Early days of Rinpoche’s life in Naples and his first teachings in the 1970s before the Dzogchen Community was established in Tuscany.

Early days of Rinpoche’s life in Naples and his first teachings in the 1970s before the Dzogchen Community was established in Tuscany.
We are now close to departure, and the meeting occurs almost by surprise, during a walk with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, Karwang and the ‘Marlon Brando’ lama
At Nyaglagar, residence of Changchub Dorje, the Master consecrates the chortens and Raimondo searches for a cave from one of Rinpoche’s dreams.
In October 1995 Chögyal Namkhai Norbu indicated the site of the Great Stupa at Merigar. It took three years to construct it and to prepare the tsa tsas
Raimondo Bultrini continues recounting his travels with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in 1988, at Nyaglagar, residence of Rinpoche’s root teacher, Changchub Dorje.
In 1987 and 1988, and also later in 1991, I traveled around the world with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, and wherever we went I carried with me a Sony 8mm camera
Listen to John Shane reading a story about living and working in Formia with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in the early years of the Dzogchen Community.
Raimondo Bultrini and Chögyal Namkhai Norbu spend some time at Nyalagar, Changchub Dorje’s place of residence, and meet his grandsons
The first ever International newsletter of The Dzogchen Community sent out from the Namkhai family apartment by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and John Shane in 1980
Before the anniversary of Garab Dorje on March 7, we are pleased to republish a short biography compiled by Zeljka Jovanovic that first appeared in 1998
Raimondo Bultrini continues recounting his travels with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in Tibet in 1988, arriving at Nyaglagar, residence of Rinpoche’s root teacher
Mario Cumbat talks about his experiences of the first retreats with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in Subiaco in 1976 and Prata in 1977