In May when lilac flowers explode & grass grows to the knees we dream of the three mandalas full of Vajra dancers and the sounds of Chöd filling the evening
Liz Granger
3rd Part of Khaita’s Educational Program in Phendeling
Since the Program aims at training new Khaita experts and instructors, the third course concentrated on pedagogy and the didactics of teaching Khaita
Webcast Ganapuja from Merigar 14th June
We’re pleased to announce our next webcast from Merigar [GMT+2:00] Italian Time CEST Tuesday, 14th June 18:00 Ganapuja (Full moon day)
Finland New Gakyil
The registered association of the Dzogchen Community of Finland had its annual meeting in Saturday, June 27th and a new Gakyil was elected
Invocation of Samantabhadra
This year the retreat was attended by a record number of people – more than 1500. In order to save time and energy, Namkhai Norbu arrived at the Gar by helicopter
For Gakyils Worldwide
The Archives’ Transcription Project announces a new system for transcribing all upcoming teaching retreats with Rinpoche. Organizers of current retreats with Rinpoche should find a transcriber for the retreat
Died Jean Harrison
On the afternoon of Thursday July 23, 2015, Jean Harrison, the wife of Bepi Goia, passed away unexpectedly. Bepi is a long standing member of Merigar West and lives in the countryside near the Gar
Person-Centered Medicine
Italian Author Team Stakes Ground for Traditional Medicine in “Person-Centered Medicine”
Charity Lottery and Auction
The Lottery and Auction will take place on one of the days of the forthcoming retreat of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu to be held on July 24-28 at Kunsangar North.
Singing and Dancing Khaita
A Khaita weekend workshop was held at Merigar West July 18-19 2015 with sessions of pronunciation of some Tibetan songs followed by step by step explanations of some of the dances
Died Patrice Bricaire
Patrice Bricaire passed away early Sunday morning on July 19 at his home on Lake Bolsena in Italy. He was Rinpoche’s first French student and had been part of the Merigar Community since its founding
A call for promoters
to work in the organization of courses and events offered by the Shang Shung Foundation. We are looking for energetic professionals to be local promoters and organizers of the courses offered by the Shang Shung Foundation