Liz Granger

Losar 2025 Mandarava Practice in Maratika

When you see this great place, you can’t help but be amazed. The mere hearing of its name spreads the seed of liberation.

Vajra Dance Tutorial Project

Vajra Dance Tutorial Project

The Vajra Dance Tutorial will serve as a tool for everyone who has followed courses and learned the basic steps and movements of the Vajra Dances. It will also serve as a record to be preserved for future generations

Tibetan Language Weekend Courses

Tibetan Language Weekend Courses

Shang Shung Institute Austria offers a series of online weekend courses on Tibetan language, focussing on the translation of Tibetan texts examining in detail the most common practices used in the Dzogchen Community, starting with the Thun book

Retreats in Belarus

Retreats in Belarus

Two events at one time took place in Jigdralling, the community of Belarus: a retreat on the practice of Purification of the 6 Lokas, and a retreat on learning the Vajra Dance of the 12 A

Married

Married

Susan Schwarz and Tobia Sagazio were married in the Town Hall of Seggiano, a small village close to Merigar, on Monday August 31, 2015 in the presence of family and many friends

2nd Tibetan Language Course for Beginners

2nd Tibetan Language Course for Beginners

Organized by the Shang Shung Institute (Austria) as part of the Ka-ter Translation Project, the course was held from 18 to 25 August 2015 in the picturesque setting of the Merigar West library

The Principle of the Gakyil System

The Principle of the Gakyil System

During the Annual General Meeting of the Merigar West Sangha at the Gonpa on August 18, 2015, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu spoke about the function of the gakyil. Photo by Gino Vitiello