This week Vajra Song & Dance course with A. Dal Borgo, first of three weekends of Yantra Basics with L. Evangelisti, Library Talks on Saturday Haiku poetry
Liz Granger
In the Skies of Merigar, Between Symbolism and Nature
On Sunday, September 4, as part of the Library Talks series at Merigar, Fabian Sanders gave an explanation of the symbolism of birds in the Buddhist world
Homage to Stoffelina Retreat at Dejamling, France
There were 21 participants during this retreat held from 20 to 28 August in the south of France. Twelve brothers and sisters of Vajra gave their feedback.
Handicraft Present for the Maestro
Svetlana Belkina from Sochi, Russia, talks about the history of the Song of Vajra text embroidery which is now hanging in the Gönpa at Dzamling Gar, Tenerife
Everybody is an Artist – Everybody has Buddha Nature
Babeth M. VanLoo, filmmaker, artist, and former programming director of the first Buddhist television station in the western world, in Holland, talks about her life, her work, and her aspirations for the future.
Grass Roots Fundraising
For the past year, Rinpoche has set us a strong example in fundraising innovation through Evolution Creations. In the last season, some industrious individuals have followed this example and have been producing products that are used to raise money for the Gar.
News from the IDC
The slides for the International Dzogchen Community AGM annual report and also the presentation for the ICC meeting which followed have now been loaded onto the IDC website
Vajra Dance in Hyderabad
April 8-10, the first Vajra Dance workshop organised by Doboom Rinpoche was held in Hyderabad, India. At the end of the workshop, one of the students wrote a poem to express their wonderful experience with Vajra Dance
Birth, Life and Death in the Tibetan Tradition
A Course covering the whole cycle of our existence according to the vision of Tibetan Medicine and the Teaching, was held in three parts in Venice, Italy with Luigi Vitiello
Grande Fortuna In Bhutan
This film follows the pilgrimage made by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu to Bhutan in 2014 through cities, temples, valleys and sacred places, between mountains more than 5,500 meters high
Dzamling Gar Song Project
An invitation to musicians to collaborate to create the “global” version of the Dzamling Gar Song with more elaborate and richer versions using different instruments or voices.
Peace and Harmony Through Dance
The first Khaita Instructor Supervision and Exams were recently held in the presence of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu March 18 – 25, 2016, at Dzamling Gar Tenerife. On March 31 the Khaita diplomas were awarded by Rinpoche while the CID, International Dance Council, certification was given by Prof. Raftis