closed" season.

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At this time, Lama Foundation welcomes visitors for as little as a day and as long as a few months.

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In particular, Lama Foundation has held a Shabbat service for over 35 years which draws people from all over northern New Mexico, including travelers.

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Lama Foundation is off-grid, providing all power from solar technology, and all water is sourced from a spring on the land.

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Lama Foundation holds visitors days, Shabbat, and other events for the surrounding community, which includes Taos and much of northern New Mexico.

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Thanksgiving and other events at Lama Foundation provide a place for people without family nearby to go for community at times when they need it.

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Lama Foundation has no affiliation with any religious organization, though it maintains relationships with many.

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In particular, Lama Foundation has a significant relationship with the Taos Pueblo, the Hanuman Temple, Contemplative Outreach, the Church of Conscious Harmony, Ram Dass, Neem Karoli Baba, Murshid Samuel Lewis, Rabbi Zalman Schachter, Fr.

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Lama Foundation has itself become a spiritual home for thousands of individuals, in the neighborhood, across the country, and internationally.

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Lama Foundation was founded in 1967 by Barbara Durkee, Stephen Durkee, and Jonathan Altman.

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In 1969, Lama Foundation published Steve Baer's Dome Cookbook, and in 1972 published his reprint of Buckminster Fuller's 4D.

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Lama Foundation is notable among communal religious movements in that it embraced an eclectic approach to spiritual discovery, rather than depending strictly on the teachings and authority of a single charismatic leader or discipline.

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