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
Pictures from the Past
The Tibet of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu – Part 6
Raimondo Bultrini continues recounting his travels with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in Tibet in 1988, arriving at Nyaglagar, residence of Rinpoche’s root teacher
The First Retreats with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
Mario Cumbat talks about his experiences of the first retreats with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in Subiaco in 1976 and Prata in 1977
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s first visit to Russia and Baltic States
The prehistory of this visit started in the late 80’s when I read Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s book Talks in Conway, the so-called Green book, for the first time. It was in 1988 and I was really amazed.
Subiaco – the First Retreat with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
I would like to talk about and give some details of Master Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche’s first retreat that took place in Subiaco, Italy, in the summer of 1976 and which I call “the mother retreat”.
Pictures from the Past – A Tibetan Master in Naples
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: Origins of the Vajra Dance
In this series Joe Zurylo talks about helping Rinpoche prepare the first Mandala for the Vajra Dance at Khandroling in 1990, while Prima Mai shares her account of learning and studying the Dance of the Vajra when Chögyal Namkhai Norbu first began give instructions about this teaching received through his dreams in the early 90s.
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and Tenzin Tsewang “How Happy”
Musician Tenzin Tsewang introduces the “Gawala” CD based on a series of Tibetan folk songs collected by Rinpoche who plays one of the songs on the flute.
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu on Rules, Trust, and Being Aware
A short excerpt from the Dzogchen Community Video Journal 1 shot in the wood during a session of Karma yoga at Merigar West, Tuscany, Italy on July 2, 2003
Pictures From The Past – Interview With Aldo Oneto
In this charming and warmhearted interview, Aldo Oneto, one of the original practitioners from Italy, recounts his memories of the first retreat in Subiaco with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in 1976.
Pictures from the Past – Memories of the Subiaco Retreat 1976
Costantino Albini, Santi Maha Sangha instructor and long time student of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, recalls the first retreat with Rinpoche in Subiaco, Italy
The Construction of the Great Stupa at Merigar West
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