A simple phone call can change your life, Georgina Teran says
The documentary about Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, the most senior and venerated living master in theYungdrung Bon tradition, is completed…
Khenpo Gelek Jinpa: With Yongdzin Rinpoche´s 100th birthday coming, I contemplate the good he has done
Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, the most senior living master in the Yungdrung Bon tradition who is celebrating 100th birthday soon,…
I wanted to be with an inspiring lama, says Gideon
At some point of his life, Gideon Makin, a fifty year old university lecturer in philosophy at that time, set…
Donors are generous and loyal, says the treasurer of the Association Triten Norbutse
Olivier Rousval met his master Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche in 1999 in Cergy, a small village situated about twenty kilometres…
Martino Nicoletti: I moved from academia to the Dzogchen practice and dissemination of the Dharma
Martino Nicoletti initially approached the tradition of Yungdrung Bön as a researcher in anthropology. He visited Triten Norbutse monastery in…
Our Tibetan teacher suggested growing Russian teachers of Bon, Denis Scherbakov says
Denis Scherbakov is a student of Khenpo Rinchen Tenzin Rinpoche, a resident lama of Yungdrung Bon tradition in Russia who…
Lopon praises our sangha for generosity and devotion, practitioners from Mexico say
The presence of practitioners from Mexico always makes retreats at Shenten full of joy and warmth. Blanca, Sharo (Rosario), Adriana…
At Shenten, I see my root master wherever I turn, Khenpo Gelek Jinpa says
Soon, another three-week summer retreat begins at Shenten Dargye Ling. Khenpo Gelek shares his memories of past summer retreats, when…
I do calligraphy to rest and relax, Geshe Samten Tsukphu says
Geshe Samten Tsukphu learned various calligraphic styles of writing at a young age and can reproduce many different scripts. Shenten…
The place is perfect for skygazing, Khenpo Gelek says about the new retreat house
“We have now a place at Shenten ideal for people who would like to practice skygazing and sungazing, in the…
The training of an opera singer helps me in translation, says Marc
Marc has spent most of his adult life with Bon and many people see him translating teaching at Shenten Dargye…
Good things, bad things: understand the reality of impermanence
In January 2024, Khenpo Gelek Jinpa started a series of online teaching on the Dzogchen foundational practices, so called ngondro….
