Liz Granger

Twenty-One Traditional Buddhist Tales

An interview with Oliver Leick, director of the Ka-ter Translation Project and compiler of the recently published “Twenty-one Traditional Buddhist Tales”.

Merigar West New Gakyil

Merigar West New Gakyil

During the Annual General Meeting of Merigar West held in the Gonpa at the Gar on Tuesday August 18, 2015 in the presence of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, the new Gakyil for 2015/16 was chosen

Retreat at Sharabling, Perm

Retreat at Sharabling, Perm

On 5-9 August 2015 in Sherabling, Perm (Russia) a retreat called ‘The Principle of Dzogchen contemplation and behavior in the practice of Chod and Yantra Yoga’ led by Igor Berkhin and Viktor Krachkovsky took place

Inauguration of the Cinerarium

Inauguration of the Cinerarium

On Saturday August 15, 2015, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu officially opened the cinerarium at Merigar West with a short ritual and a practice of Ati Guruyoga together with many of his students gathered there

Seven Lojongs

Seven Lojongs

Here at Merigar East we had a wonderful course from 10 – 14 of August with Zoltan Cser (SMS and YY Instructor) on the Seven Lojongs and connected Yantra Yoga and Pranayama

Communicate and Collaborate

Communicate and Collaborate

The Warsaw retreat in 2015 will be long remembered as the first retreat after 17 years of expectations and waiting for another visit by Chögyal Namhkai Norbu to Poland

The Drathalgyur, All-Penetrating Sound Tantra

The Drathalgyur, All-Penetrating Sound Tantra

The All-Penetrating Sound Tantra is the considered to be the source of all the 17 Tantras representing the teachings of the Upadesha series of Dzogchen. Chögyal Namkhai Norbu alone has dedicated several years of effort to editing Vimalamitra’s commentary and the project of translation of both the root text and its commentary will unearth this treasure