History

Dawn Mountain came into being on June 27, 1996 under the directorship of Anne Klein and Harvey Aronson.

Anne Klein, PhD, is professor and former chair of religious studies at Rice University and founding co-director of Dawn Mountain Tibetan Temple, named by the Houston Press in 2006 as the best guided meditation in Houston. A distinguished Buddhist scholar, she has studied in the United States, India, Tibet, and Nepal and has written numerous works on Buddhism, including co-authoring Unbounded Wholeness; Bon, Dzogchen, and the Logic of the Nonconceptual.

Harvey Aronson is a licensed therapist in private practice, meditation teacher and translator with many years of involvement in Buddhist studies and meditation and is a founding director of Dawn Mountain.

He has been a student of Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche since 1973 and received teaching authorization from him in 1995 and has also studied extensively with a number of prominent Geluk and Dzogchen teachers in India, Nepal and the U.S. He has also studied extensively with Theravada teachers, especially Sri Satya Narain Goenka.

He received his PhD. in Buddhist Studies from the University of Wisconsin and an MSW from Boston University.

Harvey is the author of Love and Sympathy in Theravada Buddhism.

Harvey is married to Anne Klein and they have been traveling the path together since 1970.

DAWN MOUNTAIN RETROSPECTIVE of Special Projects and Programs Sponsoring Eminent Tibetan Teachers

1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004	Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche Visits Houston, Austin, Berkeley, Boulder, Tara Mandala
1998, 2001	Tulku Thondup teaches "Healing of the Mind" workshop
1998, 1999, 2000, 2002	Khenpo Orgyen Trinley Rinpoche gives teachings on Mipham.
1999	Chogyal Namkai Norbu Rinpoche retreat in Houston
1999 -2005	Adzom Rinpoche teaches in Houston, NYC, Portland, Tara Mandala, Santa Fe, Spokane, Berkeley, Marin, Albuquerque, Crestone, Germany, Italy.
2001	Tulku Thubten Rinpoche teaches at Dawn Mountain
2004	Kentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche teaches at Dawn Mountain
Dawn Mountain Research Institute Activities
1999-2004	Ford Foundation Grants for research and translation on Buddhism and Psychotherapy
2004	Harvey-"Buddhist Practice on Western Ground" published by Shambhala
2004-2005	Harvey-Book events & teachings in New York, New Jersey, Miami, Houston, California, Toronto & Barre, MA In process: Anne - translation of "Crystal Jewel," a Dzochen text by Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche.
1999	Anne, under auspices of American Society of Learned Societies, prepares chantable English version of the entire Longchen Nyingthig foundational practice text.
1999-2005	Dawn Mountain translates, prepares, and publishes practice texts of Adzom Rinpoche's teachings.
Community Center Programs and Courses in the Houston Area
2000, 2001, 2002, 2004	Annual Foundational Practice Retreats by Harvey and Anne
2001, 2002	Harvey teaches "Enhancing Awareness" Parts I, II, and III - Houston and Distance Learning.
2002	Lopsang Rapgay, PhD, teaches at Dawn Mountain, co-sponsored by Baylor University Dept. of Psychiatry.
2003	Sharon Salzberg book event and fundraiser, co-sponsored by Insight Meditation Houston and Margaret Austin Center.
2004	Tibetan Language Classes taught by Dr. David Gray
2005	Benefit at Menil Museum with speakers Sharon Salzberg, Gail Gross, Anne Klein; cellists Alvaro Bitran & Alex Friedhoff.
2005	Anne, Harvey & Sharon Salzberg teach retreat "Grief, Faith, and Living with Grace," Omega Institute, Austin
2005	Anne & Harvey teach "Taking Heart in Spiritual Practice," 3 workshops on integrating spiritual and urban life
Other National and International Activities
1995, 2001	Anne leads pilgrimage group through Tibet.
1996-2004	Dawn Mountain coordinates support for Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche's Monastic College which supports and teaches poor and orphaned Tibetan students in Nepal.
Dawn Mountain manages a variety of projects that bring aid and sustenance to female and male monastics, the elderly, as well as schoolchildren.
1997	15 students study for 3 weeks with Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche in Nepal.
1998, 1999, 2000, 2002	"Buddhism in the Body" Programs - Berkeley, Esalen, Tucson, Houston
2001	Dawn Mountain Productions publishes Jetsun Sherab Chotso's CD, Songs from the Heart Expanse
2003	Anne teaches at the Sati Center, Redwood City, CA
2004	Anne gives keynote address at 8th International Sakyadita Women's Buddhist Conference, Seoul, Korea