Colin Ellar passed away on July 17, 2026. He was one of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s earliest students, as well as a historic Gekö of Merigar and a member of the Red Gakyil
Colin Ellar passed away on July 17, 2026. He was one of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s earliest students, as well as a historic Gekö of Merigar and a member of the Red Gakyil
I arrived near Point Arena at Redwood’s OZ retreat site a day after the retreat had begun. In the upstairs kitchen I asked beautiful See-Joy: “Where is the Tibetan master?” She replied: “He is sitting down there at the picnic table.” I looked but couldn’t see a master because everybody was wearing ordinary clothes. About an hour later, Rinpoche sat down under a large tree surrounded by interested students. I had no expectations. He smiled & spoke. My experience: Primordial Buddha transmits primordial Dzogchen to us fortunate practitioners in this particular time & place.
It is with deep sorrow that we inform you that today, Friday, July 17, 2026, at 12:00 p.m., our well-loved Colin Ellar passed away.
Our much beloved Vajra Brother Jim Valby died very peacefully around 8 pm ET/US on June 22, 2026 in Greenfield Massachusetts.
We sadly announce that Carmen Avitabile passed away in the early hours of June 19, 2026, in London, England
Early this morning, Wednesday, March 18, our dear Vajra sister Marialuisa Delogu passed away.
The night of Sunday March 8, 2026, our Vajra sister Donatella Ciardulli passed away in Rome, Italy after a long illness.
On January 19, 2026, at 8:35 p.m., Mariachiara Rossello, our sister of Vajra, peacefully left this world at the age of 89.
“Paolino” Perrella was a historical figure of our Community. Among the first students of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, he arrived at the Subiaco retreat in 1976
John Bidleman, a long time member of the Dzogchen Community, passed away on September 24, 2025 in Northern California.
On September 5th, 2025, in Kharkiv, due to complications from illness, our friend and Vajra brother Sergey Kiryanov (June 3, 1973 – September 5, 2025) passed away.
The Dejamling Dzogchen Community (France) regrets to inform you that our Vajra brother, Jean-François Ayme, passed away on Monday morning, August 25