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Mandarava Retreat Dzamling Gar March 2026
It was a surprising pleasure to awaken each morning to lovely birdsongs and walk through the semidarkness to the Gönpa of Dzamling Gar to begin another day of the Long Life practice of Mandarava, and to feel the presence of our Rinpoche, who 42 years ago in the cave of Mandarava in Nepal miraculously received this terma practice of Mandarava in a series of dreams.
Dr. Phuntsog’s Ox Prediction for the Fire Horse Year
The glang rDzi or Ox prediction explains everything that is going to happen through the image of the Ox and Oxherd.
Sangha App – Our year 2025
We are not just offering you a technological tool, but contributing with our capacities to the Dzogchen transmission, through active mutual support.
Welcome to the New Mirror Website!
We are happy to announce the launch of our new website — https://melong.online/.
Sowing the Seeds of the Future – Manasarovar
In this dark moment rediscovering the values of empathy, altruism and compassion that we have absorbed from the Himalayan peoples gives us a glimmer of hope
Update from Shang Shung Publications
Read about the latest publications, games and audio recordings from the SSP publishing house as well as new books in Spanish and Chinese.
New Gakyil of Tashigar Norte for 2026.
We are excited to introduce to you the 2026 Gakyil for Tashigar Norte on beautiful Margarita Island, Venezuela.
Book Review – The Golden Garuda & Always Present
The lives of many of the great lamas who followed the Dalai Lama into exile in 1959 are well documented. Much less is known about those who stayed behind in Chinese-occupied Tibet
The Written Works of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
A talk by Adriano Clemente offering deep insights into the vast literary legacy of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
Podcast Interview with Santi Maha Sangha Teacher Arnaud Coquillard
4th in a series of Podcast Interviews with Santi Maha Sangha Teachers
A Week of Collaboration: IT and Sound Teams Unite at Dzamling Gar
From October 13th to 19th, 2025, the IT teams of Merigar West and Dzamling Gar gathered at Dzamling Gar for a week of collaboration and technical work, joined by our Austrian sound engineer, Philip Zauner.