Merigar is preparing to experience some intense months with a calendar that includes teaching, culture and moments of authentic community sharing.
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Highlights of Merigar East – June 2025 News
We’re happy to share with you the highlights of what’s been happening at Merigar East, what’s going on now, and what’s coming next.
The Golden Key of the Lungta
An interview with Migmar Tsering on his new book and an update on the Changchub Dorje Stupa Project
Espacio Yoga Studio
Natalie Nitsche and Alina Kramina are the founders of Espacio Yoga Studio in Playa Paraiso, inside Dzamling Gar, The Mirror talks to them about this unique public venture of Espacio Yoga Studio in collaboration with the Dzamling Gar Dzogchen Community.
Red Tara, The Female Buddha of Power and Magnetism
Alex Studholme reviews Rachael Stevens’ work that, while academic in style, conveys a strong sense of Red Tara as a live presence in present-day Buddhism
The Mirror – Can You Give a Helping Hand?
Please take a moment to read through our message to the end to understand where we are coming from, the present situation, and where we’d like to arrive.
Mudra of Samaya
In 1987 and 1988, and also later in 1991, I traveled around the world with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, and wherever we went I carried with me a Sony 8mm camera
How I Met Chögyal Namkhai Norbu – John Groeneveld
Some readers might remember me as a monk living in Pomaia from 1998-2014, a time when I regularly attended teachings at Merigar
Inner Disarmament – International Interfaith Conference
The Conference, organized by ASIA and Merigar, will be held on July 8 and 9 in Rome and online on ZOOM, with simultaneous translation into English.
An Essay on Tawa – Gompa – Chöpa
Some years ago, I dreamt of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu nudging me to teach the Tawa-Gompa-Chöpa (view, meditation, conduct) triad in Merigar
Coming Back to Tashigar North
After 10 years, life has brought me back to Tashigar Norte, Venezuela. The place where, at 8 years old, I was already learning the mudras for the Ganapuja.
Summer Update from Kunsangar North
Spring came very early this year, the snow melted quickly, and now the Gar is again covered in green trees. And more and more practitioners are coming to the Gar – some for retreats, some as volunteers or karmayogis, some just to take a break from noisy Moscow.