Two years ago, I met the Master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu for the first time and it was destiny that brought me from my work as a nurse to being the secretary at the Shang shung Institute in Italy
Thanks to this fabulous opportunity, and the kind international staff working with me, I have discovered the main point of the Shang Shung Institute: the transmission, and supporting that through the physical diffusion of the Master’s wisdom (book, audiovisual materials, arranging courses, and so on) for the welfare and wellbeing of the spirit, as well as the body, of all human beings.
The second point is that Shang Shung brings the Dzogchen Teachings to all students of the Dharma, and to all people who are interested in becoming a practitioner. This is why Shang Shung Institute works so hard to realize many projects such as editing new books, organising courses in Varja Dance, Yantra Yoga, Tibetan language and translation, Tibetan medicine, and Santi Maha Sangha Training. We also participate in the Master’s retreats, where we offer our products for sale. Yet there are many projects and objectives for the future still to be realized by Shang Shung. So many good ideas come out every day in the office, or during each meeting, when we discuss together, and try to understand, how we can become more useful for practitioners and meet their pressing, and more ongoing, needs, how we can better work together for the preservation and continuation of the Dzogchen teachings and Tibetan culture, now, and in the future.
I’m not alone. All around me, and ready to help, are the members of the Shang Shung Staff. Full of young, and more experienced, people working in many areas, you can feel, here, an atmosphere full of collaboration, tolerance, openness, and relaxed attitudes. Clime and I share the perception that everyone on the staff comes to the office every day with a strong motivation and intention to give their best.
I see this Institute as a small baby ... slowly, slowly, we are growing, calmly and with patience, learning to walk, and each step is success for us, a nice present, and a good sign of our efficient work. It is for this reason that I hope that all the members of the International Dzogchen Community will join us, and help us to increase an develop,
and to accomplish, all of our tasks.
Tashi Delegs,
Luisa Velasco Luna
