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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. 

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The Evolution of an Artist Filmmaker Vladimir Maykov

The Evolution of an Artist Filmmaker Vladimir Maykov

29 Feb 2020 | , ,

My film making career happened kind of miraculously. I never thought about film making. Never. But around fifteen years ago, Eduardo Sagalaev, one of the leaders of Russian television, was having a spiritual crisis, got interested in spiritual teachings. He read my book on transpersonal psychology and found me and quickly we became friends. He suggested we make a series of films about my field. He asked for my help. This was around 2006.

Losar Poem

Losar Poem

21 Feb 2020 | , ,

Text by Jacqueline Gens, Whose recent work can be read at Poetrymind www.tsetso.blogspot.com Illustration by Ingmar Pema Dechen, visionary artist, Works found at www.zangmosrainbow.blogspot.com
and www.ingmarpemakathleein-Gutierrezpixels.com

Ode to Tibet: Motherspeak

Ode to Tibet: Motherspeak

11 Jan 2020 | ,

“I wrote this on the occasion of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s publication of the first volume of  The Light of Kailash—when  such an occasion arose and this Ode came together in a jumble of extravagance and love drawing on three decades interest in the country from which I benefited so much and in honor of the Master who has been a tireless steward of his country’s history and my inspiration.” – Jacqueline Gens

Dancer and Choreographer, Mònika Lakatos from Hungary

Dancer and Choreographer, Mònika Lakatos from Hungary

14 Nov 2019 | ,

I was together with my best girl friend at the Theater Erkel and we saw a wonderful Hungarian contemporary style performance with young amazing dancers. After that event, we danced on the road while we were going home. That was the real first moment when I felt, “I want to be dancer and I CAN do all the steps, jumps and turns.” I felt that I am a dancer.