An endless thank you to the efforts of many dancers and instructors who colored the summer of 2023 with joy and harmony with Khaita Joyful Dances
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Redecorating the Temple of the Great Contemplation
Migmar Tsering, resident Tibetan artist, speaks to The Mirror about the delicate work of redecorating the outside of the Merigar Gönpa and his painting team
Yoga Holidays Returns to Merigar West
After a break due to Covid, this year’s ‘Yoga Holiday’, an event that has characterized Merigar’s summers for years, returned from 1 to 5 August.
A Journey to the Sacred Land of Larung Gar, Kham (Tibet)
Sabina Ragaini shares her experiences and photos of her visit to Larung Gar, one of the largest Buddhist Institutes in the world, situated in Kham, in what is now the province of Sichuan at more than 4000m above sea level
Jumping into Light
Wrathful like a thunder
Yet undisturbed
Like the surface of a calm ocean
Fiery like blazing fire
Yet lacking any violence
A Visit to Leh, Ladakh
Ladakh’s stunning landscapes and the spirituality of its people left an indelible mark on my first visit in 2010 so I decided to organize a trip on behalf of Shang Shung UK’s Insight Tours, our travel agency that specializes in visits to Buddhist sites
Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening
Jacqueline Gens reviewed Goldstein’s Mindfulness, A Practical Guide to Awakening, which is a commentary and treasure trove of information by someone who has spent most of his life in formal meditation under the severest conditions found in Burmese and Thai monastic vicars…
An Inexhaustible Treasure of Knowledge
The Zhikhang Library at Merigar houses many treasures including the works of Changchub Dorje, thousands of texts in Tibetan, collected mainly by the Master, and many thousands of works in Western languages that cover many aspects of Tibetan culture
The Long and Enduring Road Home: Revisiting The Precious Vase
“Having returned last winter from a mostly silent and unplugged three-month personal retreat at a local Vipassana center, I have my own personal answer as to the benefits and limitations of the “walking” mode from the perspective of a Dzogchen practitioner’s view.” Jacqueline Gens
Melamchi-ghyang – Jewel of the Hidden Land
For any devotee of Guru Rinpoche, arriving in Melamchi-gyang is a kind of homecoming. Whether one feels an affinity with the physical landscape or not, the energy infused in this place by the presence and practice of Padmasambava is hard to deny
Interview with Mariano Gil
How I Met Chögyal Namkhai Norbu & An Artist in the Dzogchen Community Feb 6, 2015 Mariano Gil was born in Buenos...
Revisiting The Precious Vase and Book Review by Jacqueline Gens
The Long and Enduring Road Home: Revisiting The Precious Vase, Instructions on the Base of Santi Maha Sangha by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and a book review of Mindfulness, A Practical Guide to Awakening by Joseph Goldstein, by Jacqueline Gens.