Our dear Vajra Brother, Angel Julio Ojeda Estévez, is starting the path of the Fourth Bardo surrounded by his children and closest people. Please include him in your prayers and practices.
Europe
Summer Update from Kunsangar North
Spring came very early this year, the snow melted quickly, and now the Gar is again covered in green trees. And more and more practitioners are coming to the Gar – some for retreats, some as volunteers or karmayogis, some just to take a break from noisy Moscow.
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s Teachings – The Song of Vajra
The retreat, August 16-20, will consist of viewing the Teachings given by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in Hong Kong, May 16-20 2012, called The Song of Vajra
Photo Exhibition 40 years Dzogchen Community Austria
Looking for photos or documents of all the retreats and activities held within our Dzogchen Community in Austria in the last 40 years for a photo exhibition
Consecration of the Stupa of Complete Victory
The Palbar Chörten or Victory Stupa was consecrated on the morning of October 11, 2016, Padmasambhava Day, at Merigar West by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
Kunsangar South New Gakyil
A new Gakyil has recently been elected for Kunsangar South for the year 2016-2017 and has been approved by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
Mahamudra-Dzogchen in the Shangpa Tradition
Around 70 people from the Dzogchen and Shangpa Rimay Communities participated in a short weekend retreat led by Shangpa Master Denys at the Merigar Gönpa
Merigar East Retreat with Elio Guarisco
It has been an intense 6-days for the participants at this practice-oriented retreat in Romania with Elio Guarisco on the Mandarava terma Teaching
The Door of Dreams Event
On September 18, a totally red room at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome (MACRO) hosted a special event entitled ‘The Door of Dreams’, organized by Merigar and Zhenphenling, the Dzogchen center in Rome
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Visits Slovakia
After teaching in the Czech Republic, Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche visited Wangdenling, the seat of the Slovak Community, before giving teachings in Bratislava
Dödjungling Performs at “Faiths in Tune”
The Dzogchen Community of Berlin Dödjungling performs Khaita and Vajra Dances at Berlin’s first inter-religious Music Festival “Faiths in Tune” in July
Studying and Practising Chöd at Dejamling
The Chöd retreat took place from the 12th to 20th of August at Dejamling within the wonderful and sunny national park of the Cevennes in France