The Abode’s mission is to provide a sanctuary for the human spirit that is honored by a loving community in harmony with nature.
Supporting a Legacy with an Eye on the Future
The Abode is a retreat center and sanctuary, promoting collective and individual discovery through meaningful experiences and opportunities for growth. We serve the well-being of others, by offering classes, retreats and gatherings that create a time to pause and reflect with guidance from sacred teachings, creative process, Earth based initiatives and contemplation.
Our work has spanned almost half a century and as the Abode expands its focus in 2024, we wish to rededicate our spaces to promote conscious awakening in every day life for the future of our world.
Upcoming events
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Mikhail David Horowitz
February 2, 1935 – February 6, 2024
Memorial Service
May 25 -26, 2024
at the Abode of the Message
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Ustad Shafaat Khan with percussionist Daniel Johnson
June 3, 7:30 PM
Join us for a wonderful evening of classical Indian music with the world renowned musician Maestro Khan.
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HuDost Concert at the Abode of the Message
June 19 7:30PM
HuDost returns to their home-away-from-home to give a concert at the wonderful Abode of the Message on the birthday of Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan!
Abode Retreats and Current Offerings
The Abode is a Resource
Karamat Hess Photography
Participate in a retreat, take a class, join us for dinner or book a space for your own program. Enjoy all the Abode has to offer and return to the world refreshed and renewed. You can visit the Abode for the day, plan a private stay or look to our current offerings. However you wish to be apart of the Abode, make it your own sanctuary. Our spaces both inside and out are available to host programs starting in 2024. For inquiries, please be in touch by email for more information.
frontdesk@theabode.org
The Abode is a Sanctuary
We believe deeply in the process of orientation in nature and that the preservation of our Earth’s wild spaces is fundamental to its future.
Beauty as observed in nature is an invitation to wonder about the deeper connections of all living things. From this space it becomes ever more evident that our natural world is deeply important to the understanding of the potential in all.
The beauty and inspiration we all experience at the Abode property is a part of our founding teacher’s legacy. As we look to the future, we keep his words close to heart…
“While I hope that some of the skills and meditations that I have presented will be helpful to you, they are useful only as a ladder in attaining the essential objective—awakening consciousness and conscience in everyday life.”
Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan
Follow our journey.
Plan Your Visit
Email: frontdesk@theabode.org
5 Abode Rd New Lebanon, NY 12125
Contact Us
Phone: 518-794-8090
Email: frontdesk@theabode.org
Office Hours: Tues, Wed, Friday
10am-2pm
Volunteer
Email: volunteer@theabode.org
Donate to the Library and Archive
For those who wish to share books, photos or memorabilia. Please email:
archive@theabode.org