Andy Lukianowicz reviews Georgios Halkias & Christina Partsalaki’s illuminating book on rebirth in Zangdok Palri, Guru Rinpoche’s Pure Land
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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.
The Story of Dolma Tamang and the Surgery for Life Fund
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
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?’
All About Harmonious Breathing – An Interview with Fabio Andrico
The purpose of Harmonious Breathing is to deconstruct the conditioning of the breath, and allow it to be as spontaneous and natural as possible
Rabjyi’s Story – How I Met Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
I was born in Golok. My family was very nomadic and we moved every season, four or five times a year chasing the pasture for the animals.
The Wakha school – they don’t like eating outside
The lack of an adequate kitchen and a place to eat means that children are forced to eat in the open air, when the temperature is extremely low in winter
Palzom Film’s Documentary on Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s 40 years of Teaching
Palzom Films presented a short documentary film of photos and comments from some of the participants in that first retreat in Subiaco, Italy, in 1976