In 2015, 2016 Rinpoche wanted to do something to work with young people. In that way he said we need to do something to create work for young people. If we create these kinds of jobs, then the young people can live near the Community and in that way we have continuation.
Shang Shung Institute of America was founded by our teacher, Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche, with the help of his students, in 1996.
Migmar Tsering, resident Tibetan artist, speaks to The Mirror about the delicate work of redecorating the outside of the Merigar Gönpa and his painting team
Rinpoche wrote a letter to the Gakyils and also guidelines on how to proceed with this system of training prospective teachers of Yantra Yoga and Vajra Dance. Rinpoche advised Fabio and me to lead teacher trainings for all Yantra Yoga practitioners and to make sure that Yantra Yoga continued to be communicated and taught without changes or modifications.
It’s now 25 years on and my work has helped to powerfully engage diverse communities in addressing some of the most pressing issues of our time, including; intercultural relationships, changing values across the generations, public and private violence, trafficked women, changing futures for indigenous people, mental health, addiction, the asylum seeker story and the potential of an intercultural world. One of my performances ‘Journey of Asylum – Waiting’ was published in an anthology of plays about asylum seekers.
Prima Mai talks about Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s Vajra Dance of Space of the Song of the Vajra connected to the Longsal cycle of teachings.
Professor, philosopher, and author of many books and academic articles on a variety of subjects, Elias speaks about studying SMS and his recent publications
The purpose of Harmonious Breathing is to deconstruct the conditioning of the breath, and allow it to be as spontaneous and natural as possible
Zheng Jun, a famous Chinese rock star, attended the Yangtig retreat over Christmas 2016 at Dzamling Gar in Tenerife. He kindly spoke to The Mirror about how he met the teachings and Chögyal Namkhai Norbu.
An invitation to musicians to collaborate to create the “global” version of the Dzamling Gar Song with more elaborate and richer versions using different instruments or voices.
The Mirror speaks to Benedetta Tagliabue, the architect of the Dzamling Gar project, about its progress
An Interview with Alix De Fermor, the Dzamling Gar garden engineer, who has created incredibly vibrant and fruitful gardens from what was a very desolate place last year
