As I arrive at Dzogchen Beara Tibetan Buddhist Retreat, I’m struck not only by the natural beauty of the place, but also by the atmosphere of profound peace. I’m here for a silent meditation retreat: ...

Led by Rinpoche Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, leader of a Buddhist society called the International Dzogchen Community, several hundred followers of the spiritual philosophy exhale and chant, “Om e ho ...

Chasing the Light tells of the English couple who built a spiritual retreat in a remote part of Co Cork, and how the centre was rocked by revelations about its Tibetan spiritual leader, writes Esther ...