Interview with Steven Landsberg. A first in a series of interviews with Santi Maha Sangha teachers from the Dzogchen Community. The interview was done in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain in the winter of 2025.
Interviews
How I Became a Vajra Dance Instructor – Anna Apraksina
The story itself began with how I started dancing. I was introduced to the Vajra Dance in Margarita Island, Venezuela in 2010. I watched people dance the Song of the Vajra, and it was incredibly beautiful.
Twenty-One Traditional Buddhist Tales
An interview with Oliver Leick, director of the Ka-ter Translation Project and compiler of the recently published “Twenty-one Traditional Buddhist Tales”.
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The Birth of [NORBUNET] Founded on October 9, 1996 – 25th Year Anniversary
At that time in the Community there were only paper communications, Il Bulletino, the local newsletters, The Mirror, which was only on paper at that time, so I thought that there was a need to improve communication with the new medium of email; email was already starting to get very important.
SSI UK Fish Release with Drugu Choegyal Rinpoche
On July’s full moon, at Bagnas tal lake in Nepal, we had the good fortune to have a fish release and blessing conducted by Drugu Choegyal Rinpoche.
Video Interview with Giorgio Dallorto
Interview with long time student of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu about his meeting with Rinpoche and life in the Dzogchen Community.
The Khaita Educational Program
An interview with Adriana Dal Borgo about the Educational Program of the Khaita Dance School with Tamara Kozhukharova, May 10, 2021.
Interview with Elia Bernardoni, the youngest Khaita Dancer
An interview with Elia Bernardoni about his his meeting with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and his experience as the youngest Khaita dancer.
Standing on Our Own Feet – An Interview with Thubten Rabgyi and Urara Taoka
This is an interview done on March 12, 2020 at Dzamling Gar with Gekö Thubten Rabgyi and the Gakyil Director and Yellow Gakyil, Urara Taoka about the latest challenges faced by Dzamling Gar and a look towards the future.
Interview with Drugu Choegyal Rinpoche
At Merigar to pay homage to Chögyal Namkhai Norbu on the one year anniversary of his passing, Drugu Choegyal kindly agreed to this interview
Tashigar South – Discovering the Jewel of the Sangha
An interview with Marisa Alonso about the current situation and possible future projects at Tashigar South in Cordoba, Argentina
CRAZY LOUISE or La Conversazione Sacra.
Poet and well-known figure in the Dzogchen Community, Lousie Landes Levi, talks about this book of poems and how it came to be published