One day in 1980, when I was heartbroken and lonely in Boudhanath near Kathmandu, a Spanish Tibetan nun waved in a friendly way from the stupa.
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The Copper-Colored Mountain
Andy Lukianowicz reviews Georgios Halkias & Christina Partsalaki’s illuminating book on rebirth in Zangdok Palri, Guru Rinpoche’s Pure Land
A Garland of Letters
This wonderful structure was designed and created in all its finest details – each with its own precise meaning – from the mind of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu.
Shang Shung Publications: working with and for the Words of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
Shang Shung Publications, briefly SSP, founded by Dzogchen Master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in 1983 and currently an imprint of the Shang Shung Foundation, is dedicated to the diffusion of the Dzogchen teaching as transmitted by the Master.
Ati Yoga Foundation
The Ati Yoga Foundation (ATIF), founded by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, is the umbrella for all the organizations in the International Dzogchen Community and was created with the intention to support all activities related to Rinpoche’s legacy interfacing with the world.
The Worldwide Guruyoga and the Unification of the State of All Practitioners
An excerpt from a short explanation of how to do the Worldwide Guruyoga given by Adriano Clemente August 9, 2019 at the Merigar West Gönpa
The Shedra Project
The main goal of Shedra is to unify all the activities that are held in the International Dzogchen Community in the world.
Tashigar Norte Update and Fundraising Request
With the support of the IG we are launching the TDN-FUNDRAISING that will be collecting funds to support our 2020 Budget. The fundraising event will last until December 31st, 2019.
Membership Dynamics
I would like to explain and give some information about how the Community works regarding the membership dynamics. So you see, this is the history since 2015 when the IDC opened the membership to the Community.
Annual General Meeting of the International Dzogchen Community
In the past, we always started the AGM with opening remarks from Rinpoche, and he gave us that spiritual leadership and guidance, so we were very grateful that we were able to receive that today from Steven Landsberg and Costantino Albini.
How I Met Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
I am grateful to have met the teachings of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu that more than 500 words, or any number of words, can express. They have been the beacon to what had otherwise been a dimly lit path.
Mirror 144 Online!
The main feature of this issue is the focus on the Annual General Meeting at Dzamling Gar and the reports given there by the various branches of the International Dzogchen Community, including opening talks by Steven Landsberg, Costantino Albini and Mark Farrington. We hope this information will be useful and enlightening for our readers.