Mario Cumbat talks about his experiences of the first retreats with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in Subiaco in 1976 and Prata in 1977
Liz Granger
An Atlas of the Tibetan Plateau
Giorgio Dallorto reviews cartographer Michael Farmer’s magnum opus, the fruit of a lifetime of study and research, recently published by Brill.
Webcast Retreat and New Moon Practice from Merigar
25 October 17:30 (UTC+2) Short Ganapuja with Invocation of Samantabhadra, 28 Oct.-1 Nov. Bardo Instructions Sealed with the Hum streamed in closed webcast
An Update on Our Activities
The main activity of the SSI-Austria is the Ka-Ter Translation Project, which includes the translation of the Dra Thal Gyur Tantra, and the translation work of the Complete Works of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu.
New Retreat Cabin in Crimea
Kunsangar South informs you that our new retreat cabin is a unique house where it’s possible to do dark and light personal retreats. We invite you to come and use this wonderful opportunity to do a personal retreat
Odzer Chenma Retreat
Kunsangar North and all participants express their gratitude to SMS instructor Grisha Mokhin for the retreat on Odzer Chenma practice during which we recited 200,000 repetitions of the Odzer Chenma mantra
Yantra Yoga at Roma Yoga Festival 2015
Zhenphenling participated in the Roma Yoga Festival held over the weekend of mid September, in the large park of Villa Pamphili, Rome, Italy
Namgyal Stupa in Erkherik
On August 23 practitioners of the Dzogchen Community Palbarling held a ceremony to bless a Namgyal Stupa they had recently constructed in the town of Erkherik, Mt. Tsagaan Eeji (White Mother) 25km east of Ulan-Ude, Buryatia
New Stupa in Ulan-Ude
On September 9, 2015, the practitioners of Palbarling, Ulan-Ude, Buryatia blessed the Stupa they had constructed in the main place for the Lokapala called Gumuun Khaan on Mt. Komushka in the south part of Ulan-Ude
Vajra Dance in Buryatia
On 11-23 August in Kundrolling, the Dzogchen Community of Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, a retreat on the Song of Vajra Dance with Yana Sokolova took place
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
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