He was laughing so often! Researcher Krystyna Cech recalls conversations with Yongdzin Rinpoche
For more than two years, from 1982 to 1984, Krystyna Cech lived in Dolanji, the main Bönpo refugee exile settlement…
I have studied the trulkhor of many schools and now I teach it my way, says an accomplished master of Tibetan yoga
Akarpa Lobsang Rinpoche has studied and practiced hundreds of techniques of Tibetan yoga and teaches the trulkhor to Bön and Buddhist practitioners…
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, says Denis Scherbakov
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, say practitioners from Mexico
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, says Khenpo Gelek Jinpa
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, says Geshe Samten Tsukphu
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…
