Update on Membership Situation Q1 2020
As of April 1st 2020 we have 3.633 paid members.
Ordinary members represent 90%, Local plus Global Sustaining 9,4%.
There are 1.776 members less than the total amount of 5.409 registered in 2019.
As of April 1st 2020 we have 3.633 paid members.
Ordinary members represent 90%, Local plus Global Sustaining 9,4%.
There are 1.776 members less than the total amount of 5.409 registered in 2019.
In the past week many of you who are Gakyil members would have seen the notice from the International Gakyil (IG) providing information on guidelines for membership in 2014. As the planned start date for “global membership” is still January 2015, what we are hoping to achieve in 2014 is simply greater convergence of…
Dear Gakyil Members, The trend toward lower membership seen over the past year is understandable, given Rinpoche’s limited travel schedule and few webcast events. Working with circumstances is a normal part of our lives and duty, and therefore it would seem normal to advise that we all maintain modest expenditure plans while we await…
The Annual General Assembly (AGA) of the International Dzogchen Community (IDC), took place on Sunday, July 6, 2025, at 3 pm CEST – Italian Time in Merigar West Gonpa and online via open Webcast on the Practicing Together channel. IDC Members-of-Record as of July 6, 2025, approved the 2024 IDC Financial Statements, the 2024 IDC…
The International Dzogchen Community (IDC) has a global network of centers for anyone who is interested in the study and the practice of the precious Dzogchen Teachings, as passed down to us by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and Yeshi Namkhai, with an emphasis on the practice of contemplation, including Vajra Dance and Yantra Yoga as meditations in…
(originally posted Oct 2014) Rinpoche has wanted from the beginning to have a system which allows time for individuals to settle into their relationship with the Teacher and the Teachings and become really sure of the nature of their commitment before becoming a member of the Dzogchen Community. Anyone who has read the Blue Book…