15 Pawos and Pamos descended from far and wide within the vast barren country of Australia, to Namgyalgar from November 1-7, 2024.
15 Pawos and Pamos descended from far and wide within the vast barren country of Australia, to Namgyalgar from November 1-7, 2024.
Interviews done and transcribed by newly authorized Yantra Yoga teacher Mikyö Logan Clark for The Mirror
Rushen of the Mind with Michael Katz November 2 – 3, 2024 at Tsegyalgar East, Conway MA, USA
It was the first time for us to operate this type of retreat, so it was a bit of trial and error, but everyone’s shining faces and the improvement in dancing made me feel deep joy and very satisfied. I would like to thank Anna Apraksina, the other Vajra Dance instructor, the participants, the Gakyil, all those who helped and especially to our Master. I am so grateful to all of them.
Then I started to discover playing music. The plays I did were always closely related to music, in fact we did an Rock Opera with friends and great musicians in 1983. But I was always on the other side, directing, staging, or writing. When I turned fifty, my friend Marisa gave me an acoustic guitar and from that moment on I began to study guitar, then sax, then piano and finally the bandoneon [ed. a type of concertino].
At the door, is a pile of stuff. I am looking at it with the eye of measurement. Why? The pile looks paltry. True, it is colorful, a mound of sweaters, and not just any ones, these are all cashmere, some made in Scotland, the very best quality. At the same time, they are not the best because they are second hand, culled from charity shops and thrifting.
I think my exposure to Buddhism happened when I was about sixteen and still in High School. I had a friend who knew some other people and one of those people happened to be an owner of a bookstore. We were able to go there, and most if his books were on Buddhism.
Vajrasattva Purification from the Longsal Cycle Practice Retreat December 9-13, 2021 at Dzamling Gar: This retreat is finished. I want to thank the Gakyil of Dzamling Gar for inviting me and for making this opportunity possible. I also want to thank everybody who collaborated for this retreat.
Losar Tashi Deleg to everybody and everywhere! Today we celebrate together the first day of the Water Tiger year. Instead of the usual Losar performance, we’ll welcome the new year with the practice of singing and dancing Khaita.
An excerpt from the morning session of day 4, December 31, 2017, of the Atiyoga Teaching Retreat given by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu at Dzamling Gar, Tenerife.
Beginners’ Khaita Course with Yulia Petrova and Elena Kalistova at Dzamling Gar
Mandarava Retreat: All of the retreat was offered by webcast and zoom, 900 people registered and each day approximately 200 people participated from all corners of the globe. Replays allowed people in various time zones to participate. We owe a debt of gratitude to our Project Manager Vicky
Rodriguez, the Webcast Team and all the karma yogis who managed the retreat.