Our much beloved Vajra Brother Jim Valby died very peacefully around 8 pm ET/US on June 22, 2026 in Greenfield Massachusetts.
The Americas
New Gakyil Tashigar South
We are delighted to share with you the composition of the new Gakyil of Tashigar Sur, elected at the last assembly.
Chod & the Four Demons Online Retreat
From May 7-10, 2026, Tashigar Norte hosted an online/zoom retreat with Enzo Terzano on The Chod and The Four Demons.
News from Tashigar Norte, Venezuela
Dear Vajra Family, We would like to thank many of you for your questions and concerns about Venezuela. Here is a brief...
New Gakyil of Tashigar Norte for 2026.
We are excited to introduce to you the 2026 Gakyil for Tashigar Norte on beautiful Margarita Island, Venezuela.
Green Tara Practice Retreat with Oliver Leick
Recently we concluded a very beautiful online Green Tara retreat with Oliver Leick, with 113 people registered and more than 50 participants attending
Discovery of the Centerless Mind with Steven Landsberg
Discovery of the Centerless Mind with Steven Landsberg October 25&26, 2025 in Peru
Dance, Dance, Dance September 2025 Khandroling
In 1995, I happened to pick up a Japanese translation of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s book “Wisdom of Dzogchen” and thought I wanted to meet him in my lifetime.
Died – John Bidleman on September 24, 2025
John Bidleman, a long time member of the Dzogchen Community, passed away on September 24, 2025 in Northern California.
An Invitation to Enjoy and to Join Tashigar Norte!
Would you like to spend some months in an environment of practice, sun, sea with the possibility to work online or dedicate your time to a retreat?
Born – Luna Mandarava Espinola Mendel
Luna Mandarava Espinola Mendel who was born on June 18, 2025 in Morelia, Mexico
News from Tsegyalgar East
The Teaching of Dzogchen: understanding, training, applying with 2nd level SMS teacher Igor Berkhin, August 8-17, 2025 and The 8th annual Dance Dance Dance retreat at Khandroling, August 30th to September 14th, 2025.