~ Kinley Dema ,MA Student from Bhutan Every year, in the hills above Kathmandu, in the nunnery called Nagi Gompa, the nuns practice the eight white fasting practices.
Read MoreNow we are at the beginning of the “spring semester” in RYI (Rangjung Yeshe Institute), however in this time is very, very cold in Nepal!!!Everyone are
Read MoreNagi Gompa is a small nunnery situated above the Kathmandu valley in the Shivapuri National Park. It was home to one of the greatest meditation
Read MoreThis semester is my last in the MA program, so I decided to spend most of my time at Nagi, our nunnery, so that I
Read MoreEvery time a semester ends at RYI, I feel especially joyous. One reason is that I have a sense of strength in my abilities to survive
Read MoreEvery year, starting on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month in the Tibetan calendar—which usually falls in late January or early February—a nine-day
Read MoreUpper Temple Hall, Nagi Gompa I first encountered Nagi Gompa, a nunnery in the Shivapuri National Park at the outskirts of the Kathmandu Valley, three
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