The most important news of recent months is definitely the acousmatic composition ATIMONLAM by Namkhai Yeshi.
You can find it on our webshop in various languages: https://www.shangshungpublications.com/it/explora/novita
An interview with the author about this composition has recently been published online.
As far as books are concerned, the following publications will be available in early July:
“The Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen”
This book contains teachings given by the master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, commenting on a text written by the master Karma Chagmed Raga Asya (Araga) entitled Avalokiteshvara’s Direct Instructions on the Concise Essence of the Practice of the Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen. Araga was a master in both the Karma Kagyüd and Palyul Nyingma lineages.
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu gave these teachings at Merigar West, Italy, from June 24 through July 1, 2011. During this retreat he read the Tibetan root text aloud and directly translated it into English, verse by verse, sometimes line by line, and then elucidated the meaning of the text.
“Longsal Kalachakra Atiyoga”
The practice of Kalachakra (meaning the wheel of time, from kala, meaning time, and chakra, meaning wheel) was transmitted by Dzogchen Master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu during two retreats: the first held at Tashigar North on Margarita Island, Venezuela, in 2004, and the second held at Dzamling Gar, in Tenerife, Spain, in 2013–2014. During both retreats the Master transmitted two systems of the practice of Guru Kalachakra. The first method taught at the retreats is connected to the terma, or rediscovered teaching, of Dzogchen Master Changchub Dorje and is structured as an Anuyoga practice. The second practice comes from the cycle of the Longsal teaching, terma of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, and bears the title The Way to Practice the Profound Path of Guru Kalachakra, herein called Longsal Kalachakra Atiyoga.
“The Vajra Dance of Space”
The manifestation of wisdom is just like space.
It pervades all without any consideration
of subject and object,
and thus through the presence of wisdom
one can integrate everything.
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
Book One: The Vajra Dance of Space of the Unborn
Book Two: The Vajra Dance of Space of the Song of the Vajra on the Khalong Mandala
“La chiarezza luminosa dell’universo”
La chiarezza luminosa dell’universo: una chiara esposizione del Tregchöd primordialmente puro è uno dei primi libri sullo Dzogchen tra quelli scritti da Chögyal Namkhai Norbu. Concepito inizialmente come un compendio di istruzioni derivate dai tantra dello Dzogchen Upadeśa e dalle opere di Longchenpa e Jigmed Lingpa basate sulla conoscenza personale e sull’esperienza, nel 2005 l’Autore lo arricchì con i versi de L’ Upadeśa del Tregchöd primordialmente puro, parte del ciclo di insegnamenti da lui riscoperti, conosciuti come Longsal. Questo testo prezioso è una meravigliosa guida all’essenza del nostro essere attraverso la conoscenza di uno degli insegnamenti più antichi basati su una saggezza primordiale e al di là del tempo.
Recently published books
– Padmasambhava’s Advice on Total Perfection- A Hidden Treasure Discovered by Dorje Lingpa- An Oral Commentary:
https://www.shangshungpublications.com/en/explore/new/product/product_944
– Dzogchen Upadeśa Teachings of Rigdzin Changchub Dorje – An Oral Commentary
https://www.shangshungpublications.com/en/products/product/product_949
– Illuminating the Gateway to the Teaching:
– The Preliminaries of the Path of Ati – Longsal Commentaries Volume Six:
https://www.shangshungpublications.com/en/products/product/product_928
– Dzogchen teachings Upadeśa of the Rigdzin Changchub Dorje
News from Shang Shung Publications
The Collaborative Synergy Project for SSP: to strengthen collaboration and synergy within the Shang Shung Publications Team.
What has changed and what is changing in Shang Shung Publications Impresa Sociale Srl?
In the last three years, our activities have diversified further: in addition to the English and Italian language, we now publish books in Spanish. We are also working to publish digital texts in the Chinese language.
In order to increase the dissemination of the public texts of the Master, distribution agreements have been activated in Italy, with Om Edizioni, and in South America, with Editorial del Fondo.
Ecommerce: a new webshop
The new webshop, created by Florido Comunicazione and CoopWeb, is not only characterized by a new graphic design, but it is also more functional for managing multimedia products and electronic invoicing. The digital products ordered by readers have gone from 30% to 45% with the new webshop.
Access to purchased digital products has been simplified and in your profile (download area) you can find all the audios or ebooks recently purchased or in the past.
The new webshop was made possible thanks to the financial support of the International Dzogchen Community, Ka-Ter and Merigar West, as well as a private donor from Hamburg who has always supported us.
But what and how many human resources work with Shang Shung Publications?
Some time ago we mapped our activities: you can see the chart below.
Probably no one imagines that we are a group of almost 60 people who collaborate continuously to translate, transcribe, correct, make and deliver the books, videos and audios of Shang Shung.
This number of sixty people does not include the most important stakeholders: the hundreds of people among readers and donors who support Shang Shung Publications directly or through Ka-Ter.
Mapping our activities:
Our collaborators are 80% volunteers in Karma Yoga and the remaining semi-volunteers or part-time.
We are very happy about this and would like to make sure that there is awareness of so much collaboration and, above all, we would like to improve the synergies and stabilize this spirit of collaboration.
How do we want to improve and stabilize collaboration between people?
To improve the collaboration between people we organized a program of Coaching and team building on 8 and 9 July, at the end of the retreat with Namkhai Yeshi. The project is called the Collaborative Synergy Project for SSP.
This initiative will consist of three main meetings spaced approximately two months apart, with collaborative group work taking place in between the workshops. These meetings and group sessions will focus on key topics and projects that are vital to the future of Shang Shung Publications.
The purpose of the Collaborative Synergy Project is to:
strengthen the bonds among those engaged in the work of Shang Shung Publications;
align our understanding of each person’s role and contribution;
cultivate a culture of mutual support, appreciation, and respectful communication;
move our collective work in the direction of greater cooperation and more effective use of our shared resources.
Another important aim of this project is to improve certain working processes within Shang Shung Publications. But to do so meaningfully, we believe it is essential to first strengthen the people behind them – by fostering trust and collaboration, especially within smaller working groups that will help evolve and enhance these processes over time.
This project will be a wonderful opportunity to connect with people from all over the world who dedicate their time and energy to the daily work of Shang Shung Publications.
It will be a special moment to get to know one another better, to deepen our mutual understanding, and we believe this will be very important for the future challenges that lie ahead for Shang Shung Publications.
The results of this project will be published within six months.
Shang Shung Publications Team
