Early days of Rinpoche’s life in Naples and his first teachings in the 1970s before the Dzogchen Community was established in Tuscany.
FEATURES
Building a Guru Padmasambhava Statue
In the spring of 2024 we started fundraising for the construction of a 9.5 meter tall Guru Rinpoche statue, in upper Mustang, Nepal.
Adriano Clemente Presents “The Cuckoo of Rigpa”
An Ancient Dunhuang Manuscript by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu. Based on a talk given on 28 September, 2024, in the Merigar Gönpa.
Approaching Spring, We Sow Good Aspirations
A place of practice & teachings, Merigar East is keeping the flame alive. Online courses have let us connect to the world and feel that the Gar is supported
Join the Wheel of Solidarity
For the past few weeks, we have been witnessing the continuous occurrence of extraordinary events in Eastern Europe, for which all of us are unprepared
Video Interview with Steven Landsberg
An interview done with Santi Maha Sangha instructor Steven Landsberg in Dzamling Gar, February, 2022, about what led him to the teachings, his meeting with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and life in the Dzogchen Community.
Edited by Francesco Carpini
Warm Gönpa – Warm Heart
This winter we launched the project “Warm Gönpa – Warm Heart” at Kunsangar South. The winter season in Crimea can be snowy, with strong winds and cold weather, but despite this scheduled Ganapujas, Vajra Dances on the Mandala, and other collective practices continue to take place in the Gönpa.
Rosa Namkhai’s Losar Greetings for the Water Tiger Year
On March 3, after a ceremony to celebrate the new Tibetan year held in the Gönpa at Merigar West, Rosa Namkhai shared this message with all those present.
Merigar West and Assistance for Ukrainians
This conflict touches us because it directly affects many of our practitioners, from both sides and neighboring countries, who are suffering terribly
Breathe the Earth
Merigar & ASIA’s school projects promoting children’s well-being and social-emotional development through activities applying Buddhist principles & values.
Losar Poem by Jacqueline Gens
This is not the time for grand edifices, Nor golden mega images filled with Hollow jewels taken for real….
The Tibet of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu – Part 3
Raimondo Bultrini continues his account of travelling in Tibet with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in 1988 arriving in Derghe, the highlands, and Galenteen