Chandra Easton, a senior teacher at the Tara Mandala centre of American lama Tsultrim Allione, makes no bones about which side of the political divide she occupies
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Update from Kunsangar North
Dear and beloved friends, joyful greetings to everyone from Kunsangar North. After a long, cold and snowy winter, spring comes to the Gar, and the crowns of the centuries-old pine trees rise into the clear blue sunny sky.
Interview with Elia Bernardoni, the youngest Khaita Dancer
An interview with Elia Bernardoni about his his meeting with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and his experience as the youngest Khaita dancer.
Pluralism and Religious Identity: the Path of Fraternal Dialogue
Gino Vitiello shares his talk given within the interreligious meeting group called “The Spirit of Assisi”, for Namdeling, the Ling of Naples, Italy.
Letters of the Artist
Giorgio Dallorto and his calligraphy art presented by Christian Correnti. “I may have approached calligraphy as a lazy pupil, which over time has become a precious tool for studying and deepening the Practices. Ultimately it has become a belated but profound homage to the great calligrapher and Master who was “the king of the Dharma jewel of the sky”.
Pictures from the Past: Origins of the Vajra Dance
In this series Joe Zurylo talks about helping Rinpoche prepare the first Mandala for the Vajra Dance at Khandroling in 1990, while Prima Mai shares her account of learning and studying the Dance of the Vajra when Chögyal Namkhai Norbu first began give instructions about this teaching received through his dreams in the early 90s.
ASIA Onlus: Write your Story
Long Distance Sponsorship is a project that can change people’s lives not only for those who benefit from it, but also for those who decide to support a child, a monk, a student, or an elderly person at distance.
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and Tenzin Tsewang “How Happy”
Musician Tenzin Tsewang introduces the “Gawala” CD based on a series of Tibetan folk songs collected by Rinpoche who plays one of the songs on the flute.
Introduction to Khaita Joyful Dances and their Deep Meaning
An introductory talk on origins and deep meaning of the Khaita Joyful Dances given by Adriana Dal Borgo during a webcast on Guru Padmasambhava’s anniversary. 29 July 2020, Merigar West.
Buddhist Magic: Divination, Healing and Enchantment Through the Ages
Lying somewhere in the stacks of the British Library is a small book of magical spells, over a thousand years old, handwritten in Tibetan and taken in 1907 from the cave library of the Silk Route town of Dunhuang.
How I Met Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
Elia Bernadoni shares his memories of how he met Rinpoche and became the youngest Khaita instructor. “Every time that I dance Khaita I remember Rinpoche, and for every dance that we danced with him I have some memory. For each dance it is different.”