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03FebAll Day05FeaturedRetreat—The Wisdom of the Five Elementswith Tenzin Wangyal RinpocheCosta Rica

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RETREAT The Wisdom of the Five Elements with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche According to the ancient Tibetan spiritual traditions, our planet is alive and sacred. The five natural elements—earth, water, fire, air
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The Wisdom of the Five Elements
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
According to the ancient Tibetan spiritual traditions, our planet is alive and sacred. The five natural elements—earth, water, fire, air and space—can be considered fundamental aspects of a living universe. All of our experiences, from the sensations of the physical body, to the emotions, to the most fleeting of thoughts, are said to be composed entirely of these five elements in interaction.
During this weekend, we will learn how to connect to the outer sacred elements and spirits of the elements in our environment, the inner sacred dimension of elements through the energy in our body, and the innermost sacred dimension of the elements—awareness itself.
At this retreat Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will guide us in connecting with the elements in their different manifestations, to support environmental, physical, emotional and spiritual healing and to nourish and restore health and vitality.
The teaching will be in English with Spanish translation.
Suggested reading: The book from Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche: Healing with Form, Energy, and Light: The Five Elements in Tibetan Shamanism, Tantra and Dzogchen. Available through Ligmincha’s online store or your favorite bookseller.
Schedule:
Friday, February 3, 2023
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday, February 4 & Sunday, February 5
9:30am—12:00pm:Teachings and meditation
12:00 pm —1:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm—3:30pm: Teachings and meditation
3:30pm—4:00pm: Break
4:00pm— 5:00pm:Teachings and meditation
Location: San Isidro de Heredia, Costa Rica
To register, click on the link below ‘Learn more and register’
Suggested donation: $150
Contact: garudacostarica@gmail.com; Whatsapp: Daniel Amir / +506 7274-5219
Hosted by Ligmincha Costa Rica
Time
February 3 (Friday) - 5 (Sunday)
Location
Costa Rica

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RETREAT Tibetan Dream Yoga: Awake While Dreaming with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Tibetan Bön Master, opens his return to Houston Jung Center with an evening talk and conversation about dreams
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Tibetan Dream Yoga: Awake While Dreaming
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Tibetan Bön Master, opens his return to Houston Jung Center with an evening talk and conversation about dreams from the Tibetan and Jungian perspectives with Jung Center’s Executive Director, Sean Fitzpatrick.
The weekend teaching with Rinpoche aims to evoke the connection between sleeping, dreaming, and being awake. All are forms of awareness that can be experienced as a continuum and can also manifest as a constant awareness called the “natural state.” Rinpoche will focus on dream practice, explaining the underlying concepts and teaching methods of inviting the experience of the natural state. The benefit of instruction and practice is to increase access to the potential of enlightenment through developing heightened awareness. All are welcome.
In person and online attendance will be offerred.
Hosted by Ligmincha Texas
Time
February 10 (Friday) - 12 (Sunday)
Location
Houston, Texas & Online

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RETREAT—In person and online via Zoom Sherap Chamma: Mother of Wisdom and Love with Marcy Vaughn In many cultures the primordial female energy is seen as the origin of existence and the source
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RETREAT—In person and online via Zoom
Sherap Chamma: Mother of Wisdom and Love
with Marcy Vaughn
In many cultures the primordial female energy is seen as the origin of existence and the source of all positive qualities. As such, Sherap Chamma, Mother of Wisdom and Love, is the source of wisdom, and her medicine is love and compassion. The teachings of Sherap Chamma comprise one of the most important tantric cycles of the ancient Bön tradition.
In this retreat, participants will learn a beautiful and simple meditation practice enabling each to directly connect with the divine feminine energy. Within the support of the group, an environment is created to promote profound healing of physical, energetic, emotional and spiritual dimensions of life. With visualization, the sound of mantra and deep contemplation, participants can make a personal connection to this sacred form of the universal mother, Sherap Chamma, and are guided through this connection to innate wisdom and the love and compassion that naturally radiate from that wisdom.
Those experienced in meditation as well as those who are beginning are warmly welcomed.
Languages of live translation will be posted.
Onsite Schedule (New York Time)
Link to your local time zone
February 16, 2023
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Onsite registration
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m. Dinner
6:45 p.m.– 7:00 p.m. Break
7:00–8:30 pm Teachings
February 17, 2023
8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
12:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break/Lunch
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Teachings
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m: Dinner
February 18, 2023
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Practice
8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
12:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break/Lunch
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Teachings
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m: Dinner
February 19, 2023
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Practice
8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
1:00–1:45 p.m.: Lunch

Marcy Vaughn, a senior teacher and student of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, has been a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism for more than 40 years. She graduated in the first class of the master’s program in contemplative psychotherapy at Naropa University. Currently a therapist in private practice in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, she edited the books Tibetan Sound Healing, Awakening the Sacred Body, Awakening the Luminous Mind and Spontaneous Creativity: Meditations for Manifesting Your Positive Qualities, all by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, and narrates the audio version of his books The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep and Spontaneous Creativity. She helped design and teaches in The 3 Doors Academy, a three-year training program bringing contemplative practices to the secular world, as well as The 3 Doors Compassion Project for those who provide care for others.
Time
February 16 (Thursday) - 19 (Sunday)
Location
Serenity Ridge Retreat Center & Online
Registration
In Person: Register to attend Sherap Chamma Retreat February 2023 at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center
Online: Register to attend Sherap Chamma February 2023 retreat on Zoom
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Geshe Tenzin Wangyal is the founder and spiritual director of Ligmincha International.
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COURSE Treasures of Bön: History, Lineage & Practices with Geshe Denma Gyaltsen and John Jackson Bön counts itself among the oldest spiritual traditions in the world. With origins steeped in an oral, shamanic
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Treasures of Bön: History, Lineage & Practices
with Geshe Denma Gyaltsen and John Jackson
Bön counts itself among the oldest spiritual traditions in the world. With origins steeped in an oral, shamanic tradition and yet deeply rooted in teachings of the buddha Tonpa Shenrap, the buddha who preceded Shakyamuni Buddha. Bön offers practices for the challenges we face in our lives, and a complete path to enlightenment..
Ligmincha International is pleased to share our online course designed for anyone who would like to learn more about, or deepen their existing knowledge about this ancient, profound tradition. This course is ideal for beginners who have recently connected with Bön teachings, and want to know more about where it comes from and the many varied forms of practice in the tradition. It is also well suited for practitioners who have learned several practices and would like to know how all the practices fit together into a beautiful and complete system of philosophies and meditations.
We use a new format for this course, in which Geshe Denma Gyaltsen, our resident lama of Ligmincha Texas, and John Jackson, mentor for many of our courses and frequent international teacher, enter into deep conversations around the essential masters and teachings of our tradition. Each topical conversation is followed by a guided meditation, led by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche or Geshe Denma Gyaltsen , which illustrate and demonstrate the themes discussed.
John Jackson will be the mentor for this course.
Registration is now open.
Time
January 27 (Friday) - March 4 (Saturday)
Location
ligminchalearning.com
03FebAll Day05FeaturedRetreat—The Wisdom of the Five Elementswith Tenzin Wangyal RinpocheCosta Rica

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RETREAT The Wisdom of the Five Elements with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche According to the ancient Tibetan spiritual traditions, our planet is alive and sacred. The five natural elements—earth, water, fire, air
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RETREAT
The Wisdom of the Five Elements
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
According to the ancient Tibetan spiritual traditions, our planet is alive and sacred. The five natural elements—earth, water, fire, air and space—can be considered fundamental aspects of a living universe. All of our experiences, from the sensations of the physical body, to the emotions, to the most fleeting of thoughts, are said to be composed entirely of these five elements in interaction.
During this weekend, we will learn how to connect to the outer sacred elements and spirits of the elements in our environment, the inner sacred dimension of elements through the energy in our body, and the innermost sacred dimension of the elements—awareness itself.
At this retreat Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will guide us in connecting with the elements in their different manifestations, to support environmental, physical, emotional and spiritual healing and to nourish and restore health and vitality.
The teaching will be in English with Spanish translation.
Suggested reading: The book from Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche: Healing with Form, Energy, and Light: The Five Elements in Tibetan Shamanism, Tantra and Dzogchen. Available through Ligmincha’s online store or your favorite bookseller.
Schedule:
Friday, February 3, 2023
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday, February 4 & Sunday, February 5
9:30am—12:00pm:Teachings and meditation
12:00 pm —1:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm—3:30pm: Teachings and meditation
3:30pm—4:00pm: Break
4:00pm— 5:00pm:Teachings and meditation
Location: San Isidro de Heredia, Costa Rica
To register, click on the link below ‘Learn more and register’
Suggested donation: $150
Contact: garudacostarica@gmail.com; Whatsapp: Daniel Amir / +506 7274-5219
Hosted by Ligmincha Costa Rica
Time
February 3 (Friday) - 5 (Sunday)
Location
Costa Rica

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FREE EVENT 24-Hour Full Moon Practice: Through Spaciousness, Manifest Qualities That Benefit Others During the full moon of February 5, 2023, join us online for a guided meditation followed by a
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24-Hour Full Moon Practice:
Through Spaciousness, Manifest Qualities That Benefit Others
During the full moon of February 5, 2023, join us online for a guided meditation followed by a 24-hour session of mantra recitation, contemplative silence, and further periods of guided meditation.
With its focus on spaciousness of the mind, the full moon practice marks the start of the Month of the Mind, part of a yearlong program of live online teachings, meditations, and science & spirituality dialogs. The 24-hour session begins with a meditation guided by Lourdes Hinojosa at 10 a.m. New York time on the day of the full moon, and ends at 10 a.m. the following day. We will be supported by Ligmincha International’s global community of practitioners.
Unlike Rinpoche’s CyberSangha® Facebook Live broadcasts, the 24-hour full moon practice takes place via Zoom, in an online meeting space. There is no cost to participate, but registration is required.
Learn more and register — click here
To stay informed of future 24-hour full moon practice sessions, subscribe to the CyberSangha Announcements email list.
Time
5 (Sunday) 10:00 am - 6 (Monday) 10:00 am EST
Location
Your computer/other device
Registration
To Register

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RETREAT Tibetan Dream Yoga: Awake While Dreaming with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Tibetan Bön Master, opens his return to Houston Jung Center with an evening talk and conversation about dreams
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Tibetan Dream Yoga: Awake While Dreaming
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Tibetan Bön Master, opens his return to Houston Jung Center with an evening talk and conversation about dreams from the Tibetan and Jungian perspectives with Jung Center’s Executive Director, Sean Fitzpatrick.
The weekend teaching with Rinpoche aims to evoke the connection between sleeping, dreaming, and being awake. All are forms of awareness that can be experienced as a continuum and can also manifest as a constant awareness called the “natural state.” Rinpoche will focus on dream practice, explaining the underlying concepts and teaching methods of inviting the experience of the natural state. The benefit of instruction and practice is to increase access to the potential of enlightenment through developing heightened awareness. All are welcome.
In person and online attendance will be offerred.
Hosted by Ligmincha Texas
Time
February 10 (Friday) - 12 (Sunday)
Location
Houston, Texas & Online

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RETREAT—In person and online via Zoom Sherap Chamma: Mother of Wisdom and Love with Marcy Vaughn In many cultures the primordial female energy is seen as the origin of existence and the source
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RETREAT—In person and online via Zoom
Sherap Chamma: Mother of Wisdom and Love
with Marcy Vaughn
In many cultures the primordial female energy is seen as the origin of existence and the source of all positive qualities. As such, Sherap Chamma, Mother of Wisdom and Love, is the source of wisdom, and her medicine is love and compassion. The teachings of Sherap Chamma comprise one of the most important tantric cycles of the ancient Bön tradition.
In this retreat, participants will learn a beautiful and simple meditation practice enabling each to directly connect with the divine feminine energy. Within the support of the group, an environment is created to promote profound healing of physical, energetic, emotional and spiritual dimensions of life. With visualization, the sound of mantra and deep contemplation, participants can make a personal connection to this sacred form of the universal mother, Sherap Chamma, and are guided through this connection to innate wisdom and the love and compassion that naturally radiate from that wisdom.
Those experienced in meditation as well as those who are beginning are warmly welcomed.
Languages of live translation will be posted.
Onsite Schedule (New York Time)
Link to your local time zone
February 16, 2023
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Onsite registration
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m. Dinner
6:45 p.m.– 7:00 p.m. Break
7:00–8:30 pm Teachings
February 17, 2023
8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
12:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break/Lunch
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Teachings
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m: Dinner
February 18, 2023
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Practice
8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
12:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break/Lunch
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Teachings
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m: Dinner
February 19, 2023
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Practice
8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
1:00–1:45 p.m.: Lunch

Marcy Vaughn, a senior teacher and student of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, has been a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism for more than 40 years. She graduated in the first class of the master’s program in contemplative psychotherapy at Naropa University. Currently a therapist in private practice in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, she edited the books Tibetan Sound Healing, Awakening the Sacred Body, Awakening the Luminous Mind and Spontaneous Creativity: Meditations for Manifesting Your Positive Qualities, all by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, and narrates the audio version of his books The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep and Spontaneous Creativity. She helped design and teaches in The 3 Doors Academy, a three-year training program bringing contemplative practices to the secular world, as well as The 3 Doors Compassion Project for those who provide care for others.
Time
February 16 (Thursday) - 19 (Sunday)
Location
Serenity Ridge Retreat Center & Online
Registration
In Person: Register to attend Sherap Chamma Retreat February 2023 at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center
Online: Register to attend Sherap Chamma February 2023 retreat on Zoom

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RETREAT—In person and online via Zoom Abiding in Presence with Gabriel Rocco As students of Tenzin Wangyal, Rinpoche, we have received and benefited from his teachings and guidance in practices from the Tibetan
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RETREAT—In person and online via Zoom
Abiding in Presence
with Gabriel Rocco
As students of Tenzin Wangyal, Rinpoche, we have received and benefited from his teachings and guidance in practices from the Tibetan Bon tradition. The core of the Bon dzogchen teachings as Rinpoche has generously offered us, points us to discover the inner refuge, the spacious, luminous warmth of our essential nature, by opening the doors of our body, speech and mind through resting in stillness, silence and spaciousness.
Join Gabriel Rocco at Serenity Ridge or via Zoom for an opportunity to rest and abide. Abiding in presence offers the opportunity to devote yourself to practice, lightly guided within the warmth of community, where you are supported to develop the strength and steadiness of attention necessary to open the three doors and discover your authentic self.
This retreat is open to all who have received or are familiar with the Nine Breathings of Purification practice and the practice of abiding, including all 3 Doors practitioners. For those unfamiliar with these practices, instruction will be given during the first evening teaching on February 16.
Onsite Schedule (New York Time)
Link to your local time zone
February 16, 2023
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Onsite registration
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m. Dinner
6:45 p.m.– 7:00 p.m. Break
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Teaching
February 17, 2023
8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Practice
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
12:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break/Lunch
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Practice
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m: Dinner
February 18, 2023
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Practice
8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Practice
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
12:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break/Lunch
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Practice
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m: Dinner
February 19, 2023
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Practice
8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Practice
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice: Sitting, sharing, closing the retreat
1:00–1:45 p.m.: Lunch

Gabriel Rocco, M.A is a Senior Teacher for The 3 Doors and a student of its founder, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal, Rinpoche for nearly 30 years. Gabriel earned his Master of Arts in Contemplative Psychotherapy degree from Naropa University in 1982.
In 1986, he pioneered the Cancer Support Care and Crisis Intervention program at Einstein Medical Center where he also served as counselor at Einstein’s Hospice, one of the nations’ first hospital based hospices. In 1990 he founded “Life Support Group,” a nonprofit organization providing mind-body practices in group format to cancer patients and their families.
In 2003, on behalf of Tenzin Rinpoche, he was honored to present directly to the Dalai Lama, at Garrison Institute, on the topic of teaching meditation to Westerners.
For twenty years, Gabriel was a senior teacher for the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Program for Mindfulness where he taught Mindfulness-bases Stress Management programs. During the same twenty year period he served as the Mind Body Specialist for the Wellness Community in Philadelphia providing meditation instruction, stress management, and a variety of contemplative healing practices for people living with cancer and their families.
Currently, Gabriel teaches The 3 Doors North American Academy program with his wife, Marcy Vaughn. Marcy and Gabriel created and continue to teach The 3 Doors Compassion Project.
Time
February 16 (Thursday) - 19 (Sunday)
Location
Serenity Ridge Retreat Center & Online
Registration
In Person: Register to attend Abiding in Presence Practice Retreat February 2023 at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center
Online: Register to attend Abiding in Presence Practice Retreat February 2023 on Zoom

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FREE EVENT The Flashlight, Floodlight & Juggler: Training Attention with Meditation with David R. Vago, Amishi Jha, Tenzin Wangyal and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich A live online conversation with contemplative neuroscientists David R.
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The Flashlight, Floodlight & Juggler: Training Attention with Meditation
with David R. Vago, Amishi Jha, Tenzin Wangyal and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich
A live online conversation with contemplative neuroscientists David R. Vago, Ph.D., and Amishi Jha, Ph.D.; dzogchen master Geshe Tenzin Wangyal; and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Ph.D.
Can we live more fully just by paying more attention? Our panelists discuss the science behind attention, how mindfulness can help us achieve our greatest potential and strategies for being more present in each moment.
Using metaphors from Dr. Jha’s recent bestselling book, Peak Mind, the panelists will discuss three subsystems of attention: the flashlight (selective focus), floodlight (receptive attention), and juggler (executive functioning). They will also discuss the similarities and differences between neuroscientific and Buddhist models of attention, plus recent findings from lab-based and field studies of contemplative training.
• View live on Facebook page of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche to join the chat — click here
• Or, view on the CyberSangha website — click here
If the livestream doesn’t appear at the scheduled time, try refreshing the page.
This CyberSangha broadcast is part of the Month of the Mind in “A Year of Body, Speech, and Mind,” a free online program of live teachings, practices, and science & spirituality dialogs. Other related events during the Month of the Mind include:
- Sunday, February 5, 2023, 10 a.m. New York time: 24-Hour Full Moon Practice, “Through Spaciousness, Manifest Qualities That Benefit Others”
Learn more & register now - Saturday, February 18, 2023, 11 a.m. New York time: “Realizing Your Full Potential: Manifesting Qualities That Benefit Others”
Learn more & view live
View the full yearlong schedule and access recordings
Time
(Friday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST
Location
cybersangha.net

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FREE EVENT Realizing Your Full Potential: Manifesting Qualities That Benefit Others with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche In a live online broadcast, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche offers a teaching and guides a meditation as part of
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FREE EVENT
Realizing Your Full Potential: Manifesting Qualities That Benefit Others
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
In a live online broadcast, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche offers a teaching and guides a meditation as part of the Month of the Mind in his free yearlong program “Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life.” Open to all.
Mind refers here to our disturbing emotions and other distracted movements of the mind, as well as to the vast, open nature of mind — the source of all positive qualities — and the capacity to distinguish the difference. As we deepen our familiarity with resting deeply in a state of spacious awareness, the obstacles and obscurations of our habitual patterns naturally dissolve into the openness of our true nature, and our positive qualities spontaneously arise from this source to benefit others.
In advance of his teaching, Rinpoche encourages creating a bit of space for meditation in your house — in a quiet, peaceful location where you can feel some sense of warmth and connection to yourself. You might provide a comfortable cushion to sit on, and a candle or stick of incense. A supportive outer space can support your inner space during meditation.
Related activities, Month of the Mind, February 4 – March 7:
- Sunday, February 5, 2023, 10 a.m. New York time: 24-Hour Full Moon Practice, “Through Spaciousness, Manifest Qualities That Benefit Others”
Registration opens after January 7
• View live on Facebook page of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche to join the chat — click here
• Or, view on the CyberSangha website — click here
If the livestream doesn’t appear at the scheduled time, try refreshing the page.
View the full yearlong schedule and access recordings
Time
(Saturday) 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
Location
cybersangha.net

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COURSE Ngöndro: The Foundational Practices with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche The ngöndro teachings are a set of nine practices that offer complete instructions for taming,
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COURSE
Ngöndro: The Foundational Practices
with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
The ngöndro teachings are a set of nine practices that offer complete instructions for taming, purifying, and perfecting the suffering mind. Although these practices are considered the foundation for entrance into the five-part cycle of Tibetan Bön dzogchen teachings – Bön’s highest teachings on the nature of mind – many practitioners adopt the ngöndro as their main meditation and complete the nine sets of 100,000 repetitions over the course of a lifetime. Within each is contained the entire path to liberation. They are considered to be the foundational practices for the entire tradition.
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche rarely teaches the ngöndro, and recommends it for dedicated practitioners who feel a strong connection to the Bön lineage. Within the ngöndro are found practices that are used within many other practices, such as the Guru Yoga Prayer, Bodhicitta Prayer, Refuge Prayer, Prostrations, and the Three Heart Mantras, so the ngöndro supports and deepens all other meditation practices.
Participation in a ngöndro retreat or this online course is a prerequisite for continuing the Experiential Transmission of Zhang Zhung series. Tenzin Rinpoche will offer Part 2 of the series in December 2021.
Rob Patzig will be the mentor for this course.
This course is ongoing through December. Registration continues to be open after the start date.
Registration opening soon
Time
March 4 (Saturday) - December 16 (Saturday)
Location
ligminchalearning.com

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COURSE Sleep Yoga: The Yoga of Clear Light with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche We spend one-third of our life in sleep, yet for most people sleep is a period of unconsciousness. Through the practices
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Sleep Yoga: The Yoga of Clear Light
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
We spend one-third of our life in sleep, yet for most people sleep is a period of unconsciousness. Through the practices of the Yoga of Clear Light we can learn to be completely aware during our sleep, open, clear, resting in deep meditative presence. But how do we get from our current stress and disrupted sleep patterns to the state of clear light?
This course will introduce simple techniques to enter into sleep in a healthy, balanced way. Even if we do not consistently enter into clear light sleep, we can benefit from a refreshing, relaxed sleep that gives us deep renewal. This is supported by breathing techniques, physical postures and guided visualizations. Tenzin Rinpoche will also provide a meditation to wake up in a beautiful way, feeling the blessings of sleep and stepping into our day with serenity. Through these simple practices we can transform our sleep to be one of tranquility and awareness.
Time
March 17 (Friday) - April 15 (Saturday) EDT
Location
ligminchalearning.com

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RETREAT The Twenty-One Nails, Part 3 with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche More information coming soon. Hosted by Ligmincha Berkeley
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RETREAT
The Twenty-One Nails, Part 3
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
More information coming soon.
Hosted by Ligmincha Berkeley
Time
17 (Friday) 1:00 am - 19 (Sunday) 1:00 am
Location
Berkeley, CA, US

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LIGMINCHA MEXICO invites you to the Teaching
The Five Wisdoms ~ How to bring spiritual practice into our daily lives.
In-person and online retreat with GESHE TENZIN WANGYAL RINPOCHE
Great Stupa Bön for World Peace
March 22-26, 2023
*With Spanish translation. *
Many ancient Tibetan traditions describe wisdom as having five characteristics. The Yungdrung Bon tradition refers to these five as the wisdom of emptiness, the wisdom of mirroring, the wisdom of equanimity, the wisdom of discerning, and the wisdom of all-accomplishing.
When the mind is free of the five disturbing emotions-ignorance, anger, pride, attachment/desire, and jealousy-the natural mind arises spontaneously as the five wisdoms.
Rinpoche will clearly, vividly and skillfully guide us to recognize what obscures our true nature to help us access these spontaneously arising wisdoms in our daily lives.
Join us in person or online to receive the medicine of these teachings, take them to heart and discover our ability to transform confusion into wisdom.
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Chamma Ling Retreat Center, Camino a los Alamos s/n, Valle de Bravo, Edo. de Mex.
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Time
22 (Wednesday) 10:00 am - 26 (Sunday) 2:00 pm GTM -6
Location
Gran Stupa Bön para la Paz Mundial
31MarAll Day13MayCourse—The Five Elements: Healing with Form, Energy and Lightligminchalearning.com

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COURSE The Five Elements: Healing with Form, Energy and Light with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche In this course Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche explores how the five elements from the Tibetan Bön tradition relates to our
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The Five Elements: Healing with Form, Energy and Light
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
In this course Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche explores how the five elements from the Tibetan Bön tradition relates to our daily experiences, emotions and relationships. Rinpoche guides meditations for each of the elements, designed to help clear our obstacles and bring balance to our lives.
The course is structured into six parts of one week each:
- Overview of the Five Elements
- The Earth Element
- The Water Element
- The Fire Element
- The Air Element
- The Space Element
Each section of the course includes a video of Rinpoche’s teaching, Rinpoche leading a guided meditation, readings from his book Healing with Form, Energy and Light, and assignments for journal writing, discussion, formal and informal practice.
The course is designed so that you may integrate study and practice into your everyday routine, learning at your own pace, yet enjoying the support of classmates and the course mentor.
John Jackson will be the mentor for this course.
Registration opening soon
Time
March 31 (Friday) - May 13 (Saturday)
Location
ligminchalearning.com

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RETREAT—In person and online via zoom Heart Drops of Kuntu Zangpo (also known as Heart Drops of Dhamakaya) with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche Heartdrops of Kuntu Zangpo provides methods for introducing the nature
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RETREAT—In person and online via zoom
Heart Drops of Kuntu Zangpo (also known as Heart Drops of Dhamakaya)
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
A translation of Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen’s text and commentary on these essential teachings by Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche is presented in the book Heart Drops of Dharmakaya. Yongdzin Rinpoche is widely revered as the greatest living dzogchen master of the Bön lineage. A translation of the root text by Geshe Sonam Gurung and Dan Brown, Heart Drops of Kun tu bZang Po, also is available from Ligmincha’s Bookstore & Tibet Shop at the link above.
Schedule (New York Time)
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Thursday, April 13
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Onsite registration/Check-in
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m. Dinner
6:45 p.m.– 7:00 p.m. Break
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Teachings
Friday, April 14
8:30 a.m.–9:15 a.m. Breakfast
9:15 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
12:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Break
1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Lunch
1:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Teachings
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
6:00 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Break
6:15 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Dinner
Saturday, April 15
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Practice
8:30 a.m.–9:15 a.m. Breakfast
9:15 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
12:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Break
1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Lunch
1:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Teachings
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
6:00 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Break
6:15 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Dinner
Sunday, April 17
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Practice
8:30 a.m.–9:15 a.m. Breakfast
9:15 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m. Final Teachings
12:45 p.m.–1:15 p.m. Khata Offering
1:15 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Lunch
Hosted by Serenity Ridge Retreat Center, Virginia.
Time
13 (Thursday) 1:00 am - 16 (Sunday) 1:00 am
Location
Serenity Ridge Retreat Center
560 Drumheller Ln, Shipman, VA 22971, USA
Registration
Online: Register to attend Spring Retreat: Heart Drops of Kuntu Zangpo via Zoom
Onsite: Register to attend Spring Retreat: Heart Drops of Kuntu Zangpo at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center
28AprAll Day30Retreat—Topic to be announcedwith Geshe Tenzin Wangyal RinpocheMalaga, Spain
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RETREAT Topic: to be announced with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche More information coming soon. Location: Malaga, Spain Hosted by Ligmincha Spain
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Topic: to be announced
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
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Location: Malaga, Spain
Hosted by Ligmincha Spain
Time
April 28 (Friday) - 30 (Sunday)
Location
Malaga, Spain

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Topic to be announced with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche Hosted by Ligmincha Netherlands
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May 5 (Friday) - 7 (Sunday)
Location
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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RETREAT—In-person in Rome, Italy and online via Zoom The Six Lokas with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche In the Bön and Buddhist tradition it is said there are 6 Realms (Lokas): Hell Realm, Hungry Ghost
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RETREAT—In-person in Rome, Italy and online via Zoom
The Six Lokas
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
In the Bön and Buddhist tradition it is said there are 6 Realms (Lokas): Hell Realm, Hungry Ghost Realm, Animal Realm, Human Realm, Demi-God Realm and God Realm. These meditations developed by masters of the past focus on the root causes (karmic seeds) of our suffering: anger, greed, ignorance, jealousy, pride, and laziness — the six destructive emotions which are the obstacles to the enlightenment. In each meditation we reflect upon our habitual patterns so that we may recognize them rather than be driven by them. We then invoke the enlightened energy of the Buddhas to purify and transform these patterns, giving rise to their antidotes of love, generosity, wisdom, openness, peacefulness, and compassion. We develop the sincere aspiration that we and all other beings cease to suffer in these ways. The practices of the Six Lokas have a deep healing and transformative power and are traditionally practiced as a preliminary to Dzogchen contemplation. The purpose of this practice is burning the karmic seeds of suffering.
Hosted by Ligmincha Italy
Time
May 12 (Friday) - 14 (Sunday)
Location
Rome, Italy
19MayAll Day21Retreat—Sherap Chamma & Retinuewith Tenzin Wangyal RinpocheBulle, Switzerland

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RETREAT Sherap Chamma & Retinue with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche More information coming soon. Hosted by Ligmincha France & Suisse Romand
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Sherap Chamma & Retinue
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
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Hosted by Ligmincha France & Suisse Romand
Time
May 19 (Friday) - 21 (Sunday)
Location
Bulle, Switzerland

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RETREAT Living with Joy, Dying in Peace (Part 1) with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche The key to living fully, with joyful presence, is to relate intimately to the truth that sooner or later all
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Living with Joy, Dying in Peace (Part 1)
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
The key to living fully, with joyful presence, is to relate intimately to the truth that sooner or later all life comes to an end.
Death is inevitable and unavoidable; but in our Western society there is a tendency to deny our own mortality. This denial not only separates us from the vibrancy of living in the moment, it also leaves us ill equipped for the critical moment when death comes to ourselves or to our loved ones. The Bön Buddhist tradition is rich with knowledge and methods for using this Great Moment wisely. Through teachings and guided meditations, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will help us to be prepared for it.
Venue: Festival Hall, Kundmanngasse 20, 1030 Vienna
Questions? Email info@ligmincha.at
Detailed information will be available in spring 2023.
Hosted by Ligmincha Austria
Time
May 26 (Friday) - 28 (Sunday)
Location
Vienna, Austria

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RETREAT with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, and honored guest, His Holiness, the 34th Gyalwa Menri Trizin Rinpoche Morning teachings by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will be on Tummo, Part 3. Newcomers welcome. More information
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with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, and honored guest, His Holiness, the 34th Gyalwa Menri Trizin Rinpoche
Morning teachings by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will be on Tummo, Part 3. Newcomers welcome. More information coming soon on how to register and prepare for this retreat.
Afternoon teachings will be by His Holiness, the 34th Menri Trizin Rinpoche. More details coming soon.
An initiation will take place on July 1.
Join us for one or both weeks.
Registration will open on March 15.
Time
June 24 (Saturday) - July 8 (Saturday)
Location
Serenity Ridge Retreat Center
560 Drumheller Ln, Shipman, VA 22971, USA
08AugAll Day13Retreat—Tummo, Part 3Wilga, Poland
Time
August 8 (Tuesday) - 13 (Sunday)
Location
Wilga, Poland

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RETREAT Topic: To be announced with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche More information coming soon. Hosted by Ligmincha Deutschland
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Topic: To be announced
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
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Hosted by Ligmincha Deutschland
Time
August 14 (Monday) - 20 (Sunday)
Location
Buchenau, Germany
03FebAll Day05FeaturedRetreat—The Wisdom of the Five Elementswith Tenzin Wangyal RinpocheCosta Rica

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RETREAT The Wisdom of the Five Elements with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche According to the ancient Tibetan spiritual traditions, our planet is alive and sacred. The five natural elements—earth, water, fire, air
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The Wisdom of the Five Elements
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
According to the ancient Tibetan spiritual traditions, our planet is alive and sacred. The five natural elements—earth, water, fire, air and space—can be considered fundamental aspects of a living universe. All of our experiences, from the sensations of the physical body, to the emotions, to the most fleeting of thoughts, are said to be composed entirely of these five elements in interaction.
During this weekend, we will learn how to connect to the outer sacred elements and spirits of the elements in our environment, the inner sacred dimension of elements through the energy in our body, and the innermost sacred dimension of the elements—awareness itself.
At this retreat Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will guide us in connecting with the elements in their different manifestations, to support environmental, physical, emotional and spiritual healing and to nourish and restore health and vitality.
The teaching will be in English with Spanish translation.
Suggested reading: The book from Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche: Healing with Form, Energy, and Light: The Five Elements in Tibetan Shamanism, Tantra and Dzogchen. Available through Ligmincha’s online store or your favorite bookseller.
Schedule:
Friday, February 3, 2023
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday, February 4 & Sunday, February 5
9:30am—12:00pm:Teachings and meditation
12:00 pm —1:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm—3:30pm: Teachings and meditation
3:30pm—4:00pm: Break
4:00pm— 5:00pm:Teachings and meditation
Location: San Isidro de Heredia, Costa Rica
To register, click on the link below ‘Learn more and register’
Suggested donation: $150
Contact: garudacostarica@gmail.com; Whatsapp: Daniel Amir / +506 7274-5219
Hosted by Ligmincha Costa Rica
Time
February 3 (Friday) - 5 (Sunday)
Location
Costa Rica

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RETREAT Tibetan Dream Yoga: Awake While Dreaming with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Tibetan Bön Master, opens his return to Houston Jung Center with an evening talk and conversation about dreams
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Tibetan Dream Yoga: Awake While Dreaming
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Tibetan Bön Master, opens his return to Houston Jung Center with an evening talk and conversation about dreams from the Tibetan and Jungian perspectives with Jung Center’s Executive Director, Sean Fitzpatrick.
The weekend teaching with Rinpoche aims to evoke the connection between sleeping, dreaming, and being awake. All are forms of awareness that can be experienced as a continuum and can also manifest as a constant awareness called the “natural state.” Rinpoche will focus on dream practice, explaining the underlying concepts and teaching methods of inviting the experience of the natural state. The benefit of instruction and practice is to increase access to the potential of enlightenment through developing heightened awareness. All are welcome.
In person and online attendance will be offerred.
Hosted by Ligmincha Texas
Time
February 10 (Friday) - 12 (Sunday)
Location
Houston, Texas & Online

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RETREAT—In person and online via Zoom Sherap Chamma: Mother of Wisdom and Love with Marcy Vaughn In many cultures the primordial female energy is seen as the origin of existence and the source
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Sherap Chamma: Mother of Wisdom and Love
with Marcy Vaughn
In many cultures the primordial female energy is seen as the origin of existence and the source of all positive qualities. As such, Sherap Chamma, Mother of Wisdom and Love, is the source of wisdom, and her medicine is love and compassion. The teachings of Sherap Chamma comprise one of the most important tantric cycles of the ancient Bön tradition.
In this retreat, participants will learn a beautiful and simple meditation practice enabling each to directly connect with the divine feminine energy. Within the support of the group, an environment is created to promote profound healing of physical, energetic, emotional and spiritual dimensions of life. With visualization, the sound of mantra and deep contemplation, participants can make a personal connection to this sacred form of the universal mother, Sherap Chamma, and are guided through this connection to innate wisdom and the love and compassion that naturally radiate from that wisdom.
Those experienced in meditation as well as those who are beginning are warmly welcomed.
Languages of live translation will be posted.
Onsite Schedule (New York Time)
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February 16, 2023
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Onsite registration
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m. Dinner
6:45 p.m.– 7:00 p.m. Break
7:00–8:30 pm Teachings
February 17, 2023
8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
12:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break/Lunch
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Teachings
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m: Dinner
February 18, 2023
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Practice
8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
12:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break/Lunch
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Teachings
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m: Dinner
February 19, 2023
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Practice
8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
1:00–1:45 p.m.: Lunch

Marcy Vaughn, a senior teacher and student of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, has been a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism for more than 40 years. She graduated in the first class of the master’s program in contemplative psychotherapy at Naropa University. Currently a therapist in private practice in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, she edited the books Tibetan Sound Healing, Awakening the Sacred Body, Awakening the Luminous Mind and Spontaneous Creativity: Meditations for Manifesting Your Positive Qualities, all by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, and narrates the audio version of his books The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep and Spontaneous Creativity. She helped design and teaches in The 3 Doors Academy, a three-year training program bringing contemplative practices to the secular world, as well as The 3 Doors Compassion Project for those who provide care for others.
Time
February 16 (Thursday) - 19 (Sunday)
Location
Serenity Ridge Retreat Center & Online
Registration
In Person: Register to attend Sherap Chamma Retreat February 2023 at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center
Online: Register to attend Sherap Chamma February 2023 retreat on Zoom

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RETREAT—In person and online via Zoom Abiding in Presence with Gabriel Rocco As students of Tenzin Wangyal, Rinpoche, we have received and benefited from his teachings and guidance in practices from the Tibetan
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RETREAT—In person and online via Zoom
Abiding in Presence
with Gabriel Rocco
As students of Tenzin Wangyal, Rinpoche, we have received and benefited from his teachings and guidance in practices from the Tibetan Bon tradition. The core of the Bon dzogchen teachings as Rinpoche has generously offered us, points us to discover the inner refuge, the spacious, luminous warmth of our essential nature, by opening the doors of our body, speech and mind through resting in stillness, silence and spaciousness.
Join Gabriel Rocco at Serenity Ridge or via Zoom for an opportunity to rest and abide. Abiding in presence offers the opportunity to devote yourself to practice, lightly guided within the warmth of community, where you are supported to develop the strength and steadiness of attention necessary to open the three doors and discover your authentic self.
This retreat is open to all who have received or are familiar with the Nine Breathings of Purification practice and the practice of abiding, including all 3 Doors practitioners. For those unfamiliar with these practices, instruction will be given during the first evening teaching on February 16.
Onsite Schedule (New York Time)
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February 16, 2023
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Onsite registration
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m. Dinner
6:45 p.m.– 7:00 p.m. Break
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Teaching
February 17, 2023
8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Practice
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
12:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break/Lunch
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Practice
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m: Dinner
February 18, 2023
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Practice
8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Practice
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
12:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break/Lunch
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Practice
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m: Dinner
February 19, 2023
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Practice
8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Practice
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice: Sitting, sharing, closing the retreat
1:00–1:45 p.m.: Lunch

Gabriel Rocco, M.A is a Senior Teacher for The 3 Doors and a student of its founder, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal, Rinpoche for nearly 30 years. Gabriel earned his Master of Arts in Contemplative Psychotherapy degree from Naropa University in 1982.
In 1986, he pioneered the Cancer Support Care and Crisis Intervention program at Einstein Medical Center where he also served as counselor at Einstein’s Hospice, one of the nations’ first hospital based hospices. In 1990 he founded “Life Support Group,” a nonprofit organization providing mind-body practices in group format to cancer patients and their families.
In 2003, on behalf of Tenzin Rinpoche, he was honored to present directly to the Dalai Lama, at Garrison Institute, on the topic of teaching meditation to Westerners.
For twenty years, Gabriel was a senior teacher for the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Program for Mindfulness where he taught Mindfulness-bases Stress Management programs. During the same twenty year period he served as the Mind Body Specialist for the Wellness Community in Philadelphia providing meditation instruction, stress management, and a variety of contemplative healing practices for people living with cancer and their families.
Currently, Gabriel teaches The 3 Doors North American Academy program with his wife, Marcy Vaughn. Marcy and Gabriel created and continue to teach The 3 Doors Compassion Project.
Time
February 16 (Thursday) - 19 (Sunday)
Location
Serenity Ridge Retreat Center & Online
Registration
In Person: Register to attend Abiding in Presence Practice Retreat February 2023 at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center
Online: Register to attend Abiding in Presence Practice Retreat February 2023 on Zoom

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RETREAT The Twenty-One Nails, Part 3 with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche More information coming soon. Hosted by Ligmincha Berkeley
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The Twenty-One Nails, Part 3
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
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Hosted by Ligmincha Berkeley
Time
17 (Friday) 1:00 am - 19 (Sunday) 1:00 am
Location
Berkeley, CA, US

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LIGMINCHA MEXICO
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The Five Wisdoms ~ How to bring spiritual practice into our daily lives.
In-person and online retreat with GESHE TENZIN WANGYAL RINPOCHE
Great Stupa Bön for World Peace
March 22-26, 2023
*With Spanish translation. *
Many ancient Tibetan traditions describe wisdom as having five characteristics. The Yungdrung Bon tradition refers to these five as the wisdom of emptiness, the wisdom of mirroring, the wisdom of equanimity, the wisdom of discerning, and the wisdom of all-accomplishing.
When the mind is free of the five disturbing emotions-ignorance, anger, pride, attachment/desire, and jealousy-the natural mind arises spontaneously as the five wisdoms.
Rinpoche will clearly, vividly and skillfully guide us to recognize what obscures our true nature to help us access these spontaneously arising wisdoms in our daily lives.
Join us in person or online to receive the medicine of these teachings, take them to heart and discover our ability to transform confusion into wisdom.
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Time
22 (Wednesday) 10:00 am - 26 (Sunday) 2:00 pm GTM -6
Location
Gran Stupa Bön para la Paz Mundial

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RETREAT—In person and online via zoom Heart Drops of Kuntu Zangpo (also known as Heart Drops of Dhamakaya) with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche Heartdrops of Kuntu Zangpo provides methods for introducing the nature
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RETREAT—In person and online via zoom
Heart Drops of Kuntu Zangpo (also known as Heart Drops of Dhamakaya)
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
A translation of Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen’s text and commentary on these essential teachings by Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche is presented in the book Heart Drops of Dharmakaya. Yongdzin Rinpoche is widely revered as the greatest living dzogchen master of the Bön lineage. A translation of the root text by Geshe Sonam Gurung and Dan Brown, Heart Drops of Kun tu bZang Po, also is available from Ligmincha’s Bookstore & Tibet Shop at the link above.
Schedule (New York Time)
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Thursday, April 13
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Onsite registration/Check-in
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m. Dinner
6:45 p.m.– 7:00 p.m. Break
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Teachings
Friday, April 14
8:30 a.m.–9:15 a.m. Breakfast
9:15 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
12:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Break
1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Lunch
1:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Teachings
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
6:00 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Break
6:15 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Dinner
Saturday, April 15
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Practice
8:30 a.m.–9:15 a.m. Breakfast
9:15 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
12:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Break
1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Lunch
1:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Teachings
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
6:00 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Break
6:15 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Dinner
Sunday, April 17
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Practice
8:30 a.m.–9:15 a.m. Breakfast
9:15 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m. Final Teachings
12:45 p.m.–1:15 p.m. Khata Offering
1:15 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Lunch
Hosted by Serenity Ridge Retreat Center, Virginia.
Time
13 (Thursday) 1:00 am - 16 (Sunday) 1:00 am
Location
Serenity Ridge Retreat Center
560 Drumheller Ln, Shipman, VA 22971, USA
Registration
Online: Register to attend Spring Retreat: Heart Drops of Kuntu Zangpo via Zoom
Onsite: Register to attend Spring Retreat: Heart Drops of Kuntu Zangpo at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center
28AprAll Day30Retreat—Topic to be announcedwith Geshe Tenzin Wangyal RinpocheMalaga, Spain
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RETREAT Topic: to be announced with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche More information coming soon. Location: Malaga, Spain Hosted by Ligmincha Spain
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Topic: to be announced
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
More information coming soon.
Location: Malaga, Spain
Hosted by Ligmincha Spain
Time
April 28 (Friday) - 30 (Sunday)
Location
Malaga, Spain

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Topic to be announced with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche Hosted by Ligmincha Netherlands
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May 5 (Friday) - 7 (Sunday)
Location
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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RETREAT—In-person in Rome, Italy and online via Zoom The Six Lokas with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche In the Bön and Buddhist tradition it is said there are 6 Realms (Lokas): Hell Realm, Hungry Ghost
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RETREAT—In-person in Rome, Italy and online via Zoom
The Six Lokas
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
In the Bön and Buddhist tradition it is said there are 6 Realms (Lokas): Hell Realm, Hungry Ghost Realm, Animal Realm, Human Realm, Demi-God Realm and God Realm. These meditations developed by masters of the past focus on the root causes (karmic seeds) of our suffering: anger, greed, ignorance, jealousy, pride, and laziness — the six destructive emotions which are the obstacles to the enlightenment. In each meditation we reflect upon our habitual patterns so that we may recognize them rather than be driven by them. We then invoke the enlightened energy of the Buddhas to purify and transform these patterns, giving rise to their antidotes of love, generosity, wisdom, openness, peacefulness, and compassion. We develop the sincere aspiration that we and all other beings cease to suffer in these ways. The practices of the Six Lokas have a deep healing and transformative power and are traditionally practiced as a preliminary to Dzogchen contemplation. The purpose of this practice is burning the karmic seeds of suffering.
Hosted by Ligmincha Italy
Time
May 12 (Friday) - 14 (Sunday)
Location
Rome, Italy
19MayAll Day21Retreat—Sherap Chamma & Retinuewith Tenzin Wangyal RinpocheBulle, Switzerland

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RETREAT Sherap Chamma & Retinue with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche More information coming soon. Hosted by Ligmincha France & Suisse Romand
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Sherap Chamma & Retinue
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
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Hosted by Ligmincha France & Suisse Romand
Time
May 19 (Friday) - 21 (Sunday)
Location
Bulle, Switzerland

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RETREAT Living with Joy, Dying in Peace (Part 1) with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche The key to living fully, with joyful presence, is to relate intimately to the truth that sooner or later all
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Living with Joy, Dying in Peace (Part 1)
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
The key to living fully, with joyful presence, is to relate intimately to the truth that sooner or later all life comes to an end.
Death is inevitable and unavoidable; but in our Western society there is a tendency to deny our own mortality. This denial not only separates us from the vibrancy of living in the moment, it also leaves us ill equipped for the critical moment when death comes to ourselves or to our loved ones. The Bön Buddhist tradition is rich with knowledge and methods for using this Great Moment wisely. Through teachings and guided meditations, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will help us to be prepared for it.
Venue: Festival Hall, Kundmanngasse 20, 1030 Vienna
Questions? Email info@ligmincha.at
Detailed information will be available in spring 2023.
Hosted by Ligmincha Austria
Time
May 26 (Friday) - 28 (Sunday)
Location
Vienna, Austria

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RETREAT with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, and honored guest, His Holiness, the 34th Gyalwa Menri Trizin Rinpoche Morning teachings by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will be on Tummo, Part 3. Newcomers welcome. More information
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RETREAT
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, and honored guest, His Holiness, the 34th Gyalwa Menri Trizin Rinpoche
Morning teachings by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will be on Tummo, Part 3. Newcomers welcome. More information coming soon on how to register and prepare for this retreat.
Afternoon teachings will be by His Holiness, the 34th Menri Trizin Rinpoche. More details coming soon.
An initiation will take place on July 1.
Join us for one or both weeks.
Registration will open on March 15.
Time
June 24 (Saturday) - July 8 (Saturday)
Location
Serenity Ridge Retreat Center
560 Drumheller Ln, Shipman, VA 22971, USA
08AugAll Day13Retreat—Tummo, Part 3Wilga, Poland
Time
August 8 (Tuesday) - 13 (Sunday)
Location
Wilga, Poland

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RETREAT Topic: To be announced with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche More information coming soon. Hosted by Ligmincha Deutschland
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Topic: To be announced
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
More information coming soon.
Hosted by Ligmincha Deutschland
Time
August 14 (Monday) - 20 (Sunday)
Location
Buchenau, Germany

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FREE EVENT 24-Hour Full Moon Practice: Through Spaciousness, Manifest Qualities That Benefit Others During the full moon of February 5, 2023, join us online for a guided meditation followed by a
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24-Hour Full Moon Practice:
Through Spaciousness, Manifest Qualities That Benefit Others
During the full moon of February 5, 2023, join us online for a guided meditation followed by a 24-hour session of mantra recitation, contemplative silence, and further periods of guided meditation.
With its focus on spaciousness of the mind, the full moon practice marks the start of the Month of the Mind, part of a yearlong program of live online teachings, meditations, and science & spirituality dialogs. The 24-hour session begins with a meditation guided by Lourdes Hinojosa at 10 a.m. New York time on the day of the full moon, and ends at 10 a.m. the following day. We will be supported by Ligmincha International’s global community of practitioners.
Unlike Rinpoche’s CyberSangha® Facebook Live broadcasts, the 24-hour full moon practice takes place via Zoom, in an online meeting space. There is no cost to participate, but registration is required.
Learn more and register — click here
To stay informed of future 24-hour full moon practice sessions, subscribe to the CyberSangha Announcements email list.
Time
5 (Sunday) 10:00 am - 6 (Monday) 10:00 am EST
Location
Your computer/other device
Registration
To Register

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FREE EVENT The Flashlight, Floodlight & Juggler: Training Attention with Meditation with David R. Vago, Amishi Jha, Tenzin Wangyal and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich A live online conversation with contemplative neuroscientists David R.
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The Flashlight, Floodlight & Juggler: Training Attention with Meditation
with David R. Vago, Amishi Jha, Tenzin Wangyal and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich
A live online conversation with contemplative neuroscientists David R. Vago, Ph.D., and Amishi Jha, Ph.D.; dzogchen master Geshe Tenzin Wangyal; and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Ph.D.
Can we live more fully just by paying more attention? Our panelists discuss the science behind attention, how mindfulness can help us achieve our greatest potential and strategies for being more present in each moment.
Using metaphors from Dr. Jha’s recent bestselling book, Peak Mind, the panelists will discuss three subsystems of attention: the flashlight (selective focus), floodlight (receptive attention), and juggler (executive functioning). They will also discuss the similarities and differences between neuroscientific and Buddhist models of attention, plus recent findings from lab-based and field studies of contemplative training.
• View live on Facebook page of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche to join the chat — click here
• Or, view on the CyberSangha website — click here
If the livestream doesn’t appear at the scheduled time, try refreshing the page.
This CyberSangha broadcast is part of the Month of the Mind in “A Year of Body, Speech, and Mind,” a free online program of live teachings, practices, and science & spirituality dialogs. Other related events during the Month of the Mind include:
- Sunday, February 5, 2023, 10 a.m. New York time: 24-Hour Full Moon Practice, “Through Spaciousness, Manifest Qualities That Benefit Others”
Learn more & register now - Saturday, February 18, 2023, 11 a.m. New York time: “Realizing Your Full Potential: Manifesting Qualities That Benefit Others”
Learn more & view live
View the full yearlong schedule and access recordings
Time
(Friday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST
Location
cybersangha.net

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FREE EVENT Realizing Your Full Potential: Manifesting Qualities That Benefit Others with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche In a live online broadcast, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche offers a teaching and guides a meditation as part of
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Realizing Your Full Potential: Manifesting Qualities That Benefit Others
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
In a live online broadcast, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche offers a teaching and guides a meditation as part of the Month of the Mind in his free yearlong program “Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life.” Open to all.
Mind refers here to our disturbing emotions and other distracted movements of the mind, as well as to the vast, open nature of mind — the source of all positive qualities — and the capacity to distinguish the difference. As we deepen our familiarity with resting deeply in a state of spacious awareness, the obstacles and obscurations of our habitual patterns naturally dissolve into the openness of our true nature, and our positive qualities spontaneously arise from this source to benefit others.
In advance of his teaching, Rinpoche encourages creating a bit of space for meditation in your house — in a quiet, peaceful location where you can feel some sense of warmth and connection to yourself. You might provide a comfortable cushion to sit on, and a candle or stick of incense. A supportive outer space can support your inner space during meditation.
Related activities, Month of the Mind, February 4 – March 7:
- Sunday, February 5, 2023, 10 a.m. New York time: 24-Hour Full Moon Practice, “Through Spaciousness, Manifest Qualities That Benefit Others”
Registration opens after January 7
• View live on Facebook page of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche to join the chat — click here
• Or, view on the CyberSangha website — click here
If the livestream doesn’t appear at the scheduled time, try refreshing the page.
View the full yearlong schedule and access recordings
Time
(Saturday) 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
Location
cybersangha.net

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COURSE Treasures of Bön: History, Lineage & Practices with Geshe Denma Gyaltsen and John Jackson Bön counts itself among the oldest spiritual traditions in the world. With origins steeped in an oral, shamanic
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Treasures of Bön: History, Lineage & Practices
with Geshe Denma Gyaltsen and John Jackson
Bön counts itself among the oldest spiritual traditions in the world. With origins steeped in an oral, shamanic tradition and yet deeply rooted in teachings of the buddha Tonpa Shenrap, the buddha who preceded Shakyamuni Buddha. Bön offers practices for the challenges we face in our lives, and a complete path to enlightenment..
Ligmincha International is pleased to share our online course designed for anyone who would like to learn more about, or deepen their existing knowledge about this ancient, profound tradition. This course is ideal for beginners who have recently connected with Bön teachings, and want to know more about where it comes from and the many varied forms of practice in the tradition. It is also well suited for practitioners who have learned several practices and would like to know how all the practices fit together into a beautiful and complete system of philosophies and meditations.
We use a new format for this course, in which Geshe Denma Gyaltsen, our resident lama of Ligmincha Texas, and John Jackson, mentor for many of our courses and frequent international teacher, enter into deep conversations around the essential masters and teachings of our tradition. Each topical conversation is followed by a guided meditation, led by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche or Geshe Denma Gyaltsen , which illustrate and demonstrate the themes discussed.
John Jackson will be the mentor for this course.
Registration is now open.
Time
January 27 (Friday) - March 4 (Saturday)
Location
ligminchalearning.com

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COURSE Ngöndro: The Foundational Practices with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche The ngöndro teachings are a set of nine practices that offer complete instructions for taming,
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Ngöndro: The Foundational Practices
with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
The ngöndro teachings are a set of nine practices that offer complete instructions for taming, purifying, and perfecting the suffering mind. Although these practices are considered the foundation for entrance into the five-part cycle of Tibetan Bön dzogchen teachings – Bön’s highest teachings on the nature of mind – many practitioners adopt the ngöndro as their main meditation and complete the nine sets of 100,000 repetitions over the course of a lifetime. Within each is contained the entire path to liberation. They are considered to be the foundational practices for the entire tradition.
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche rarely teaches the ngöndro, and recommends it for dedicated practitioners who feel a strong connection to the Bön lineage. Within the ngöndro are found practices that are used within many other practices, such as the Guru Yoga Prayer, Bodhicitta Prayer, Refuge Prayer, Prostrations, and the Three Heart Mantras, so the ngöndro supports and deepens all other meditation practices.
Participation in a ngöndro retreat or this online course is a prerequisite for continuing the Experiential Transmission of Zhang Zhung series. Tenzin Rinpoche will offer Part 2 of the series in December 2021.
Rob Patzig will be the mentor for this course.
This course is ongoing through December. Registration continues to be open after the start date.
Registration opening soon
Time
March 4 (Saturday) - December 16 (Saturday)
Location
ligminchalearning.com

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COURSE Sleep Yoga: The Yoga of Clear Light with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche We spend one-third of our life in sleep, yet for most people sleep is a period of unconsciousness. Through the practices
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Sleep Yoga: The Yoga of Clear Light
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
We spend one-third of our life in sleep, yet for most people sleep is a period of unconsciousness. Through the practices of the Yoga of Clear Light we can learn to be completely aware during our sleep, open, clear, resting in deep meditative presence. But how do we get from our current stress and disrupted sleep patterns to the state of clear light?
This course will introduce simple techniques to enter into sleep in a healthy, balanced way. Even if we do not consistently enter into clear light sleep, we can benefit from a refreshing, relaxed sleep that gives us deep renewal. This is supported by breathing techniques, physical postures and guided visualizations. Tenzin Rinpoche will also provide a meditation to wake up in a beautiful way, feeling the blessings of sleep and stepping into our day with serenity. Through these simple practices we can transform our sleep to be one of tranquility and awareness.
Time
March 17 (Friday) - April 15 (Saturday) EDT
Location
ligminchalearning.com
31MarAll Day13MayCourse—The Five Elements: Healing with Form, Energy and Lightligminchalearning.com

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COURSE The Five Elements: Healing with Form, Energy and Light with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche In this course Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche explores how the five elements from the Tibetan Bön tradition relates to our
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The Five Elements: Healing with Form, Energy and Light
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
In this course Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche explores how the five elements from the Tibetan Bön tradition relates to our daily experiences, emotions and relationships. Rinpoche guides meditations for each of the elements, designed to help clear our obstacles and bring balance to our lives.
The course is structured into six parts of one week each:
- Overview of the Five Elements
- The Earth Element
- The Water Element
- The Fire Element
- The Air Element
- The Space Element
Each section of the course includes a video of Rinpoche’s teaching, Rinpoche leading a guided meditation, readings from his book Healing with Form, Energy and Light, and assignments for journal writing, discussion, formal and informal practice.
The course is designed so that you may integrate study and practice into your everyday routine, learning at your own pace, yet enjoying the support of classmates and the course mentor.
John Jackson will be the mentor for this course.
Registration opening soon
Time
March 31 (Friday) - May 13 (Saturday)
Location
ligminchalearning.com
Ligmincha News
Winter Retreat Continues Experiential Transmission Dzogchen Series
The Experiential Transmission of Zhang Zhung is the centerpiece of Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche’s dzogchen teachings held every December at Serenity Ridge. This year, Rinpoche continues the third year of this five-year cycle. Attendance is possible both in person at Serenity Ridge and online via Zoom. The retreat begins on December 26 at 7 p.m. New York time and concludes around 2 p.m. on January 1, 2023.
Rinpoche’s New A-tri Dzogchen Book Available Through Ligmincha
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche’s new book, A-tri Dzogchen: Recognizing the Nature of Mind in the Bon Tradition, in now available in the Ligmincha Store. In A-tri Dzogchen, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche shares essential teachings and practices for recognizing and resting with open awareness in the true nature of one’s mind.
Upcoming Ligmincha Learning Courses Include Sherap Chamma, Breath and Movement, Six Lokas
Ligmincha Learning is offering several online courses through February 2023. These online courses feature beautiful video teachings, guided meditations, readings, journal writing activities, and the opportunity to interact with senior mentors and classmates from around the world.
Ligmincha News
Winter Retreat Continues Experiential Transmission Dzogchen Series
Dec 16, 2022 | 0 Comments
The Experiential Transmission of Zhang Zhung is the centerpiece of Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche’s dzogchen teachings held every December at Serenity Ridge. This year, Rinpoche continues the third year of this five-year cycle. Attendance is possible both in person at Serenity Ridge and online via Zoom. The retreat begins on December 26 at 7 p.m. New York time and concludes around 2 p.m. on January 1, 2023.
Rinpoche’s New A-tri Dzogchen Book Available Through Ligmincha
Dec 16, 2022 | 0 Comments
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche’s new book, A-tri Dzogchen: Recognizing the Nature of Mind in the Bon Tradition, in now available in the Ligmincha Store. In A-tri Dzogchen, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche shares essential teachings and practices for recognizing and resting with open awareness in the true nature of one’s mind.
Upcoming Ligmincha Learning Courses Include Sherap Chamma, Breath and Movement, Six Lokas
Nov 11, 2022 | 0 Comments
Ligmincha Learning is offering several online courses through February 2023. These online courses feature beautiful video teachings, guided meditations, readings, journal writing activities, and the opportunity to interact with senior mentors and classmates from around the world.
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