Giovanni Arca recounts how he met the Master in 1978 at the ‘Orientale’ University and some of the informal moments that he shared with him in those days
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Contemplating Seasons of Kunsangar South, Crimea
Having entered Spring 2025, we send you warm greetings from Kunsangar South, from its sunlit blue-sky valley framed by a patchwork of hills.
Astrological Forecast – Year of the Wood Snake
There are two ways to consider the aspects of the year – to look at the condition of the outer nature of the year and the condition of beings, human beings
Dzamling Gar News and Updates!
All of the sudden, at the beginning of 2022, some groups of people came from different parts of the world to settle in Tenerife and, like pure magic, we started gathering, sharing impressions, brainstorming ideas and figuring out how to make them concrete.
Listening, Reflecting and Moving Forward
The retreat with Yeshi Namkhai is over. For months, ever since we learned that there would be a retreat, we would meet trying to imagine what it would be like
Quiet days at Kunsangar South
The days at Kunsangar South are quiet and peaceful now. Not many people have come to the Gar yet, although the summer season has started.
Shorten the Distance, Sponsor a Young Monk
In Nepal in 2021 ASIA started a distance sponsorship project in the Tashi Choeling & Nghagyur Sangngh Choeling monasteries where young monks are educated
The Sangha as a Mirror of the World
There is something we rarely bring out about Merigar East in public communications: our hard times. We try to stay positive and attract community members
The Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje, Master of Mahamudra
Andy Lukianowicz reviews Ruth Gamble’s work on the life and the times of “The Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje, Master of Mahamudra” by Shambhala Publications
Thank You from The Mirror!
The Mirror team and the International Gakyil thank you for your support and donations in response to our recent fundraising appeal. We really appreciate it!
Keeping the Three Doors Open
Merigar West was the venue for the recent and much awaited retreat of Dzogchen Teachings given by his son, Yeshi Silvano Namkhai
Updated Links Teachings Yeshi Silvano Namkhai
Here again sending the links of the translations of the webcast for Dzogchen Teachings with Yeshi Silvano Namkhai from Merigar West, 12-17 May, 2023