BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ligmincha Texas - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ligminchatexas.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ligmincha Texas REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20170312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20171105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20180311T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20181104T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20190310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20191103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20200308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20201101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190719T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190721T160000 DTSTAMP:20260413T220205 CREATED:20190424T204358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190710T042117Z UID:10000323-1563562800-1563724800@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Introduction to Meditation in the Tradition of Yungdrung Bön - Presented by Ani Sherab Wangmo DESCRIPTION:The meditation in the Yundrung Bön Spiritual Tradition is the Path that we all need to tread to be able to control our mind and train it so that we can live with more peace\, quiet and serenity. \nIn the beginning we do have to know the context in which these sacred practices are\, so that we really know what we are doing and why. This very certainty allows us as practitioners to focus our attention on the goal and do not get distracted. It is an Ocean of Wisdom and we are beginning by touching the surface. \nAni Sherab Wangmo is a nun of the Yungdrung Bön Tradition\, an authorized instructor of the Lineage\, and a practitioner for 22 years. Her name means “the nun initiated in wisdom” and her monastic vows Getsukma were bestowed by His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima\, Abbot of the Menri Monastery in India. She was in charge of the fundraising of the Bön Children and Monks of the two main monasteries. She made a pilgrimage to Zhang Zhung sacred sites in Tibet in 2005\, especially Bon monasteries in the area that held the last capital of the Empire. One of the fruits of this pilgrimage was the collection of relics and sacred offerings for incorporation into the Bön Stupa of Torreon\, the Bön Stupa for World Peace in Chammaling\, Valle de Bravo and two Stupas in Dolpo.  \n\n\n Public Talk\nFriday. July 19th 7:00pm – 9:00 pm \n$15 Suggested Donation \nWeekend Retreat\nSaturday & Sunday July 20th & 21st 10 am – 5 pm \n$135  Early-Bird Registration thru July 15th\n  $150 Standard Registration \nLocation \n\nLigmincha Texas – 5316 Bellaire Blvd. – Bellaire TX\nRegister through the links provided above. \nFinancial hardship alone should not prevent a practitioner from attending teachings.\nSpecial payment plans are available.\nPlease contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org\n \n \n \n \n \nTeaching by Ani Sherab Wangmo URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/introduction-to-meditation-in-the-tradition-of-yungdrung-bon/2019-07-19/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States CATEGORIES:Public Talk,Teaching,Weekend Retreat END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190602T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190602T160000 DTSTAMP:20260413T220205 CREATED:20190424T194013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240127T045426Z UID:10000322-1559480400-1559491200@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:The Great Mantra - known as the MA TRI - CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:This program has been CANCELLED for Sunday\, June 2nd from 1-4p at Yoga Haven in Galveston\, TX. \nPlease check back on our website for more information on future teachings.\n \n \n \n \nTeaching by Geshe Denma Gyaltsen\, Resident Lama\n \n \n \n \nGeshe Denma Gyaltsen is the resident lama of Ligmincha Texas. He arrived in Houston in January 2016 to serve as Ligmincha Texas’s first resident lama. \nGeshe Denma was born in northern Nepal. His father brought him to Menri Monastery\, India\, regarded as the mother Bon monastery in exile\, in 1981 to begin his program of study toward the Geshe degree. He received all the Bon teachings\, initiations and transmissions in sutra\, tantra and dzogchen from His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche\, the 33rd Menri Trizin\, and His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche. \nWhen he became a senior student\, he was asked to teach philosophy to younger students. He successfully completed this degree program in 1996 and was awarded the Geshe certificate\, which is considered equivalent to a Ph.D. in Bön Buddhist philosophy and religion. \nGeshe Denma was an accomplished teacher and in 1998 was appointed\, with the approval of the Tibetan government in exile\, first abbot of Zhu Rishing Yungdrung Kundak-Ling Monastery\, a Bon Monastery in Sikkim\, India by His Holiness. He served two terms in this capacity until 2003. In addition\, from the time he graduated until 2008\, Geshe Denma also was active in assisting Geshe Nyima Dakpa with the Bon Children’s Home\, which houses many children in Dolanji\, India\, providing them with food\, healthcare and free education. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/the-great-mantra-known-as-the-ma-tri/ LOCATION:Yoga Haven\, 2507 Market St\, Galveston\, TX\, 77550\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Talk,Teaching ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190517T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190519T160000 DTSTAMP:20260413T220205 CREATED:20190422T155314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240127T045414Z UID:10000321-1558119600-1558281600@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Dream Yoga DESCRIPTION:Ancient Tibetan Bon practice from Ma Gyu text\nWe spend 30%of our time sleeping and much of that dreaming. \nLearn the techniques of lucid dreaming to use your dreams for positive experiences and to enhance your spiritual development. \nLearn to prepare yourself to sleep so your dreams will be more positive leaving you refreshed and energetic.  \nPublic Talk\nFriday. May 17th 7:00pm – 9:00 pm \n$15 Suggested Donation \nWeekend Retreat\nSaturday\, May 18th 10:00 am – 5:00 pm \nand Sunday \, May 19th 10:00 am – 4:00 pm \n$135  Early-Bird Registration thru May 11th\n  $150 Standard Registration \nLocation \nLigmincha Texas – 5316 Bellaire Blvd. – Bellaire TX\nRegister through the links provided above. \nFinancial hardship alone should not prevent a practitioner from attending teachings.\nSpecial payment plans are available.\nPlease contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org\n \n \n \n \nTeaching by Geshe Denma Gyaltsen\, Resident Lama\n \n \n \n \nGeshe Denma Gyaltsen is the resident lama of Ligmincha Texas. He arrived in Houston in January 2016 to serve as Ligmincha Texas’s first resident lama. \nGeshe Denma was born in northern Nepal. His father brought him to Menri Monastery\, India\, regarded as the mother Bon monastery in exile\, in 1981 to begin his program of study toward the Geshe degree. He received all the Bon teachings\, initiations and transmissions in sutra\, tantra and dzogchen from His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche\, the 33rd Menri Trizin\, and His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche. \nWhen he became a senior student\, he was asked to teach philosophy to younger students. He successfully completed this degree program in 1996 and was awarded the Geshe certificate\, which is considered equivalent to a Ph.D. in Bön Buddhist philosophy and religion. \nGeshe Denma was an accomplished teacher and in 1998 was appointed\, with the approval of the Tibetan government in exile\, first abbot of Zhu Rishing Yungdrung Kundak-Ling Monastery\, a Bon Monastery in Sikkim\, India by His Holiness. He served two terms in this capacity until 2003. In addition\, from the time he graduated until 2008\, Geshe Denma also was active in assisting Geshe Nyima Dakpa with the Bon Children’s Home\, which houses many children in Dolanji\, India\, providing them with food\, healthcare and free education. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/dream-yoga/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States CATEGORIES:Meditation,Past Events,Public Talk,Teaching,Weekend Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ligminchatexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_1825.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190308T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190310T170000 DTSTAMP:20260413T220205 CREATED:20190125T221206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190128T215003Z UID:10000298-1552071600-1552237200@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:The Five Warrior Syllables DESCRIPTION:The Five Warrior Syllables\nTibetan Sound Healing Practice\nMarcy Vaughn\nWhen we rest our attention on the stillness of the body\, inner silence\, and the spaciousness of mind we connect with the source of healing and creativity within. During this weekend retreat\, we will explore the sacred architecture of the channels and chakras within the body. Resting attention in each of five energetic center and chanting a sacred sound associated with that center is a powerful healing practice. \nThis practice known as the Five Warrior Syllables\, supports the release of physical\, emotional and energetic blockages and encourages the emergence of healing qualities. As new spaces open within\, we see ourselves and others with fresh eyes\, connect to our life with inspiration\, and are motivated to engage in actions that benefit others. \nPublic Talk\nFriday. March 8th\, 2019  7:00pm – 8:30 pm \n$15 Suggested Donation \nWeekend Retreat\nSaturday & Sunday March 9th & 10th 10 am – 5 pm \n$135  Early-Bird Registration\,   $150 Standard Registration \nLocation \n\nLigmincha Texas – 5316 Bellaire Blvd. – Bellaire TX\nRegister at: LigminchaTexas.org \nFinancial hardship alone should not prevent a practitioner from attending teachings.\nSpecial payment plans are available.\nPlease contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org\n \n \n \n \nMarcy Vaughn\n \n \n \n \nMarcy Vaughn has been a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism for more than forty- five years and is a senior student of Bon Buddhist master Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. Marcy was in the first graduating class of the master’s program in contemplative psychotherapy at Naropa University and is currently a therapist in private practice in Bryn Mawr\, Pennsylvania. She works in close collaboration with Tenzin Rinpoche and has edited his books Tibetan Sound Healing\, Awakening the Sacred Body\, Awakening the Luminous Mind\, and Spontaneous Creativity. She is a teacher for both Ligmincha Institute and a senior teacher for The 3 Doors\, where she designed and teaches the Compassion Project with her husband\, Gabriel Rocco. Marcy is the main practice leader for retreats by Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche at Serenity Ridge in Virginia. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/the-five-warrior-syllables/ LOCATION:Yoga Haven\, 2507 Market St\, Galveston\, TX\, 77550\, United States CATEGORIES:Meditation,Public Talk,Teaching,Weekend Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ligminchatexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/mountains-768721_1920.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190222T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190224T170000 DTSTAMP:20260413T220205 CREATED:20190125T215956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240127T045714Z UID:10000297-1550862000-1551027600@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:The Six Bardos and the Nature of Mind DESCRIPTION:The Six Bardos and the Nature of Mind\nMenri Shedrup Khenpo Geshe Nyima Dhondup Rinpoche\nThe Bardo is a Tibetan Buddhist concept roughly translated as “thrown between.” Also called the Intermediate State\, the Bardo arises between death and the next life.  It is said to be much like dream\, sleep\, and deep meditative states\, when the edges of our reality blur\, and forms\, images\, sounds\, our sense of ourselves and duality diminish\, yet presence remains.\nThe Bardo presents both a challenge to ordinary consciousness and an opening to the possibility of enlightenment. \nKhenpo Nyima Dhondup Rinpoche will explore the Bardo with us. This weekend offers an opportunity to receive precious teachings from a high lama to help us prepare for this transition time. \nPublic Talk\nFriday. February 22nd 7:00pm – 8:30 pm \n$15 Suggested Donation \nWeekend Retreat\nSaturday & Sunday February 23rd & 24th 10 am – 5 pm \n$135  Early-Bird Registration thru February 18th\n  $150 Standard Registration \nLocation \n\nLigmincha Texas – 5316 Bellaire Blvd. – Bellaire TX\nRegister through the links provided above. \nFinancial hardship alone should not prevent a practitioner from attending teachings.\nSpecial payment plans are available.\nPlease contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org\n \n \n \n \nMenri Shedrup Khenpo Geshe Nyima Dhondup Rinpoche\n \n \n \n \nMenri Shedrup Khenpo Geshe Nyima Dhondup Rinpoche is the current Abbot of the Bön Dialectic School at Menri Monastery in Dolanji\, India. He was born in 1978 in Delhi\, India. His birth name\, Tsering Dhondup\, was given to him by Tsondue Rinpoche\, one of the greatest Bön masters in 20th century. After completing over 15 years of study of Bön Sutra\, Tantra\, Dzogchen and the five major and minor sciences of Bön tradition\, Nyima Rinpoche received his Geshe Degree in the spring of 2006. In 2008 Rinpoche was enthroned as Menri Shedrup Lopon\, the principal master of the Bön Dialectic School at Menri Monastery. In February of 2012 he was enthroned as the Menri Shedrup Khenpo\, the Abbot of the Bön Dialectic School. \nRinpoche has been teaching Bön Sutra\, Tantra and Dzogchen to Bön Dialectic students for more than 15 years and he has been an invited speaker at several major Bön and Buddhist conferences. He has also contributed several articles for Bon-sGo\, the journal in Tibetan of Menri Monastery in India and the Himalayan Bön website in Tibet. Khenpo Nyima Dhondup Rinpoche has taken on the additional responsibilities of General Secretary of the Governing Council of Menri Monastery\, and since 2011\, Director of the official website of Menri Monastery (www.theyungdrungbon.com). In 2014\, he visited Tibet and blessed many Bon followers and practitioners. \nRinpoche is the author of the books ‘Rigs sMa dGyes Pi mChod Trin’\, (Offerings to Rejoice the Great Scholars)\, ‘Man-ngag Lung gi Yang Zhun\, sTod Cha’ and ‘sMad Cha’ (A Clear Oral Transmission of the Sacred Instruction\, Parts 1&2) and ‘Yungdrung gi Tson Dhon’ (Illustration on the Meaning of Yungdrung). These three books cover the main philosophical teachings in Bön tradition. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/the-six-bardos-and-the-nature-of-mind/ LOCATION:Yoga Haven\, 2507 Market St\, Galveston\, TX\, 77550\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Talk,Teaching,Weekend Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ligminchatexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_0314.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190125T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190125T203000 DTSTAMP:20260413T220205 CREATED:20181206T021618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240127T045659Z UID:10000258-1548442800-1548448200@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Spontaneous Creativity: Meditations for Manifesting Your Positive Qualities - Friday Talk DESCRIPTION:Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will return to the Asia Society on January 25th\, 2019\, from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. The Retreat will continue at the Jung Center Houston on Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. \nThe topic of this year’s talk is based on Rinpoche’s newest book\, Spontaneous Creativity: Meditations for Manifesting Your Positive Qualities\, published in 2018. As Rinpoche has said: \nCreativity can be seen as a state of natural flow\, one that spontaneously and effortlessly gives birth not only to manifest form\, but to all experiences of body\, energy and mind. This state of flow\, which has its roots in openness\, occurs only in the absence of hope and fear. It is at once naturally joyful\, peaceful\, compassionate\, expansive and powerful. When you know how to tap fully into this open\, creative flow\, its beneficial qualities can extend to any area of your life. \nDuring Friday night’s lecture\, Rinpoche will introduce the topic and provide a short instruction and meditation practice. \nOn Saturday and Sunday at the Jung Center Houston\, Rinpoche will deepen his discussion and and offer more extensive guided meditation practices to help participants recognize and clear physical\, energetic\, and mental obstacles that can block creative flow\, helping you to connect with and trust in your innate creative potential and to discover the inner strength and confidence that can allow creativity to naturally blossom.\n \n \n \n \nGeshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche \n \n \n \n \nGeshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche\, founder and spiritual director of Ligmincha International\, is an acclaimed author as well as a highly respected and beloved teacher to students throughout the United States\, Mexico and Europe. Fluent in English\, Tenzin Rinpoche is renowned for his depth of wisdom; his clear\, engaging teaching style; and his ability to make the ancient Tibetan teachings highly accessible and relevant to the lives of Westerners.\n\n\n \n Click here to visit the Asia Society Houston website\nPricing at the Asia Society Friday Night Public Talk:\n$25 for non-members\n$15 for members of the Asia Society URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/spontaneous-creativity-meditations-for-manifesting-your-positive-qualities/ LOCATION:Asia Society Houston\, 1370 Southmore Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States CATEGORIES:Meditation,Past Events,Public Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ligminchatexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Sunburst.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180921T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180921T203000 DTSTAMP:20260413T220205 CREATED:20180826T040739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181216T223512Z UID:10000254-1537556400-1537561800@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Heart Drops of the Dharmakaya DESCRIPTION:The nature of our own mind remains hidden behind clouds of thoughts and emotions until a master directly points out the source\, the essence\, the “heart drop.” This is the method of direct introduction to Dozgchen\, the highest and most subtle path of medication in Bon. \nThe Heart Drops of Dharmakaya teachings were composed by Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen\, a Tibetan master who upon his death in 1935\, achieved the rainbow body\, in which his physical body dissolved into light. Shardza Rinpoche was one of the most influential Bon Teachers of his time. His works are used as textbooks in may Tibetan monasteries. \nIn these teachings\, practitioners learn a series of extraordinary practices that invoke direct perception of the nature of mind. Unlike methods that involve watching the breath or otherwise calming the thoughts\, these practices rely on body postures\, sounding of Tibetan syllables\, and simple visualizations to draw one quickly to an experience of one’s essence. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/heart-drops-of-the-dharmakaya-2/ LOCATION:Yoga Haven\, 2507 Market St\, Galveston\, TX\, 77550\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Talk,Teaching END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR