Kunzang Dechen Lingpa

Kunzang Dechen Lingpa ("Treasure Discoverer of Total Goodness and Great Bliss"). A Wise elder and great visionary, Kunzang Dechen Lingpa visited the UK in 2005 performing healing rituals with his monks and nuns. His own life reads like a fantastic tale: from the prophecies about his birth to the enlightened visions and experiences of his early childhood, and from his study with the greatest Lamas of the last century to his flight from Tibet, arriving at his recognition as a true living Buddha.

Those who met him saw a deeply loving and compassionate human being whose openness and wisdom illuminated his simple, straightforward approach. He inspired Tigers Nest by his visit and gave his blessings to create a centre for the Dharma and Dzogchen here in Sussex.

May his rebirth be swift! For more details of his vision and projects, please visit:
www.zangdokpalri.org

James Low

James Low began studying and practicing Tibetan Buddhism in India in the 1960?s. He received teachings from Kalu Rinpoche, Chatral Rinpoche, Kanjur Rinpoche and Dudjom Rinpoche. Having met his root teacher, C R Lama, he lived in his home in Bengal for many years, serving him as required and being taught many aspects of the tradition. During this period in India James also did several retreats and pilgrimages in the Himalayas. In the 1970?s and 1980?s, on his return to Europe, he also had teachings and guidance from Namkhai Norbu.

James translated many tantric texts and sadhanas with C R Lama, who wanted texts from the Byangter and Khordong lineages to be available in English. These were used as practice texts by C R Lama?s disciples. Many have since been translated by others into various European languages.

C. R. Lama asked James to teach in 1976 and later gave him the transmissions necessary to do this, together with full lineage authority.

Currently James is regularly teaching the principles of dzogchen in Europe and publishes translations and commentaries from time to time.

James also works as a Consultant Psychotherapist in a National Health Service teaching hospital in London and has a private psychotherapy practice. He has taught on many psychotherapy trainings in Britain.

His recent publications are:
Being Right Here: The Mirror of Clear Meaning (Snow Lion Publications, 2004) Also available in German and Polish.
Simply Being: Texts in the Dzogchen Tradition (Wisdom Books, 1998). Also available in German and French.
The Yogins of Ladakh: A Pilgrimage Among the Hermits of the Buddhist Himalayas. With John Crook. (Motilal Banarsidass, 1997)

A website making available some of James? work will open in 2006 at the address www.simplybeing.co.uk

Martin Boord

Martin is one of Chime Rigdzin Rinpoche's senior students, Having met with the lama whilst on pilgrimage in India in 1973, Martin invited Rinpoche to Great Britain a few years later in order to initiate the transmission to Europe of the Byangter Phurpa (Northern Treasures Vajrakila).

Martin lived altogether 8 years in India, mainly in Tibetan places with Tibetans. He has been also studying Sanskrit to learn the Dharma in its original form.

One other important teacher from which he received many important teachings was H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche, the head of the Nyingma School of the Tibetan Buddhism. .

He now studies in Oxford. Martin gives teachings in Germany and other places. Martin Boords daughter Tara was discovered by H.H. Chhimed Rigdzin Rinpoche as the reincarnation of a Tibetan yogini.

Bino Tulku

Bino Tulku is from Mechukpa in Arunachel Pradesh, a remote part of the Eastern Himalayas. His father was a tribal chief and his Mother is from Tibet. He lived with his teacher (a renowned yogi), in a cave near Darjeeling for two years. For the past few years he has lived in the UK, and is also a disciple of Kunzang Dechen Lingpa. He acts as a translator for visiting Lamas, as well as practising the healing chod and is in the process of starting teaching in Brighton.

 

Huw Wyn

Huw is founder of Tigers nest and lives in Sussex. He works as a core process psychotherapist in Brighton and is also an author and creator of The Dharma diary and Sacred places diaries. For many years he travelled in India, Tibet, Europe and the States, meeting elders and teachers along the way. He also studied Tibetan medicine in Ladakh and at Samye Ling monastery in Scotland. He runs workshops, groupwork and retreats and is also the founder of The Integral Life Project. He has two young yogini daughters, Shakira and Kumari