Some readers might remember me as a monk living in Pomaia from 1998-2014, a time when I regularly attended teachings at Merigar
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Inner Disarmament – International Interfaith Conference
The Conference, organized by ASIA and Merigar, will be held on July 8 and 9 in Rome and online on ZOOM, with simultaneous translation into English.
An Essay on Tawa – Gompa – Chöpa
Some years ago, I dreamt of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu nudging me to teach the Tawa-Gompa-Chöpa (view, meditation, conduct) triad in Merigar
Merigar, haven of peace
Nadia Gaggioli’s poem inspired by Merigar West from her collection “E sono io ..”
Interview with Tashi Mannox, Calligrapher
You could practice this with something non conceptual, like the perfect circle of enso, any person can load a brush with ink…
Review of The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma
In the history of Indo-Tibetan tantric Buddhism, the figure of the mahāsiddha, or sorcerer-saint, has been a trusted archetype for study and veneration because so many sincere practitioners in India, Tibet, and Bhutan have had access to the visionary opportunity of utpattikrama,….
How I Met Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
Poupee Brunatto recounts how she came to meet Rinpoche in 1968 and the first three month retreat with him in Subiaco
Poem for Judy Allan by John Shane
But just as my bodily eyes saw you, Judy, so, too, the deeper ‘I’ of who I really am also saw the deeper ‘you’…..
Canary Island Corona
Something inspired by the Thogdal retreat just beginninglessly endless…
An Honest Approach to Art
Italian born artist Michela Martello talks about her life and her work.
Cartoon
We hope you enjoy this drawing from the pen of Tenzin Gendun who is currently studying at Nalanda Monastery near Toulouse, France
How I Met Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
Santi Maha Sangha Instructor, Sasha Poubants, tells us his story.