Annual message from the Gakyil 2025
February 2025 Dear Vajra Family, Our community is very much alive and well, with new members joining those of us who have been members for some time and with a full programme of practice retreats for 2025, following a busy year in 2024. We wish you a happy and [...]
Kunselling: conclusions from the consultation
Hello everyone The Gakyil received fifteen replies from community members in response to the question about whether or not we should invite teachers to Kunselling from outside the Dzogchen Community. We have combined these views with advice from long-standing practitioners to help us resolve this important question, specifically with regard [...]
Annual message from the Gakyil 2024
Dear Vajra Family, Our community is alive and well, and we would like to thank you for making this so, by sending you the enclosed copy of The Mirror. We are very fortunate to have received the Dzogchen teachings from Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, and now from his son Yeshi [...]
The Website
From the editor Ruminations of a grumpy old net head For information on what goes on in the Dzogchen Community we have grown to rely on social media and newsletters. Although these can be very pleasant and effective, there are also a number of important drawbacks. Firstly, the sheer [...]
An Overview of our Online Activities.
There are a number of methods & platforms which the Dzogchen Community UK uses for communication, co-ordination & socialising on the net. It can seem complicated & it might seem that there is unnecessary duplication, but since I have been in this role I have realised that this is [...]
Hail & Welcome!
Greetings everyone, I am Barry Patterson the new moderator of the Dzog Blog & new Blue Gakyil member. First of all, what a great channel & source for inspiration, news & ideas this blog has become under the guidance & moderation of Jane Weston. She has worked hard & [...]
New Member for the Blue Gakyil UK
Jane Weston is stepping down from the Gakyil at the next AGM and we need someone to replace her on Blue. The following Job Description outlines what she has been doing for the last three years but of course there is room for flexibility to reflect the skills any [...]
Report from the Red Gakyil to the AGM 2018
The new year began with a session of Karma Yoga leading up to Losar in February. It is traditional to clean and clear out before Losar, and this year the week before Losar coincided with half term. We had two gorgeous teenage dakinis present and many of the Kunselling [...]
Report from the Blue Gakyil at the 2018 Annual General Meeting
Our communications with the members have been fully digital this year with no paper Journal. We have been able to publish more this way and the DzogBlog has been more comprehensive, more topical and more interactive than the Journal ever was. We can respond to events much more quickly. [...]
New policy at Kunselling all members please read
Please could all members of our Community read this crucial paragraph from Rose Lewis' blog on Health and Safety at Kunselling? We all need to be aware of this as it is a new unforeseen consequence of the Health and Safety policies which we now have no choice but [...]
A New Regime at Kunselling
Health and Safety hits Kunselling The Community received quite a shock back in February of this year when we had a visit from Powys Health and Safety during the karma yoga retreat. We knew they were coming, as it was a new requirement of our insurers, and we frantically [...]
The UK Gakyil and the International Gakyil
This is a brief outline of the relationship of the UK Dzogchen Community’s Gakyil with the International Gakyil of the International Dzogchen Community. The International Gakyil is intended to support and encourage the activities of local Gakyils that take responsibility for the International Dzogchen Community. Providing oversight and connection [...]
Update on Relationship with the IDC
At our Annual General Meeting this year in early November there was an enquiry as to the details of the UK Dzogchen Community's relationship with the International Gakyil of the Dzogchen Community. As a Member of the Blue Gakyil and therefore leading on communication, I set about researching what [...]
Why Your Gakyil Needs You or, the Boat that Rocked
This is an article explaining how much we need your help as members of the Dzogchen Community UK to ensure the continuity of our Master's vision. It is a very personal take on the state of the Gakyil and does not reflect in any way a collective view. [...]
