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
The Time of Mourning: Passing through Grief
Doctor and psychotherapist Luigi Vitiello talks about the experience of grief and pain for the loss of someone or something that is close to us.
Summer 2023 at Tashigar South, Argentina
Yantra Yoga, Respira, Vajra Dance, Khaita, Public Activities, Losar, Mandarava Retreat, Santi Maha Sangha, Tibetan Medicine and more….
Passages – A Few Words About Asem
If The Mirror, from paper to its digital form, is still alive and read on different continents, much is due to the energy and intelligence of Asem
Preparing the Lungtas at Merigar East
Making the Lungtas by hand is a long process. It takes about two months and a half and several people’s contribution. But we still do it, every year
Latest News from Shang Shung Publications
SSP presents their recently published books, including the Tibetan Calendar for the current year, as well as their upcoming restricted and public books
Stories at the Museum
In early November 2022 we received a phone call from the Arcidosso Junior Book Club asking: “Can you tell the children a story about Tibet?”.
The Sounds and Scents of the Garden
Alix De Fermor talks about designing and working on the final parts of the garden area that surrounds the Dzamling Gar Gönpa in Tenerife.
“Alendar” Calendar in the Sangha App
In the “Alendar”, we offer you all the information and advice according to the Tibetan astrology used in the International Dzogchen Community.
Losar and the Coming of Spring at Kunsangar North
February was an eventful and busy month at the Northern gar. Despite the harsh winter weather, the snowy and sparsely populated gar prepared for Losar and the Mandarava practice retreat in advance.