Cultivating Compassion for Our Natural World—Online

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The ancient Bön teachings of soul retrieval place much emphasis on the sacredness of nature. In a teaching and guided meditation broadcast live on Facebook, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche guides us in cultivating compassion for all the beings of our natural world, along with a deep sense of regret for harming them through our individual and collective actions. He then helps us to connect with the space of being from which we can more spontaneously and effortlessly contribute to a solution. The broadcast is free and open to all; you don’t need a Facebook account to view it.

This is Part 2 of a four-part series on Cultivating a Sacred Relationship with Nature. Every day we hear new warnings from scientists that our world is facing cataclysmic change and mass extinction due to climate change. There is pervasive fear, anxiety, and denial; and because of rampant greed and corruption among those in power, a sense of impotence. This is an unprecedented moment in the history of humankind when we all need to take action for the benefit of ourselves and all around us. But to have the clarity, passion, and conviction needed to take advantage of our opportunities to act, we first must connect deeply with the reality of the beauty and sacredness of what our world has given us — and of what we stand to lose.

To help us become part of the solution, these teachings empower us to:

• embrace the sacredness of nature
• open our heart with gratitude for what we have received from it
• feel a true sense of regret for our individual and collective actions
• cultivate compassion for all the beings we have harmed.
• connect deeply with the raw elements of nature, so we can retrieve their sacred qualities and ultimately connect with the deeper wisdom to which nature gives access.
• live each day in the space from which we can act spontaneously for the benefit of all, with wisdom and compassion.

Each part of this series includes a teaching and guided meditation and most are followed at a later date by a question-answer session.

Part 1: Opening Your Heart with Gratitude / Q&A Session
Part 2: Cultivating Compassion for Our Natural World
Part 3: Retrieving the Elemental Essences from Nature / Q&A Session
Part 4: Opening to a Deeper Wisdom / Q&A Session

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• Resource: These teachings are based on Chapter 2 of The True Source of Healing: How the Ancient Tibetan Practice of Soul Retrieval Can Transform and Enrich Your Life, by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
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Tibetan Sound Healing: A Live Webinar Through the New York Open Center

with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

What is at the core of Tibetan sound healing? Join acclaimed author, teacher and founder/spiritual director of Ligmincha International Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche on December 19 to learn how to use the vibration of sacred sound to cultivate the healing power within your body’s subtle channels.

This evening teaching is based on his book Tibetan Art Sound Healing, which includes and the five sacred warrior seed syllables (A, OM, HUNG, RAM and DZA). These syllables are termed warriors because they have the power to control and overcome negative emotions, problems, and dilemmas that we face in our daily life. They are connected with the chakras and have the potential to expand our awareness and clarity of mind.

DZOGCHEN PRACTICE RETREAT: TURNING INWARD

with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

Winter is a time when nature draws its energies inward to rest and renew itself for the coming season. We also need time to turn inward and rest in the nature of mind. This year’s annual Winter Retreat at Serenity Ridge will offer us the opportunity to do just that. There are no prerequisites to attend this retreat. All are welcome.

Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche warmly invites everyone to join him for this meditation and practice retreat. During his morning session, Rinpoche will offer teachings and lead meditation. Rinpoche’s afternoon session will focus on meditation and practice, with the opportunity for participants to ask questions and share their experiences. Both of Rinpoche’s sessions will be followed by meditation sessions led by senior teacher Marcy Vaughn. As a support for practitioners, this retreat will be in partial silence.

The teachings of Winter Retreat come from dzogchen, known as the “great perfection” or “great completion” and considered the highest teaching in the Tibetan Bön Buddhist tradition. The essence of dzogchen is to recognize the spontaneously perfected nature of one’s own being, allowing all that arises in the field of experience to exist just as it is without grasping, aversion or elaboration by the conceptual mind. As we become familiar with who we truly are, all the positive qualities of the enlightened nature of mind can begin to manifest.

Simultaneous live translation into Spanish. Con traducción simultánea al Español, en vivo. Para más información comuníquese con la oficina del Instituto Ligmincha.

The first teaching will be held December 26 at 7:15 p.m.