Event Schedule Shang Shung Institute A few words about... Venue

Aldo Oneto was born in Italy, (Tuscany), the
21st June of 1951; at seventeen years old he
moved to Milan.
At 21, he spent one and half year in India an Sri
Lanka to study and practise Buddhism.
On his return to Italy, he had met Ch.Namkhai
Norbu and since then, he joined and followed his
teaching.
Shang Shung Institute
The International Shang Shung Institute for Tibetan Studies (SSI)
is an international non-profit organisation that seeks to broaden
the world’s understanding of traditional Tibetan culture. At this
moment in history preservation of this rich and exceptional culture is of utmost importance, as it is in real danger of being lost.
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The Shang Shung Institute was founded in Italy in 1989 by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, and inaugurated in 1990 by His Holiness the
14th Dalai Lama.
Oliver Leick was born in 1955, is a school
Other branches of the SSI have since been established in North
America, Austria, UK, Russia, and Argentina which work together as one promoting all initiatives to this end.
Oliver has been a student of Chögyal Namkhai
Norbu since 1977 and is director of the Shang
Shung Institute Austria.
The SSI develops and supports projects in various countries
including: translation, publication, and archiving of Tibetan texts;
organisation and presentation of international cultural and educational events to share and preserve the Tibetan heritage, and
formal courses of study in the Tibetan arts and sciences.
Oliver is an authorised teacher of Santi Maha
Sangha Base Level and of Yantra Yoga.
teacher by profession and lives in Austria with his
wife and two daughters.
Elio Guarisco was born in Italy in Varese on the
Event Schedule
Friday 28.9.2012
18:00 - 20.00 Tibetan Medicine - A holistic Approach to Health,
by Elio Guarisco
20:30 - 21:30 Application of Tibetan Medicine: Ku Nye massage introduction, by Aldo Oneto
Saturday 29.9.2012
17:00 - 18:30 Demonstration of Ku Nye massage, by Aldo Oneto
19:00 - 20:30 Understanding ones nature as a way to find real
peace, by Elio Guarisco
20:45 - 22:00 Conference : The application of essential wisdom
in our everyday Life - The Shang Shung Institute, by OliverLeick
Sunday 30.9.2012
10:00 - 12:00 Introduction to Yantra Yoga - Yoga of Movement
(presentation & demonstration), by Laura Evangelisti
12:30 -14:00 photos of Ramon as a non-stop slide show
14:30 - 16:30 Breathe - The Art of relaxed Breathing, by Laura
Evangelisti
19:30 - 21:30 The understanding of Dying in Eastern cultures The Tibetan Book of Death, by Elio Guarisco
5th of August 1954 and he grew up in Como. Elio
studied Arts and received the degree of master of
Arts before traveling to India to study Buddhism.
On his return from India he moved to Switzerland
where for ten years he learned Tibetan language
and Buddhist philosophy under one of the Dalai
Lama’s philosophical adviser.
Invited by the late Kalu Rinpoche,Elio spend
almost twenty years in India working on the
Encyclopedia on Indo Tibetan Knowledge known
as ‘shes bya kun khyab’ authored by Kongtrul the
Great, which is being published in separate volumes by Snow Lion Publications. During this time
Elio developed a keen interest in Tibetan medicine
and its relationship with the Dzogchen Teachings.
Since 2003 Elio has been actively engaged in the
Ka-ter project of the Shang Shung Institute of
Austria. Besides being the instructor of the Training for Translators from Tibetan he also works for
theDzogchen Tantra Translation Project
For many years, has been a foot reflexologer, and
in 2001 he got in touch with Tibetan Medicine
and tibetan massage, in 2005, after acquiring Instructor in Ku Nye Certificate, he started to lead
massage courses and sessions for Shang Shung
Institute of Merigar West, having courses in Italy
and various european countries
Laura Evangelisti met her Master, Chögyal
Namkhai Norbu, in 1980 and has followed the
Dzogchen Teachings ever since. In 1994, she was
authorized by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu to teach
Yantra Yoga and train prospective Yantra Yoga
teachers.
Laura extensively collaborated on the book Yantra Yoga, the Tibetan Yoga of Movement, with
commentary by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu. This
text has been published by Snow Lion Publications, Ithaca NY, USA.
Exhibition
starts Saturday 29/9/2012 at 10:00
ends Sunday 30/9/2012 at 19:00
Ve n u e
Shantom - Multi cultural center for creative arts
35A Tripoleos str, 152 31 Kato Chalandri
(metro station Cholargos)
www.shantala.gr
At his birth, in 1938 at Dege (Eastern Tibet), Chögyal Namkhai
Norbu Rinpoche was recognized as the reincarnation of the
great Dzogchen master Adzom Drugpa (1842-1934), and when
he was five years old he was further recognized by the XVIth
Karmapa as the mind emanation of Drug Shabdrung Rinpoche,
a prior reincarnation of the master Padma Karpo.
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche studied with some of the
most important masters of his time and completed his training
in both the Sutras and the Tantras, as required by the Buddhist
tradition. At the age of sixteen, he met his root-master Rigdzin
Changchub Dorje, who introduced him to the authentic knowledge of Dzogchen.
The Hellenic Dzogchen Community is committed to the preservation of the precious Dzogchen teachings, which were passed
on through an unbroken, direct lineage to Chögyal Namkhai
Norbu Rinpoche, and through him have been trasmitted to
us, too. As the local Dzogchen Sangha, we practice together at
minimum four times per month, at the full and new moons, and
on the special days of each month called Guru Rinpoche Day and
Dakini Day. In addition, we often get together for special practice
weekends and retreats as well.
In order to create auspicious circumstances that can favour
further study and practice, the Hellenic Dzogchen Community
aims to develop a study and retreat place (Ling) in the countryside. This place is situated on the slopes of Arcadia in southern
Greece and, recently, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche named
it “Garabling”, that is: Place of Joy and Delight.
Hellenic Dzogchen Community
Garabling
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The founder and guide of the Dzogchen Community is Chögyal
Namkhai Norbu, who has lived in the West since 1960, when he
came to Italy at the invitation of Professor Giuseppe Tucci, as a
staff member of the Institute for Middle & Far Eastern Studies
of Rome (today ISIAO).
He was Professor of Tibetan and Mongolian Language and
Literature from 1964 to 1992 at the Oriental Institute of the
University of Naples. A leading authority on Tibetan civilization, particularly expert in the fields of history, literature, and
medical and astrological science, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
is widely known for his activities on behalf of the culture and
people of Tibet.
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Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
As an organization, the Hellenic Dzogchen Community is an
indepented, self-reliant and self-efficient entity. Yet, in all essential community matters, we are working closely and in direct
collaboration both with the International Gakyil of the Dzogchen
Community and with Merigar East, our regional Gar.
the world’s cultural heritage at the cradle
of western civilisation
The Hellenic Dzogchen Community is a cultural non-profit
organization representing the local community of students
and practitioners in Greece. The seat of the Hellenic Dzogchen
Community is located in Athens, yet the Sangha is comprised by
practitioners from all over the country, regardless of their nationality. Together we practice and work to realize and preserve the
Dzogchen teachings for the benefit of all beings.
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