After a long chronic illness, Sonja Burgmeier – one of Rinpoche’s first students – passed away on Monday 13 June 2022. Her former partner Marcus Niederlechner – also a student of our master – passed away on 27 April this year.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Merigar East – A Summer Beyond Hope and Fear
In May when lilac flowers explode & grass grows to the knees we dream of the three mandalas full of Vajra dancers and the sounds of Chöd filling the evening
Summer Update from Kunsangar North
This year there was a very long, snowy winter. It was not easy for the Gar, but thanks to the cooperation in the Community, the coordinated work of the staff at the Gar, joint practice, and the help of volunteers, we managed it.
Namgyal Stupa in Erkherik
On August 23 practitioners of the Dzogchen Community Palbarling held a ceremony to bless a Namgyal Stupa they had recently constructed in the town of Erkherik, Mt. Tsagaan Eeji (White Mother) 25km east of Ulan-Ude, Buryatia
New Stupa in Ulan-Ude
On September 9, 2015, the practitioners of Palbarling, Ulan-Ude, Buryatia blessed the Stupa they had constructed in the main place for the Lokapala called Gumuun Khaan on Mt. Komushka in the south part of Ulan-Ude
Harmonious Breathing with Luke Karamol in Berkeley
Harmonious breathing at Dondrubling, Berkeley, California on August 29 and 30, 2015
Yantra Yoga in Chile
Beginner’s Yantra Yoga Intensive with Carolina Muñoz
Vajra Dance in Buryatia
On 11-23 August in Kundrolling, the Dzogchen Community of Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, a retreat on the Song of Vajra Dance with Yana Sokolova took place
Song of Vajra Dance Retreat
Retreat on the 1st part of the Song of Vajra Dance with Ruslan Kim, 21-27 August 2015, at Sangyeling, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Retreats in Belarus
Two events at one time took place in Jigdralling, the community of Belarus: a retreat on the practice of Purification of the 6 Lokas, and a retreat on learning the Vajra Dance of the 12 A
Norbuling Peru New Gakyil
After the approval of our Master, we are happy to announce that Norbuling, Lima-Perú has a new Gakyil!
Married
Susan Schwarz and Tobia Sagazio were married in the Town Hall of Seggiano, a small village close to Merigar, on Monday August 31, 2015 in the presence of family and many friends