Dear Readers,
We are pleased to announce that the September 2026 issue of The Mirror, No. 173, is now available online. You can download a PDF copy at melong.online and dzogchen.net.
In this issue, you can read Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s teaching “Integrating in the State of Dzogchen,” given during the retreat on the Song of the Vajra in Hong Kong in May 2012. In this teaching, Rinpoche gives explanations based on Longchenpa’s The Treasury of the Supreme Vehicle.
As always, we bring you the latest news and updates from different bodies of the Dzogchen Community, including the International Gakyil, MACO Museum, ASIA, Shang Shung Publications, Sangha App, and Shang Shung Institute UK, as well as from Community centers around the world: Dzamling Gar, Merigar West, Merigar East, Kunsangar North, Rinchenling, Phendenling, and Tsegyalgar East.
This issue also includes a tribute to our beloved Vajra brother Jim Valby, who passed away recently, with memories of how Jim first met Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and other stories.
Shang Shung Institute UK presents a talk by Lopon Karma Phuntsho, “The Buddha’s Teaching in Business,” which took place as part of the Light of Kailash lecture series, a public platform for rigorous and accessible Tibetan studies.
Our Vajra sister Stephanie Mulholland shares her story of how she met Chögyal Namkhai Norbu.
John Shane continues his reflections on the six months he spent at the Namkhai family’s apartment in Italy and, later, at the old villa by the beach in Formia. He recalls how Rinpoche would bring out boxes of old photographs to clean them of mold and would tell him about his experiences when he first arrived in Italy.
We hope you enjoy this issue of The Mirror and find inspiration in its stories, teachings, and memories.
With love,
The Mirror team
The PDF of The Mirror is freely available at dzogchen.net and melong.online. Donations to help support the costs of publishing the magazine are always gratefully received at melong.online/donate.
