Throughout the month of December we offer weekly appointments with the Mandarava practice that will be webcasted from Merigar and Dzamling Gar: the practice will be on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 18:00, and on Sundays 13 and 20 at 10 am. The Shitro practice will be every Friday at 2.30pm from Merigar and there will also be several sessions from Dzamling Gar. Every week it will be also possible to follow the practice of Khaita Joyful dances in webcast.
On December 5-6 there will be two Mandarava explanation and practice sessions led by Nina Robinson.
7th December, A day of Tara Practice and Explanation form Dzamling Gar.
On December 8th, Anniversary of the birth of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, we will have Tara and Mandarava practice sessions, an auction from Dzamling Gar and Khaita Joyful Dance.
This month there will also be: Ganapuja for the day of the Dakini on December 10, a Ganapuja for the new moon of December 14, a day also of total solar eclipse, Ganapuja on the day of Padmasambhava on December 24, and the Ganapuja for the moon full on December 29. On December 14, during the solar eclipse, we will do the invocation of Samantabhadra.
From December 26th we are planning an intensive practice retreat according to the instructions of our Master, compiled for the 1990 Easter retreat and held also this August Merigar.
For Mandarava practice related texts and video, please go to this page
Here the ebook of the practice text
The program is being updated.
ALL TIMES ARE SHOWN IN THE ITALIAN TIME ZONE (CET), which is one hour ahead of the Tenerife time zone.
Monday 30th November
08:30 Invocation of Samantabhabra (Eclipse of the Moon - from Dzamling Gar) here the text
16:00 Shitro practice (from Dzamling gar)
17:00 Ganapuja of Mandarava (Full Moon - from Merigar)
Tuesday 1 December
14:30 the practice of Shitro that will take place near Elio’s body, in the funeral house Cincera in Bizzarone (Italy), will be transmitted by ZOOM (limited number of participant) and webcasted.
17:00 Shitro practice (from Dzamling gar)
Wednesday 2 December
16:00 Shitro Practice (from Dzamling Gar)
17:00 Practice of Khaita Joyful Dances (from Merigar)
18:00 Mandarava practice (from Merigar)
Thursday 3 December
17:00 Shitro practice (from Dzamling gar)
Friday 4th December
14:30 Shitro practice with Marme Monlam (from Merigar)
Saturday 5th December
15:00 Explanation and Practice of Mandarava (from Merigar)
Sunday 6th December
15:00 Explanation and Practice of Mandarava (from Merigar)
Monday 7 December
11:00-13:00 Tara Practice and Explanation (from Dzamling Gar)
16:00-18:00 Tara Practice and Explanation (from Dzamling Gar)
Tuesday 8 December - Anniversary of the birth of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
9:00 Mandarava practice (from Merigar)
11:00 Practice of Tara (from Dzamling Gar)
12:00 Auction (from Dzamling Gar)
15:00 Ganapuja of Mandarava (from Merigar)
17:00 Khaita: presentation of the new Mekhor, sing and dance (from Dzamling Gar)
KHAITA NEW MEKHOR - DRAYIG KHAITA NEW MEKHOR - TIBETAN
Thursday 10 December
19:15 Ganapuja (Dakini day - from Dzamling Gar)
Friday 11th December
14:30 Shitro practice (from Merigar)
Saturday 12 December
18:15 Mandarava practice (from Dzamling Gar)
Sunday 13 December
10:00 Mandarava practice (Short - from Dzamling Gar)
Monday 14th December
17:00 Ganapuja with Invocation of Samantabhadra (here the text - New moon day, solare eclipse. from Dzamling Gar)
Thuesday 15th December
10:00 Shitro (From Dzamling Gar)
Wednesday 16th December
18:00 Mandarava practice (from Merigar)
Thursday 17th December
17:00 Practice of Khaita Joyful Dances (from Merigar)
Friday 18th December
14:30 Shitro practice (from Merigar)
19:00 Khiata: Singing New Mekhor (from Dzamling gar)
Saturday 19th December
18:00 Mandarava practice (from Merigar)
Sunday 20 December
10:00 Mandarava practice (from Merigar)
Monday 21 December
14:30 Samantabhadra Invocation (winter solstice, from Dzamling Gar - here the text)
18:30 Mandarava practice (from Dzamling Gar)
Wednesday 23 December
17:00-18:15 Practice of Khaita Joyful Dances (from Merigar)
18:30 Mandarava practice (from Dzamling Gar)
Thursday 24th December
18:30 Ganapuja of Mandarava - Short (Day of Guru Padmasambhava - from Dzamling Gar)
Friday 25th December
14:30 Shitro practice (from Merigar)
Saturday 26 December - Friday 1 January see the retreat program