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.
Pictures from the Past
The Tibet of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu – Part 7
Raimondo Bultrini and Chögyal Namkhai Norbu spend some time at Nyalagar, Changchub Dorje’s place of residence, and meet his grandsons
Open Letter – Lettera Aperta
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
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
A Brief Introduction to the Life and Poetry of ‘Jam-dbyangs Chos-sgron
An excerpt from ‘The Luminous Necklace of Pearls’ by Iacobella Gaetani introducing the life and poetry of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s elder sister