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.
At Dzamling Gar, the first graduations and authorizations of Yantra Yoga First Level Instructors and Khaita Dancers on April 20, 2024, since the passing of our Master, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu.
In 1984 the Longsal Mandarava practice was revealed to Chögyal Namkhai Norbu while he was practicing in the Eight Heruka Cave in Maratika, Nepal.
An interview with Elia Bernardoni about his his meeting with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and his experience as the youngest Khaita dancer.
Gino Vitiello shares his talk given within the interreligious meeting group called “The Spirit of Assisi”, for Namdeling, the Ling of Naples, Italy.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
