Early days of Rinpoche’s life in Naples and his first teachings in the 1970s before the Dzogchen Community was established in Tuscany.
Pictures from the Past
The Tibet of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu – Part 10
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
The Tibet of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu – Part 9
At Nyaglagar, residence of Changchub Dorje, the Master consecrates the chortens and Raimondo searches for a cave from one of Rinpoche’s dreams.
The Tibet of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu – Part 2
Writer and journalist Raimondo Bultrini continues his account of his travels with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu through China and Tibet in the early months of 1988
Our Master’s Masters – Rigdzin Changchub Dorje
“The lineage of my Teacher Rigdzin Changchub Dorje goes directly to Guru Padmasambhava; there are no human masters in it because he is a great terton.”
Our Master’s Masters – Gangkar Rinpoche
Junior tutor to the Sixteenth Karmapa, Gangkar Rinpoche made the teachings of the sutras and tantras in the Tibetan traditions shine like the sun in China.
Our Master’s Masters – Khandro Dorje Paldrön
Our Master’s Masters continues with the biography of the female master Ayu Khandro who dictated her life story to Rinpoche and spent 50 years in dark retreat
Our Master’s Masters – Gyalse Gyurme Dorje
The fifth biography in Our Master’s Masters regards the third son and student of Adzom Drugpa, an author of several important commentaries and treatises
Our Master’s Masters – Khyenrab Chöki Öser
The fourth part of ‘Our Master’s Masters’ is a brief biography of the learned Sakya scholar and founder and teacher at the college of Öntöd monastery
Our Master’s Masters – Jamyang Chökyi Wangchug
The third part of ‘Our Master’s Masters’ is a brief biography of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s maternal uncle, a tertön who revealed many sacred objects and texts
Our Master’s Masters – Drubje Ugyen Tendzin
The second part of our section ‘Our Master’s Masters’ is a brief biography of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s paternal uncle, a yogi who attained the Rainbow Body
From the Archive – Our Master’s Masters
On the occasion of Rinpoche’s birthday we present brief biographies of some of his principal teachers, originally published in The Mirror in December 2010