Norbu was a Tibetan master of Dzogchen and taught extensively around the world.
Italian president honors Buddhist teacher Namkhai Norbu
President Mattarella gave Norbu the title of “Commander in the Order Of Merit of the Italian Republic.”
Watch: The “Buddhist pop song” that took sixth at Eurovision
Italian pop artist Francesco Gabbani sings about Buddha, nirvana, and mantras in his critically-acclaimed indictment of Western consumerism.
Milan backs away from granting honorary citizenship to the Dalai Lama
The city council of Milan, Italy, has backed away from a planned vote on whether to grant His Holiness the Dalai Lama honorary citizenship.
Walking With St Francis
Photo by Nicola.Gretel Ehrlich walks in the footsteps of St. Francis through the Umbrian countryside and ponders the life of a saint who was “radical without bitterness, vital yet gentle, dramatic—even outrageous at times—without narcissism.”