In July, our Kathmandu office received a request for help for Dolma Tamang, a 57-year-old Tibetan refugee, victim of a terrible domestic accident
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News from Tashigar North
Tashigar Norrte is preparing to receive the participants of our next program that runs from December 2023 to March 2024. It has been more than ten long years that we have waited to be able to host IDC-related activities again.
Shang Shang Publications Latest News
Read about the publishing house’s latest e-books, new books being printed, recent publications and upcoming books in both English and Italian.
Presentation of the New Project of the Dzamling Gar Gönpa
On June 16, 2017, at Dzamling Gar, Giovanni Boni gave a very short presentation updating the project for the construction of the center and the Gönpa
The Tanggan School
In 2003, ASIA launched the long distance sponsorship project with the first 25 children who had the opportunity to learn how to read and write Tibetan
The Reopening of the IsIAO Library
On May 9, 2017, the texts of the library collection of the IsIAO became available once again in Rome, at the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma
An interview with Elías Capriles, Santi Maha Sangha Teacher
Professor, philosopher, and author of many books and academic articles on a variety of subjects, Elias speaks about studying SMS and his recent publications
My First 100 days as Director of International Shang Shung Foundation
Oliver Leick, director of SSF, talks about the current situation at the many branches of the SSI, future plans, and the establishment of a base in Tenerife
Update on the IDC Annual General Meeting
The International Dzogchen Community (IDC) passed some important milestones in 2016 and we used this opportunity at the IDC Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Dzamling Gar to share these with the global Sangha; both those present and via Webcast.
Working with Circumstances and the Immediate Feeling for the Space
Artist Federico Herrero lives and practices with the Sangha in Costa Rica. He does paintings on canvas and murals with abstract and colorful landscapes
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s Conference and Khaita Show in Gran Canaria
Over the last weekend of April 2017 a three day event on Tibetan Medicine and Culture was held on the island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, Spain.
Holy Madmen – A Review of Two Books
Reviews by Alex Studholme of David DiValerio’s ‘The Holy Madmen of Tibet’ and Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse’s guide on approaching a Vajrayana master, ‘The Guru Drinks Bourbon?’