The Abode of the Message
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The Abode of the Message is a retreat center in New Lebanon, NY which was founded in 1975 by Vilayat Inayat Khan and a group of his students. The Abode has a long history as a residential community, a
Photo of former sign with Welcome at the top, winged heart below, and Abode of the Message at the bottom
The Welcome Sign at The Abode in 2025
Shaker Barn, the Shaker community's horse barn
Meditation Hall on the Main Campus, a replica of a Shaker-style apple barn.
New Lebanon, New York
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New Lebanon is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States, 24 miles southeast of Albany. The population was 2,514 at the 2020 census.
The Abode of the Message
…study. In 2023, its management was transferred to Friends of South Family. The property is located in the eastern heights of the Taconic Mountains in New Lebanon, New York, and includes historic Shaker buildings built between 1834 and 1870. The described intent of the Abode on its founding was stated: to "collectively…
Darrow School, formerly the Mount Lebanon Shaker Society