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108 Stupas of the Changchub Dorje Project
This important project, initiated by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, needs the collaboration and support of all of us in order to reach completion.
How I Met Chögyal Namkhai Norbu by Nicola Rinaudo
I was born Trapani, Sicily, which for me was not a nice place to stay, but it’s a very nice place to visit.”If we want everything to remain as it is, it will be necessary for everything to change,” said Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. It was not a good place for me. I was 18 years old when my family moved to Florence.
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The Birth of [NORBUNET] Founded on October 9, 1996 – 25th Year Anniversary
At that time in the Community there were only paper communications, Il Bulletino, the local newsletters, The Mirror, which was only on paper at that time, so I thought that there was a need to improve communication with the new medium of email; email was already starting to get very important.
Our Dzogchen Community
Living knowledge and the transmission of Dzogchen, our own primordial state, cannot be defined or confined by the logical categories of rational thought. It is simply beyond space and time.
Drawn and Written in Stone
Review of ‘Drawn and Written in Stone’ by John Vincent Bellezza, a famous archaeologist and historian specialized in the pre-Buddhist heritage of Tibet and author of many books and numerous articles on the ancient history of the Tibetan plateau.
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s First Retreat in Buryatia
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu first came to Buryatia in 1992. I was fortunate enough to be one of the organizers of that truly unique, amazing retreat.
Long Distance Sponsorship with ASIA
Is it possible to cultivate a relationship with someone who is light distances from us, for example beyond the Himalayas? ASIA proposes an original way to do this: long distance sponsorship.
Fantastic Summer at Kunsangar North
It is with great pleasure and joy that we want to tell you how wonderful and pleasant the summer was at Kunsangar North, Russia.
Forty Years of Merigar
2021 marks a symbolic moment in the life of Merigar. In fact, forty years have passed since the ‘Podere Nuovo’ farmhouse and land was bought and began to develop as the first center of the International Dzogchen Community.
History of the Minsk Dzogchen Community
Ruslan Malakhovskiy shares his recollections on the birth and development of the Minsk Dzogchen Community.
Summer at the Eastern European Gar
This summer was a full one for Merigar East, with many reasons to celebrate. The lifting of some travel limitations made it possible for us to complete the filling of the second Stupa.