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.
Rinpoche’s Health Update
I would like to update you briefly about Rinpoche’s situation. As you all know, Rinpoche is being at the clinic in the north of Tenerife since last Friday.
A Brief Introduction to the Life and Poetry of ‘Jam-dbyangs Chos-sgron
An excerpt from ‘The Luminous Necklace of Pearls’ by Iacobella Gaetani introducing the life and poetry of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s elder sister
The Shang Shung Foundation Multimedia Archive at Merigar West
There are forty years of history of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and the International Dzogchen Community in the Shang Shung Foundation Archive at Merigar West
Ten Days of Vajra Dance to Celebrate the Twenty Years of Dejamling in France
To celebrate the twenty years of our garden of Infinite Bliss, we had the great honor to welcome Prima May, International Teacher of the International Dzogchen Community, for the Vajra Dance in May 2018.
The Tale – A Film by Jennifer Fox
A film like The Tale shows us how we can allow that grain of sand to awaken our full potential. Be brave – that’s the message of this film and look into the mirror of your mind. Review by Jacqueline Gens.
Memories of Latvia
It was decided to hold a retreat in a coastal resort town called Jurmala, on the Baltic Sea beach, in a former military sanatorium. The sessions took place in the so-called Winter Garden.
The Spiritual Odyssey of Freda Bedi – Norma Levine
Alexander Studholme reviews Norma Levine’s book on the fascinating story of this remarkable woman’s life and work. Shang Shung Publications.
Sheryl Jaffe – Artist, Art Teacher and Master Paper Maker
After traveling to Japan, I understood that paper could become anything, shelter, doors, balloons, and scrolls. Drawings and writings, ideas, thoughts and images from the 9th century can be here with us in the present, because of paper as their vehicle.
Dzamling Gar Gönpa Inauguration & Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s Birthday Celebration
In December 2018 the 1st phase of the Gönpa will be completed and it will be time to celebrate this momentous occasion with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s birthday