Excerpts from an Interview with Thinley Koblensky and Gabriele Marazzi of the Gakyil
Europe
Espirito Festival – Music of the Present Time
Over two hot and beautiful evenings almost 1000 people gathered in the Piazza della Riconciliazione in Arcidosso for the Espírito Festival World Spiritual Music
Confidence in Liberation with Namkhai Yeshi
From June 19 to 22, 2026, Merigar West hosted the most significant and much awaited event in the yearly calendar
Vajra Dance Retreat in Latvia
Vajra Dance gathering at Ievlejas, Latvia with Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian Sangha.
Merigar East – 20 Years. And the Truth in Between
A Gar is not sustained by our spiritual intention alone. It requires work, time, skills, and resources.
Died – Donatella Ciardulli
The night of Sunday March 8, 2026, our Vajra sister Donatella Ciardulli passed away in Rome, Italy after a long illness.
Mandarava Retreat Dzamling Gar March 2026
It was a surprising pleasure to awaken each morning to lovely birdsongs and walk through the semidarkness to the Gönpa of Dzamling Gar to begin another day of the Long Life practice of Mandarava, and to feel the presence of our Rinpoche, who 42 years ago in the cave of Mandarava in Nepal miraculously received this terma practice of Mandarava in a series of dreams.
‘Resonating with You’, Retreat with Namkhai Yeshi
During the retreat I often had the sense of eternity in the moment: time dilation was an unavoidable reality! The inevitable last day of the retreat arrived too soon. Namkhai Yeshi kindly gave us some simple, sound advice: relax, enjoy, try to avoid extreme feelings and behaviors that promote these feelings.
Course of the Dance of the Song of Vajra – Part II with Sachiko Fullita in Kundusling, Barcelona
Sunday, March 1st, the second part of the Vajra Dance of the Song of the Vajra course taught by instructor Sachiko Fullita came to a close. This part focused on studying the Dance from the SAMBHARATHAMEKHACANTPA line through to the end.
The Myriad Worlds Festival: New Facets of Creativity
On November 29, 2025, the “Gallery 2/17” space in St. Petersburg, Russia, hosted the creative evening “Portraits” organized by the Association of Contemporary Music (ACM).
2026 March Ganapuja in Webcast
We are very pleased to announce our next webcast Ganapuja from Merigar and Dzamling Gar for this month of March
Children bring in the Fire Horse Year
On February 21st Merigar was blessed with children in events that included play, music, Kumar Kumari yantra yoga and Khaita dances.