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.
Journey into Eastern Tibet
Shang Shung Institute UK Insight Tours recently organized a unique tour of important sacred sites in East Tibet led by tour guide Dr. Jamyang Oliphant
Founding of the Italian Association of Tibetan, Himalayan and Mongolian Studies
The founding conference of the AISTHiM was held at the Scuola di Alta Formazione of the Orientale University of Naples in Procida, Italy, in September 2017
Geometry in Movement – The Vajra Dance of Space, Khalong Dorje Kar
Prima Mai talks about Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s Vajra Dance of Space of the Song of the Vajra connected to the Longsal cycle of teachings.
Five Years of the Shang Shung Institute in Russia
This year the Shang Shung Institute in Russia turns 5 years. On this occasion, we talked to the Institute’s board members Kirill Shilov and Vladimir Belyaev
Merigar East Summer Holiday 2017
This summer Merigar East opened its gates to practitioners coming from near and afar. We had an intense schedule and there was a lot of movement in the Gar!
Khaita on the Hill of the Muses, Athens, Greece
This July our international Khaita group travelled to Athens, Greece to present Khaita Joyful Dances at the CID’s 50th World Congress on Dance Research
Kumar Kumari Yantra Yoga All Year in School
At Ambrit International School in Rome, Italy, Kumar-Kumari Yantra Yoga has been offered as an after-school activity for well over ten years
IG News! Interviews with Steven Landsberg and Mark Farrington
Two recent interviews with Steven Landsberg, the new International Gakyil President, and Mark Farrington updating the new positions and changes in the International Gakyil.
All Hands Meeting of the Worldwide Shang Shung Foundation
On July 6 2017 at Merigar West, a whole day was dedicated to presenting the activities of the Shang Shung Foundation with its eight seats all over the world