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Liz Granger
News from Merigar East
As we prepare for a new year, many things are quietly taking shape — new courses, new responsibilities, new ways to support the Gar, and new chances for all of us to grow together.
Sangha App – Our year 2025
We are not just offering you a technological tool, but contributing with our capacities to the Dzogchen transmission, through active mutual support.
Weekend Retreat with Steven Landsberg in Munich/Germany
From August 8-10, 2025 a wonderful and inspiring practice weekend took place in Munich under the guidance of Steven Landsberg
A Cool Breeze in the Warm Sunlight
We had a wonderfully inspiring retreat with Steven Landsberg in Berlin on site and via Zoom, designed for old practitioners as well as new people
Refining Pure Gold In The Years Of Lead:
In 2025 as we are living in difficult times, I remember that, in ‘The Years Of Lead’, we were able, with our teacher Chögyal Namkhai Norbu to found Merigar
Almost Done! Support the Guru Rinpoche Statue Painting
The structure of our beautiful Guru Rinpoche statue is now complete! We are now in the final stage of fundraising to give the statue a splendid paint job.
Book Review – A Future We Can Love
How We Can Reverse the Climate Crisis with the Power of Our Hearts and Minds, Shambala 2023, by Susan Bauer-Wu. Review by Andy Lukianwicz
The Illusory Game of Art and Life – “Jaka” Giacalone
“I understood most clearly that there is no point in taking yourself too seriously, because the illusory game of life and that of art coincide”
Holidays with Yantra Yoga in Phendeling, Czechia
In July, a special retreat took place in Phendeling, titled Holidays with Yantra Yoga, a regular much-loved event where parents can come with their children
Khaita Dancers Visit Bodhicharya Kent UK Sangha
On June 30th, we were invited back to dance Khaita dances at the opening of a new center south of London, for the local Sangha of Ringu Tulku Rinpoche.
Song of The Vajra Retreat with Namkhai Yeshi
The retreat with Namkhai Yeshi at Merigar West presented another novel chapter in the ongoing evolution of the Dzogchen Community