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SUMMARY:Six Sessions Practice: Dzogchen Meditation for Personal Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Six Sessions Practice: Dzogchen Meditation for Personal Retreat\nDeepen your practice with the Six Sessions Practice\, a complete meditation cycle that Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche first shared with his Western students on coming to the west. Rooted in Dzogchen and drawing from sutra and tantra\, this practice can be the main practice of a retreat of any length\, as well as daily meditation\, helping practitioners connect to the natural state of mind. \nRinpoche teaches that these Six Sessions link directly to the Mother Tantra (Ma Gyü) and the Oral Transmission of Zhang Zhung (Zhang Zhung Nyen Gyü) lineages which are at the heart of Ligmincha International\, offering a path to clarity\, stability\, and awakening. \n\nPractice Overview\n\nGuru Yoga (Lama’i Naljor) – A universal Guru Yoga not tied to any specific teacher\, deity\, or lineage\, allowing connection with all our teachers.\nRefuge and Compassion (Bodhicitta) Prayers – Drawn from the Mother Tantra\, these stabilize the mind and open the heart.\nNine Breathings of Purification – Working with the subtle body\, these clear mental\, emotional\, and energetic obscurations.\nSecuring the Boundary – A tantric practice creating a secure and protected container for meditation.\nContemplative Breathing – The heart of the Six Sessions\, drawn from the Twenty-One Nails of the Zhang Zhung Nyen Gyü\, guiding direct experience of the natural state.\nDedication of Merit – Concluding the practice with aspiration and the natural expression of generosity.\n\nGeshe Denma Gyaltsen has been leading and teaching the Six Sessions Practice for Ligmincha Texas for decades\, and will guide us through the steps of the practice as well as the purpose of each step\, with special emphasis on Securing the Boundary and Contemplative Breathing. He will also offer the transmission (lung) for the practices. \n\nWho Should Attend\nThis teaching is for anyone interested in learning complete Dzogchen meditation practice through this set of simple yet profound meditation tools to deepen their wisdom and awareness. The Six Sessions is also the foundational practice for the Three-Day Dark Retreat program beginning at Chamma Ling Crestone in September of 2026. Anyone interested in participating in that program should attend this teaching. \n\nRegister and get more information at: \nhttps://serenityridge-ligmincha.secure.retreat.guru/program/six-sessions-practice-dzogchen-meditation-for-personal-retreat/?lang=en\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/six-sessions-practice-dzogchen-meditation-for-personal-retreat/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:Future Events,Sunday Practice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260222T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260222T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20260131T153824Z
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SUMMARY:670th Birthday of Nyamme Sherap Gyaltsen
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, February 22\, 2026\, at 11:00 am CST\, we will celebrate the 670th\nbirthday of Nyamme Sherap Gyaltsen. We will offer a Sangchö fire ritual\nand a fish release ritual in Tibetan and English. These are special\nspiritual experiences that bring blessings and merit to those who\nparticipate. After\, we will share a meal together. We will meet at the\nhome of Jackie Cole and Harvey Rice in Galveston TX. \nContact Jackie Cole for directions at jackie.cole001@comcast.net.
URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/670th-birthday-of-nyamme-sherap-gyaltsen/
LOCATION:Private residence\, Galveston\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260221T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260221T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20260131T154448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T174152Z
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SUMMARY:The Invocation of Nyamme Sherab Gyaltsen One Day Retreat
DESCRIPTION:The Invocation of Nyamme Sherab Gyaltsen\nOne Day Retreat\nFebruary 21\, 2026\nTo prepare for this event\, Geshe Denma Gyaltsen will hold a one-day retreat on February 21\, 2026\, on the Invocation of Nyamme Sherab Gyaltsen. He will review his biography and the importance of celebrating his birthday annually. \n \nThis one-day retreat will be offered in person and via Zoom.  Language translation will be available in Spanish and Russian with the possibility of other languages. All are welcome to attend.\n\nRetreat teachings and practices will be taught in English. \nLive translation will be available in Spanish and Russian. \nWritten translations will be available in Spanish and Russian. \n\nREGISTRATION: \nComplete payment below.  After payment is complete\, you will receive an email with links to the Zoom Registration and the Handouts.  All recordings will be made available to registered participants after the retreat is over at the same link as the Handouts. \nThere is early bird pricing available until noon the Saturday before the retreat. \nFinancial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending Zoom teachings.  If you need assistance\, please inquire about available scholarships by emailing info@ligminchatexas.org.  This must be done at least 1 week prior to the retreat.\nWe have switched to using Zeffy.  This allows us to keep 100% of your donations and registrations\, as Zeffy does not charge us any payment processing fees.  They do\, however\, ask you to make a donation to them.  If you would prefer not to donate to Zeffy\, in the Donation Box at the bottom\, select “Other” from the Drop Down Box that is prefilled with a percentage and dollar amount \, and leave the Contribution Box empty.
URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/the-invocation-of-nyamme-sherab-gyaltsen-one-day-retreat/
LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260218
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260219
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
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SUMMARY:Losar Tibetan New Year 2026
DESCRIPTION:Ligmincha Texas will not be celebrating Losar Tibetan New Year in 2026 on February 18\, 2026. \nIn the year 2025\, our benevolent root lama\, His Eminence\, the supreme Menri Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche\, attained the body of enlightenment. On the first day of the Tibetan New Year\, we request that you recite the Prayer to Yongdzin Rinpoche\, then meditate and receive the blessings from his enlightened body\, enlightened speech\, and enlightened mind to your body\, speech\, and mind.
URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/losar-tibetan-new-year-2026/
LOCATION:From Home\, Houston\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260216T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260216T193000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20260131T155911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T174216Z
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SUMMARY:Ransom Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Ransom Ceremony\nMonday\, February 16\, 2026\nLigmincha Texas Center\n6:00 pm CST in person only\nGeshe Denma will hold a cleansing Ransom Ceremony at our center. At that time\, we will use this opportunity to cleanse ourselves spiritually\, to be ready for the New Year. Geshe Denma will give us blessing water. We will think about releasing all the negative things that happened in this year and the karmic traces so they will not be carried into the new male Fire Horse year. All are welcome to come and bring anyone who is interested in this beautiful experience. Before the Ransom Ceremony\, in anticipation of the new year\, we need to cleanse ourselves externally\, by cleaning our house\, office\, car\, and finishing projects. Take this time to prepare for a clean start in the next year\, leaving all negativities and unfinished business in the old year.
URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/ransom-ceremony-2/
LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251206T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251207T113000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20250912T033512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251221T175716Z
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SUMMARY:The Four Wheels of Yungdrung Bon with Drubdra Khenpo Rinpoche
DESCRIPTION:The Four Wheels of Yungdrung Bon\nand Dzogchen Meditation\nRetreat with Drubdra Khenpo Rinpoche\nAbbot of the Meditation School at Triten Norbutse\nThis teaching is the essential foundation for the methods and practices in Yungdrung Bön. Drubdra Khenpo Rinpoche will teach and guide us in this precious retreat. \nThe Four Wheels \nView from above: The philosophical view or wisdom perspective originates from the highest level – the ultimate truth\, emptiness\, or the nature of reality as seen by enlightened beings. \nConduct ascends from below: Our actual practice and behavior must start from the ground level and progress gradually upward. \nThe foundation is great compassion: Great compassion (mahākaruṇā) serves as the essential basis and motivation for the entire path. This is the heartfelt wish to free all sentient beings from suffering without exception. \nThe means are the ten pāramitās: The skillful methods for actualizing enlightenment are the ten pāramitās: generosity\, ethical discipline\, patience\, diligent effort\, meditative concentration\, wisdom\, skillful means\, aspiration/prayer\, spiritual power\, and primordial wisdom. These are the concrete practices that bridge our compassionate motivation with the ultimate realization. \nSchedule – Saturday and Sunday CST \n\n\n\nSession 1\n9:00-10:15 am\n\n\nBreak\n10:15-10:30 am\n\n\nSession 2\n10:30-11:30 am\n\n\n\n\nRetreat teachings and practices will be taught in English. \nLive translation will be available in Spanish\, Portuguese\, and Russian. \nWritten translations will be available in Spanish\, Portuguese\, and Russian. \n\nREGISTRATION: \nComplete payment below.  After payment is complete\, you will receive an email with links to the Zoom Registration and the Handouts.  All recordings will be made available to registered participants after the retreat is over at the same link as the Handouts. \nThere is early bird pricing available until noon the Saturday before the retreat. \nFinancial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending Zoom teachings.  If you need assistance\, please inquire about available scholarships by emailing info@ligminchatexas.org.  This must be done at least 1 week prior to the retreat.\nWe have switched to using Zeffy.  This allows us to keep 100% of your donations and registrations\, as Zeffy does not charge us any payment processing fees.  They do\, however\, ask you to make a donation to them.  If you would prefer not to donate to Zeffy\, in the Donation Box at the bottom\, select “Other” from the Drop Down Box that is prefilled with a percentage and dollar amount \, and leave the Contribution Box empty. \n\n\nDrubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche  \n Drubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin was born in Yetha in the Hor region of East Tibet (Kham) in 1968 to a family of nomadic cattle herders. When he was nineteen\, he entered the Lungkar Monastery\, where he received teachings from lamas such as Uri Lama Nyima Lodrö and Lopön Drangsong Yungdrung. During this time\, Tsultrim Tenzin completed the traditional preliminary practices\, studied Tibetan grammar and poetry as well as various aspects of Bönpo philosophy. Tsultrim Tenzin served as umze\, chant master\, for three years in the Lungkar Monastery. \nAt the age of twenty-five\, he moved to Menri Monastery in Central Tibet where he studied with Pönlob Kalzang Nyima from whom he received teachings on Denö Dzö authored by Shardza Trashi Gyaltsen Rinpoche (1859-1935)\, and the A-Tri Bönpo Dzögchen manual\, and gained the experiential understanding of the Great Perfection. In 1993\, Tsultrim Tenzin made the arduous journey to Triten Norbutse Bönpo Monastery in Kathmandu\, Nepal\, to study intensively with his root Master Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche\, under whose guidance he deepened his knowledge of Sutra\, Tantra\, and Dzögchen. He also learnt astrology\, traditional Tibetan medicine\, and Sanskrit. \nWhile studying\, Tsultrim Tenzin served as the monastery’s chant master for six years\, and as Gekkö (master) disciplinarian for three years. After completing the 14-year study program\, he passed the Geshe examination in 2001 and received his Geshe degree (roughly equivalent to Doctor of Philosophy). \nThe following year\, in 2002\, Tsultrim Tenzin was appointed by Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche as Drubdra Khenpo\, Abbot of the Meditation School\, in Triten Norbutse Monastery. Since then\, he has been teaching Dzögchen in the meditation school there as well as Sutra\, Tantra\, Dzogchen\, astrology\, and mandala painting in the monastic dialectic school. \nAlongside teaching\, Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche has been practicing Dzögchen meditation and Ma Gyud Tsa Lung\, Trul Khor\, and Tummo for two hours every morning. He travels to Tibet\, China\, Japan\, Europe\, and England to teach Dzögchen\, Tantra\, and Tsa Lung.
URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/the-four-wheels-of-yungdrung-bon/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Weekend Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251122T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251123T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20250225T220527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251126T144804Z
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SUMMARY:Warrior Syllables and The Five Wisdoms with Special Guest Teacher Marcy Vaughn
DESCRIPTION:Warrior Syllables and The Five Wisdoms\nwith Marcy Vaughn \nNovember 22-23\, 2025 \nThe five Warrior Syllable practice describes a clear path from openness to\naction. Please join Marcy in a meditation retreat to explore our inherent\ncapacity to transform confusion into wisdom and to awaken the inspiration\nto bring benefit to oneself and to others through our actions. \n“The reason these seed syllables are called warriors is because they are powerful and indestructible. They are associated with the Five Wisdoms—and it is wisdom that is able to penetrate fear and ignorance to cut the roots of samsara.” —Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche\n\nSchedule – Saturday and Sunday CST \n\n\n\nSession 1\n10:00-11:15 am\n\n\nBreak\n11:15-11:30 am\n\n\nSession 2\n11:30-12:30 pm\n\n\nMeal Break\n12:30-2:00 pm\n\n\nSession 3\n2:00-3:30 pm\n\n\n\n\n\nRetreat teachings and practices will be taught in English. \nLive translation will be available in Spanish. \nWritten translations will be available in Spanish. \n\nREGISTRATION: \nComplete payment below.  After payment is complete\, you will receive an email with links to the Zoom Registration and the Handouts.  All recordings will be made available to registered participants after the retreat is over at the same link as the Handouts. \nThere is early bird pricing available until noon the Saturday before the retreat. \nFinancial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending Zoom teachings.  If you need assistance\, please inquire about available scholarships by emailing info@ligminchatexas.org.  This must be done at least 1 week prior to the retreat.\nWe have switched to using Zeffy.  This allows us to keep 100% of your donations and registrations\, as Zeffy does not charge us any payment processing fees.  They do\, however\, ask you to make a donation to them.  If you would prefer not to donate to Zeffy\, in the Donation Box at the bottom\, select “Other” from the Drop Down Box that is prefilled with a percentage and dollar amount \, and leave the Contribution Box empty. \n\n\n \nMarcy Vaughn has been a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism for over 50 years\, is a Senior Teacher of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche\, and is Board President of The 3 Doors Academy.  She graduated in the first class of the master’s program in contemplative psychology at Naropa University\, where she also worked as Director of Admissions. Marcy is a counselor in private practice\, offers both online and residential meditation groups and retreats\, and teaches internationally throughout the United States\, Mexico\, and Europe.  She currently lives in Santa Fe\, New Mexico. \nIn partnership with her husband\, Gabriel Rocco\, they designed and launched the 9-month Compassion Project\, which explores meditation as a path to compassion for self and others.  It is now offered internationally in multiple languages. \nShe has edited the books Awakening the Sacred Body\, Tibetan Sound Healing\, Awakening the Luminous Mind\, and Spontaneous Creativity: Meditations for Manifesting Your Positive Qualities\, all written by Tenzin Wangyal. She narrates the audio versions of his books available on Audible.
URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/warrior-syllables-and-the-five-wisdoms/
LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Weekend Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251108T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251109T113000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20250912T032310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T160153Z
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SUMMARY:The Lamp of Uza Rinchen Sal Part 2
DESCRIPTION:The Lamp of Uza Rinchen Sal: Experiential Teaching on the Bardo and\nPractice on the DU TRI SU\nPart 1: October 11-12\, 2025\nPart 2: November 8-9\, 2025\n10:00-11:30 am Central Time\nUza Rinchen Sal’s Bardo Journey: Uza Rinchen Sal’s extraordinary journey through the bardo is a powerful reminder for all of us to engage our body\, speech\, and mind in virtuous acts. Her experience reveals how\, in the transitional states beyond death\,\nbeings yearn deeply for the sound of the three essential mantras and send messages to their living relatives asking for virtuous deeds to be performed on their behalf. Through her story\, we are inspired to practice compassion\, accumulate merit\, and\ndedicate our actions for the benefit of all beings—now\, when we have the precious opportunity. \n\n\nRetreat teachings and practices will be taught in English. \nLive translation will be available in Spanish and Portuguese. \nWritten translations will be available in Spanish and Portuguese. \n\nREGISTRATION: \nComplete payment below.  After payment is complete\, you will receive an email with links to the Zoom Registration and the Handouts.  All recordings will be made available to registered participants after the retreat is over at the same link as the Handouts. \nThis Registration is for BOTH weekends (Oct 11-12 AND Nov 8-9) \nFinancial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending Zoom teachings.  If you need assistance\, please inquire about available scholarships by emailing info@ligminchatexas.org.  This must be done at least 1 week prior to the retreat.\nWe have switched to using Zeffy.  This allows us to keep 100% of your donations and registrations\, as Zeffy does not charge us any payment processing fees.  They do\, however\, ask you to make a donation to them.  If you would prefer not to donate to Zeffy\, in the Donation Box at the bottom\, select “Other” from the Drop Down Box that is prefilled with a percentage and dollar amount \, and leave the Contribution Box empty. \n\n\n \nSangmo Yangri\, Ph.D.\, is a scholar\, teacher\, and translator. She is the first Tibetan woman to receive a Ph.D. in Tibetan Bön philosophical studies. A recipient of the Jwaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund grant. She won the Prime Minister’s Award from the\nTibetan Government in Exile in India in 2013. \nShe has translated two books from Tibetan to English. Escape from Darkness: The Spiritual Journey of the Buddha’s Daughter Shenza Nechung and The Lamp of Uza Rinchen Sal: Illuminating the Illusory Vision of the Bardo\, the Purifying Period of the\nKarmic Vision of the Six Lokas\, and a Pure Vision of the Sugatas.
URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/the-lamp-of-uza-rinchen-sal-part-2/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Weekend Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251025T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251026T153000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20250225T220124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T032043Z
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SUMMARY:Ma Gyud: The Bön Mother Tantra Part 3
DESCRIPTION:Ma Gyud: The Bön Mother Tantra Part 3\nThe Bön Mother Tantra is one of the first translated texts from Zhang Zhung into Tibetan. Before it was translated from Tibetan\, it was translated into five languages. Originally written earlier\, the text was hidden in the 8th century. It was discovered as a terma by Guru Nöntse in the 11th century. \nThere are three parts of the Mother Tantra: 1) How to practice the development stage; 2) How to practice the generation and perfection stages; 3) How to practice the union of the generation and perfection stages. \nThe principal focus of the development stage is the Father Tantra. The focus of the generation and perfection stages is the Mother Tantra. The main focus of the union stage is the Son Tantra. Especially in the Mother Tantra\, we practice the visualization of the three jewels: Lama; the Yidam; and the Khandro (dakini). In this retreat\, Geshe Denma will teach the Mother Tantra sadhana\, the three visualizations\, and the mudras. \nThe Ma Gyud is a tantric\, transformation practice. If we practice the Ma Gyud daily\, we will develop special powers of inner wisdom. Tantra is a secret practice. The Mother Tantra deity was one of the yidams of the  second king of Tibet\, Mu Tri Tsenpo. He had special power which he kept secret for himself as the king. His power decreased after the practice was made secret\, and he realized he had the capacity to teach and not to keep it secret anymore. His power increased after this realization. He taught to those who had the capacity to receive the teaching. \nThe Ma Gyud Mother Tantra text originated from Kuntu Zangpo. Kuntu Zangpo\, the primordial buddha transmitted this teaching to Zangza Rintsun who is the emanation of the great goddess\, Sherab Chamma. She was born as a divine being. She was the mother of Chimed Tsugphud who was born in Olmo Lung Ring and who in his next life became the nirmanakaya\, Buddha Tonpa Shenrab. \nThis teaching continued until the 8th century. Bön experienced two persecutions before the 8th century. Before the 8th century\, Zhang Zhung was an independent country. The two persecutions occurred during the reign of the Tibetan King\, Drigum Tsanpo who was born in 683 BC and the Tibetan King\, Tisong Detsan who was born in 738 AD. Tisong Detsan assassinated King Ligmincha who was the last King of Zhang Zhung and the country was ruled by Tibet. At that time\, the Bön text was preserved by hiding the text under rocks in many locations. \nMany centuries later\, the terton\, Guru Nontse was born in 1136 AD. Then\, he discovered in the 12th century many texts including the Ma Gyud (The Mother Tantra) from under the rock of Dung Phor near the village of Panamg on the north side of the river in the Tsang province. The root text of the Ma Gyud has three cycles. They are Tantra of the Base\, Tantra of the Path\, and Tantra of the Result. The philosophy of the Tantra of the Base is the development of the three channels\, lung (wind)\, bindus (tigle)\, and conduct. The Tantra of the Path includes practices of Dream Yoga\, Chöd\, and Phowa. The Tantra of the Result is recognizing the Natural State of the Mind and Enlightenment. \nThe Father Tantra includes the practices of the 5 yidam meditation deities. \n\nWalse represents aspect of the Body\nLhagod represents aspect of Speech\nTsochok represents aspect of Mind\nGekhod represents aspect of Quality\nPhurpa represents aspect of Action\n\nThe practice visualizes these deities as a Generation Process (kyering). In khering\, there are two ways to practice either through meditation or through ganapuja. In meditation\, we invite the enlightened deities or specific deities with whom we have a special connection into ourselves. In ganapuja\, we invite the deities into the mandala and make offerings to them. \nThere are three parts in practicing the self kyering: \n\nPreparing ourselves as practitioners with a clear mind.\nClearly visualizing the yidam.\nMerging ourselves with the yidam and becoming inseparable with the yidam. Sit with this as long as we can.\n\nThe Mother Tantra practice includes six special internal practices \n(Dzogrim): \n\nTummo\nDream Yoga\nChöd\nPhowa\nSleep Yoga\nBardo\n\nPart 1 of the Ma Gyud Bön Mother Tantra Retreat teaching will focus on: \n\nThe explanation of sadhana\nThe three visualizations and meaning of lama\, yidam\, and khandro\nLearning the mudras of the Mother Tantra sadhana\n\n\nSchedule – Saturday and Sunday CST \n\n\n\nSession 1\n10:00-11:15 am\n\n\nBreak\n11:15-11:30 am\n\n\nSession 2\n11:30-12:30 pm\n\n\nMeal Break\n12:30-2:00 pm\n\n\nSession 3\n2:00-3:30 pm\n\n\n\n\nRetreat teachings and practices will be taught in English. \nLive translation will be available in Spanish\, Portuguese\, and Russian. \nWritten translations will be available in Spanish\, Portuguese\, and Russian. \n\nREGISTRATION: \nComplete payment below.  After payment is complete\, you will receive an email with links to the Zoom Registration and the Handouts.  All recordings will be made available to registered participants after the retreat is over at the same link as the Handouts. \nThere is early bird pricing available until noon the Saturday before the retreat. \nFinancial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending Zoom teachings.  If you need assistance\, please inquire about available scholarships by emailing info@ligminchatexas.org.  This must be done at least 1 week prior to the retreat.\nWe have switched to using Zeffy.  This allows us to keep 100% of your donations and registrations\, as Zeffy does not charge us any payment processing fees.  They do\, however\, ask you to make a donation to them.  If you would prefer not to donate to Zeffy\, in the Donation Box at the bottom\, select “Other” from the Drop Down Box that is prefilled with a percentage and dollar amount \, and leave the Contribution Box empty. \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/ma-gyud-the-bon-mother-tantra-part-3/
LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Weekend Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251011T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251012T113000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20250912T031054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T050821Z
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SUMMARY:The Lamp of Uza Rinchen Sal Part 1
DESCRIPTION:The Lamp of Uza Rinchen Sal: Experiential Teaching on the Bardo and\nPractice on the DU TRI SU\nPart 1: October 11-12\, 2025\nPart 2: November 8-9\, 2025\n10:00-11:30 am Central Time\nUza Rinchen Sal’s Bardo Journey: Uza Rinchen Sal’s extraordinary journey through the bardo is a powerful reminder for all of us to engage our body\, speech\, and mind in virtuous acts. Her experience reveals how\, in the transitional states beyond death\,\nbeings yearn deeply for the sound of the three essential mantras and send messages to their living relatives asking for virtuous deeds to be performed on their behalf. Through her story\, we are inspired to practice compassion\, accumulate merit\, and\ndedicate our actions for the benefit of all beings—now\, when we have the precious opportunity. \n\nThe book for this retreat can be ordered at: \nhttps://www.lulu.com/shop/sangmo-yangri/the-lamp-of-uza-rinchen-sal/paperback/product-q66v7qw.html?page=1&pageSize=4\n\nRetreat teachings and practices will be taught in English. \nLive translation will be available in Spanish\, Portuguese\, and Russian. \nWritten translations will be available in Spanish\, Portuguese\, and Russian. \n\nREGISTRATION: \nComplete payment below.  After payment is complete\, you will receive an email with links to the Zoom Registration and the Handouts.  All recordings will be made available to registered participants after the retreat is over at the same link as the Handouts. \nThis Registration is for BOTH weekends (Oct 11-12 AND Nov 8-9) \nFinancial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending Zoom teachings.  If you need assistance\, please inquire about available scholarships by emailing info@ligminchatexas.org.  This must be done at least 1 week prior to the retreat.\nWe have switched to using Zeffy.  This allows us to keep 100% of your donations and registrations\, as Zeffy does not charge us any payment processing fees.  They do\, however\, ask you to make a donation to them.  If you would prefer not to donate to Zeffy\, in the Donation Box at the bottom\, select “Other” from the Drop Down Box that is prefilled with a percentage and dollar amount \, and leave the Contribution Box empty. \n\n \n\n \nSangmo Yangri\, Ph.D.\, is a scholar\, teacher\, and translator. She is the first Tibetan woman to receive a Ph.D. in Tibetan Bön philosophical studies. A recipient of the Jwaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund grant. She won the Prime Minister’s Award from the\nTibetan Government in Exile in India in 2013. \nShe has translated two books from Tibetan to English. Escape from Darkness: The Spiritual Journey of the Buddha’s Daughter Shenza Nechung and The Lamp of Uza Rinchen Sal: Illuminating the Illusory Vision of the Bardo\, the Purifying Period of the\nKarmic Vision of the Six Lokas\, and a Pure Vision of the Sugatas.
URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/the-lamp-of-uza-rinchen-sal-part-1/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:Future Events,Weekend Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250927T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250928T153000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20250225T220020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T154011Z
UID:10000415-1758967200-1759073400@ligminchatexas.org
SUMMARY:Ma Gyud: The Bön Mother Tantra Part 2
DESCRIPTION:Ma Gyud: The Bön Mother Tantra Part 2\nThe Bön Mother Tantra is one of the first translated texts from Zhang Zhung into Tibetan. Before it was translated from Tibetan\, it was translated into five languages. Originally written earlier\, the text was hidden in the 8th century. It was discovered as a terma by Guru Nöntse in the 11th century. \nThere are three parts of the Mother Tantra: 1) How to practice the development stage; 2) How to practice the generation and perfection stages; 3) How to practice the union of the generation and perfection stages. \nThe principal focus of the development stage is the Father Tantra. The focus of the generation and perfection stages is the Mother Tantra. The main focus of the union stage is the Son Tantra. Especially in the Mother Tantra\, we practice the visualization of the three jewels: Lama; the Yidam; and the Khandro (dakini). In this retreat\, Geshe Denma will teach the Mother Tantra sadhana\, the three visualizations\, and the mudras. \nThe Ma Gyud is a tantric\, transformation practice. If we practice the Ma Gyud daily\, we will develop special powers of inner wisdom. Tantra is a secret practice. The Mother Tantra deity was one of the yidams of the  second king of Tibet\, Mu Tri Tsenpo. He had special power which he kept secret for himself as the king. His power decreased after the practice was made secret\, and he realized he had the capacity to teach and not to keep it secret anymore. His power increased after this realization. He taught to those who had the capacity to receive the teaching. \nThe Ma Gyud Mother Tantra text originated from Kuntu Zangpo. Kuntu Zangpo\, the primordial buddha transmitted this teaching to Zangza Rintsun who is the emanation of the great goddess\, Sherab Chamma. She was born as a divine being. She was the mother of Chimed Tsugphud who was born in Olmo Lung Ring and who in his next life became the nirmanakaya\, Buddha Tonpa Shenrab. \nThis teaching continued until the 8th century. Bön experienced two persecutions before the 8th century. Before the 8th century\, Zhang Zhung was an independent country. The two persecutions occurred during the reign of the Tibetan King\, Drigum Tsanpo who was born in 683 BC and the Tibetan King\, Tisong Detsan who was born in 738 AD. Tisong Detsan assassinated King Ligmincha who was the last King of Zhang Zhung and the country was ruled by Tibet. At that time\, the Bön text was preserved by hiding the text under rocks in many locations. \nMany centuries later\, the terton\, Guru Nontse was born in 1136 AD. Then\, he discovered in the 12th century many texts including the Ma Gyud (The Mother Tantra) from under the rock of Dung Phor near the village of Panamg on the north side of the river in the Tsang province. The root text of the Ma Gyud has three cycles. They are Tantra of the Base\, Tantra of the Path\, and Tantra of the Result. The philosophy of the Tantra of the Base is the development of the three channels\, lung (wind)\, bindus (tigle)\, and conduct. The Tantra of the Path includes practices of Dream Yoga\, Chöd\, and Phowa. The Tantra of the Result is recognizing the Natural State of the Mind and Enlightenment. \nThe Father Tantra includes the practices of the 5 yidam meditation deities. \n\nWalse represents aspect of the Body\nLhagod represents aspect of Speech\nTsochok represents aspect of Mind\nGekhod represents aspect of Quality\nPhurpa represents aspect of Action\n\nThe practice visualizes these deities as a Generation Process (kyering). In khering\, there are two ways to practice either through meditation or through ganapuja. In meditation\, we invite the enlightened deities or specific deities with whom we have a special connection into ourselves. In ganapuja\, we invite the deities into the mandala and make offerings to them. \nThere are three parts in practicing the self kyering: \n\nPreparing ourselves as practitioners with a clear mind.\nClearly visualizing the yidam.\nMerging ourselves with the yidam and becoming inseparable with the yidam. Sit with this as long as we can.\n\nThe Mother Tantra practice includes six special internal practices \n(Dzogrim): \n\nTummo\nDream Yoga\nChöd\nPhowa\nSleep Yoga\nBardo\n\nPart 2 of the Ma Gyud Bön Mother Tantra Retreat teaching will focus on:\n\nA more detailed explanation of the sadhana.\nThe three visualizations and the meaning of lama yidam\, and khandro.\nLearning the mudras with the Mother Tantra sadhana.\nMore detailed explanation of the Ma Gyud deities and khandros.\n\nIt is not necessary to have attended Part 1 to participate in this retreat.\n\nSchedule – Saturday and Sunday CST \n\n\n\nSession 1\n10:00-11:15 am\n\n\nBreak\n11:15-11:30 am\n\n\nSession 2\n11:30-12:30 pm\n\n\nMeal Break\n12:30-2:00 pm\n\n\nSession 3\n2:00-3:30 pm\n\n\n\n\nRetreat teachings and practices will be taught in English. \nLive translation will be available in Spanish\, Portuguese\, and Russian. \nWritten translations will be available in Spanish\, Portuguese\, and Russian. \n\nREGISTRATION: \nComplete payment below.  After payment is complete\, you will receive an email with links to the Zoom Registration and the Handouts.  All recordings will be made available to registered participants after the retreat is over at the same link as the Handouts. \nThere is early bird pricing available until noon the Saturday before the retreat. \nFinancial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending Zoom teachings.  If you need assistance\, please inquire about available scholarships by emailing info@ligminchatexas.org.  This must be done at least 1 week prior to the retreat.\nWe have switched to using Zeffy.  This allows us to keep 100% of your donations and registrations\, as Zeffy does not charge us any payment processing fees.  They do\, however\, ask you to make a donation to them.  If you would prefer not to donate to Zeffy\, in the Donation Box at the bottom\, select “Other” from the Drop Down Box that is prefilled with a percentage and dollar amount \, and leave the Contribution Box empty. \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/ma-gyud-the-bon-mother-tantra-part-2/
LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Weekend Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250910
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250915
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20250225T220733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T220733Z
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SUMMARY:Du Tri Su Training Program Part 2
DESCRIPTION:Du Tri Su Training Program \nFrom March 2025 through April 2027\, learn the Du Tri Su Drip Jong\, the Yungdrung Bön Ritual for escorting the consciousness of the deceased through the Bardo. This ritual is from the text: The Lamp that Dispels Darkness: The Practice Manual of the DU TRI SU that Purifies Defilements and Liberates All Beings from the Depths of Samsara \nThe Du Tri Su Drip Jong cycle is a powerful and skillful method of guiding the consciousness of the deceased and protecting that individual from the terrors of the bardo (after death state of the consciousness) experiences. This ritual practice and text stir the depths of samsara and can purify obstacles both for ourselves and for others\, the living and the dead. With proper care and respect\, it can even lead to the attainment of Buddhahood\, or total liberation. When done on behalf of the dead\, this ritual protects the consciousness from wandering in the the bardo realms of the intermediate state. These ancient practices and rituals were taught directly by Buddha Tonpa Shenrab\, and the tradition has been held and practiced continually until the present day. \nThis teaching and training of the Du Tri Su Drip Jong are important for Bön practitioners who would like more support for their own preparations for dying\, as well as for students who want to benefit those who have died. \nOverview\nThis training program will include five 5-day retreats; three retreats will be at Serenity Ridge\, and two will be online. There will also be monthly sessions on Zoom where Geshe Denma Gyaltsen and Khandro Tsering Wangmo Khymsar will be available to support students in between retreats. Join us for this special opportunity to learn a powerful ritual from the ancient Yungdrung Bön tradition. \nTranslation into Spanish: Live simultaneous translation into Spanish will be available for all sessions. \nParticipants Will Learn\n\nThe meaning and purpose of this powerful ritual\nThe preparation for the DU TRI SU ritual making the required tormas (offerings)\nThe core prayers and their meaning\nHow to play the Tibetan ritual instruments used in this ritual\nHow to conduct the ritual and learn the melodies of each ritual section\n\n\nRegister and get more information at: \nhttps://ligmincha.org/centers-usa-serenityridge/\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/du-tri-su-training-program-part-2/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:Future Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250809T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250810T153000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20250225T215256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T180117Z
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SUMMARY:Ma Gyud: The Bön Mother Tantra Part 1
DESCRIPTION:The Ma Gyud: Teaching of the Bön Mother Tantra Part 1\nGeshe Denma Gyaltsen\nAugust 9-10\, 2025\nThe Bön Mother Tantra is one of the first translated texts from Zhang Zhung into Tibetan. Before it was translated from Tibetan\, it was translated into five languages. Originally written earlier\, the text was hidden in the 8th century. It was discovered as a terma by Guru Nöntse in the 11th century. \nThere are three parts of the Mother Tantra: 1) How to practice the development stage; 2) How to practice the generation and perfection stages; 3) How to practice the union of the generation and perfection stages. \nThe principal focus of the development stage is the Father Tantra. The focus of the generation and perfection stages is the Mother Tantra. The main focus of the union stage is the Son Tantra. Especially in the Mother Tantra\, we practice the visualization of the three jewels: Lama; the Yidam; and the Khandro (dakini). In this retreat\, Geshe Denma will teach the Mother Tantra sadhana\, the three visualizations\, and the mudras. \nThe Ma Gyud is a tantric\, transformation practice. If we practice the Ma Gyud daily\, we will develop special powers of inner wisdom. Tantra is a secret practice. The Mother Tantra deity was one of the yidams of the  second king of Tibet\, Mu Tri Tsenpo. He had special power which he kept secret for himself as the king. His power decreased after the practice was made secret\, and he realized he had the capacity to teach and not to keep it secret anymore. His power increased after this realization. He taught to those who had the capacity to receive the teaching. \nThe Ma Gyud Mother Tantra text originated from Kuntu Zangpo. Kuntu Zangpo\, the primordial buddha transmitted this teaching to Zangza Rintsun who is the emanation of the great goddess\, Sherab Chamma. She was born as a divine being. She was the mother of Chimed Tsugphud who was born in Olmo Lung Ring and who in his next life became the nirmanakaya\, Buddha Tonpa Shenrab. \nThis teaching continued until the 8th century. Bön experienced two persecutions before the 8th century. Before the 8th century\, Zhang Zhung was an independent country. The two persecutions occurred during the reign of the Tibetan King\, Drigum Tsanpo who was born in 683 BC and the Tibetan King\, Tisong Detsan who was born in 738 AD. Tisong Detsan assassinated King Ligmincha who was the last King of Zhang Zhung and the country was ruled by Tibet. At that time\, the Bön text was preserved by hiding the text under rocks in many locations. \nMany centuries later\, the terton\, Guru Nontse was born in 1136 AD. Then\, he discovered in the 12th century many texts including the Ma Gyud (The Mother Tantra) from under the rock of Dung Phor near the village of Panamg on the north side of the river in the Tsang province. The root text of the Ma Gyud has three cycles. They are Tantra of the Base\, Tantra of the Path\, and Tantra of the Result. The philosophy of the Tantra of the Base is the development of the three channels\, lung (wind)\, bindus (tigle)\, and conduct. The Tantra of the Path includes practices of Dream Yoga\, Chöd\, and Phowa. The Tantra of the Result is recognizing the Natural State of the Mind and Enlightenment. \nThe Father Tantra includes the practices of the 5 yidam meditation deities. \n\nWalse represents aspect of the Body\nLhagod represents aspect of Speech\nTsochok represents aspect of Mind\nGekhod represents aspect of Quality\nPhurpa represents aspect of Action\n\nThe practice visualizes these deities as a Generation Process (kyering). In khering\, there are two ways to practice either through meditation or through ganapuja. In meditation\, we invite the enlightened deities or specific deities with whom we have a special connection into ourselves. In ganapuja\, we invite the deities into the mandala and make offerings to them. \nThere are three parts in practicing the self kyering: \n\nPreparing ourselves as practitioners with a clear mind.\nClearly visualizing the yidam.\nMerging ourselves with the yidam and becoming inseparable with the yidam. Sit with this as long as we can.\n\nThe Mother Tantra practice includes six special internal practices \n(Dzogrim): \n\nTummo\nDream Yoga\nChöd\nPhowa\nSleep Yoga\nBardo\n\nPart 1 of the Ma Gyud Bön Mother Tantra Retreat teaching will focus on: \n\nThe explanation of sadhana\nThe three visualizations and meaning of lama\, yidam\, and khandro\nLearning the mudras of the Mother Tantra sadhana\n\n\nSchedule – Saturday and Sunday CST \n\n\n\nSession 1\n10:00-11:15 am\n\n\nBreak\n11:15-11:30 am\n\n\nSession 2\n11:30-12:30 pm\n\n\nMeal Break\n12:30-2:00 pm\n\n\nSession 3\n2:00-3:30 pm\n\n\n\n\nRetreat teachings and practices will be taught in English. \nLive translation will be available in Spanish\, Portuguese\, and Russian. \nWritten translations will be available in Spanish\, Portuguese\, and Russian. \n\nREGISTRATION: \nComplete payment below.  After payment is complete\, you will receive an email with links to the Zoom Registration and the Handouts.  All recordings will be made available to registered participants after the retreat is over at the same link as the Handouts. \nThere is early bird pricing available until noon the Saturday before the retreat. \nFinancial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending Zoom teachings.  If you need assistance\, please inquire about available scholarships by emailing info@ligminchatexas.org.  This must be done at least 1 week prior to the retreat.\nWe have switched to using Zeffy.  This allows us to keep 100% of your donations and registrations\, as Zeffy does not charge us any payment processing fees.  They do\, however\, ask you to make a donation to them.  If you would prefer not to donate to Zeffy\, where is says “Help keep Zeffy free for Ligmincha Texas\, Inc. 💜 (optional)”\, select “Other” from the Drop Down Box that is prefilled with a percentage and dollar amount \, and leave the Contribution Box empty. \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/ma-gyud-the-bon-mother-tantra-part-1/
LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Weekend Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250801T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250801T193000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20250615T161732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T104720Z
UID:10000430-1754073000-1754076600@ligminchatexas.org
SUMMARY:Prayers in Honor of H.E. Yongdzin Rinpoche
DESCRIPTION:Ligmincha Texas warmly invites you to join us in person and via Zoom every Friday from June 27\, 2025  to August 1\, 2025 at 6:30pm CDT (New York time: 7:30pm. ) for a special prayer session in honor of H.E. Yongdzin Rinpoche\, guided by Geshe Denma as we continue the 49 days of prayers. \nIn person and online via Zoom. \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/glilaQKSQDWaGmrH7Krr4A \nWe would like to inform everyone that Geshe Denma is not able to lead us in Friday evening (July 18th and July 25th) Lama Chopa prayer for Yongzin Rinpoche as planned. This is because the summer retreat schedule is very busy. \nHe encourages everyone to recite prayers by themselves during his absence. \nUpon his return from Serenity Ridge\, he will lead us in prayers on August 1st which will be the last session of the 49 days prayer gathering.\nThank you. 🙏🏼
URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/prayers-in-honor-of-h-e-yongdzin-rinpoche/2025-08-01/
LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250725T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250725T193000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20250615T161732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T104720Z
UID:10000429-1753468200-1753471800@ligminchatexas.org
SUMMARY:Prayers in Honor of H.E. Yongdzin Rinpoche
DESCRIPTION:Ligmincha Texas warmly invites you to join us in person and via Zoom every Friday from June 27\, 2025  to August 1\, 2025 at 6:30pm CDT (New York time: 7:30pm. ) for a special prayer session in honor of H.E. Yongdzin Rinpoche\, guided by Geshe Denma as we continue the 49 days of prayers. \nIn person and online via Zoom. \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/glilaQKSQDWaGmrH7Krr4A \nWe would like to inform everyone that Geshe Denma is not able to lead us in Friday evening (July 18th and July 25th) Lama Chopa prayer for Yongzin Rinpoche as planned. This is because the summer retreat schedule is very busy. \nHe encourages everyone to recite prayers by themselves during his absence. \nUpon his return from Serenity Ridge\, he will lead us in prayers on August 1st which will be the last session of the 49 days prayer gathering.\nThank you. 🙏🏼
URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/prayers-in-honor-of-h-e-yongdzin-rinpoche/2025-07-25/
LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250718T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250718T193000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20250615T161732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T104720Z
UID:10000428-1752863400-1752867000@ligminchatexas.org
SUMMARY:Prayers in Honor of H.E. Yongdzin Rinpoche
DESCRIPTION:Ligmincha Texas warmly invites you to join us in person and via Zoom every Friday from June 27\, 2025  to August 1\, 2025 at 6:30pm CDT (New York time: 7:30pm. ) for a special prayer session in honor of H.E. Yongdzin Rinpoche\, guided by Geshe Denma as we continue the 49 days of prayers. \nIn person and online via Zoom. \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/glilaQKSQDWaGmrH7Krr4A \nWe would like to inform everyone that Geshe Denma is not able to lead us in Friday evening (July 18th and July 25th) Lama Chopa prayer for Yongzin Rinpoche as planned. This is because the summer retreat schedule is very busy. \nHe encourages everyone to recite prayers by themselves during his absence. \nUpon his return from Serenity Ridge\, he will lead us in prayers on August 1st which will be the last session of the 49 days prayer gathering.\nThank you. 🙏🏼
URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/prayers-in-honor-of-h-e-yongdzin-rinpoche/2025-07-18/
LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250711T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250711T193000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20250615T161732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T104720Z
UID:10000427-1752258600-1752262200@ligminchatexas.org
SUMMARY:Prayers in Honor of H.E. Yongdzin Rinpoche
DESCRIPTION:Ligmincha Texas warmly invites you to join us in person and via Zoom every Friday from June 27\, 2025  to August 1\, 2025 at 6:30pm CDT (New York time: 7:30pm. ) for a special prayer session in honor of H.E. Yongdzin Rinpoche\, guided by Geshe Denma as we continue the 49 days of prayers. \nIn person and online via Zoom. \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/glilaQKSQDWaGmrH7Krr4A \nWe would like to inform everyone that Geshe Denma is not able to lead us in Friday evening (July 18th and July 25th) Lama Chopa prayer for Yongzin Rinpoche as planned. This is because the summer retreat schedule is very busy. \nHe encourages everyone to recite prayers by themselves during his absence. \nUpon his return from Serenity Ridge\, he will lead us in prayers on August 1st which will be the last session of the 49 days prayer gathering.\nThank you. 🙏🏼
URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/prayers-in-honor-of-h-e-yongdzin-rinpoche/2025-07-11/
LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250704T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250704T193000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20250615T161732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T104720Z
UID:10000426-1751653800-1751657400@ligminchatexas.org
SUMMARY:Prayers in Honor of H.E. Yongdzin Rinpoche
DESCRIPTION:Ligmincha Texas warmly invites you to join us in person and via Zoom every Friday from June 27\, 2025  to August 1\, 2025 at 6:30pm CDT (New York time: 7:30pm. ) for a special prayer session in honor of H.E. Yongdzin Rinpoche\, guided by Geshe Denma as we continue the 49 days of prayers. \nIn person and online via Zoom. \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/glilaQKSQDWaGmrH7Krr4A \nWe would like to inform everyone that Geshe Denma is not able to lead us in Friday evening (July 18th and July 25th) Lama Chopa prayer for Yongzin Rinpoche as planned. This is because the summer retreat schedule is very busy. \nHe encourages everyone to recite prayers by themselves during his absence. \nUpon his return from Serenity Ridge\, he will lead us in prayers on August 1st which will be the last session of the 49 days prayer gathering.\nThank you. 🙏🏼
URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/prayers-in-honor-of-h-e-yongdzin-rinpoche/2025-07-04/
LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250627T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250627T193000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20250615T161732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T104720Z
UID:10000425-1751049000-1751052600@ligminchatexas.org
SUMMARY:Prayers in Honor of H.E. Yongdzin Rinpoche
DESCRIPTION:Ligmincha Texas warmly invites you to join us in person and via Zoom every Friday from June 27\, 2025  to August 1\, 2025 at 6:30pm CDT (New York time: 7:30pm. ) for a special prayer session in honor of H.E. Yongdzin Rinpoche\, guided by Geshe Denma as we continue the 49 days of prayers. \nIn person and online via Zoom. \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/glilaQKSQDWaGmrH7Krr4A \nWe would like to inform everyone that Geshe Denma is not able to lead us in Friday evening (July 18th and July 25th) Lama Chopa prayer for Yongzin Rinpoche as planned. This is because the summer retreat schedule is very busy. \nHe encourages everyone to recite prayers by themselves during his absence. \nUpon his return from Serenity Ridge\, he will lead us in prayers on August 1st which will be the last session of the 49 days prayer gathering.\nThank you. 🙏🏼
URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/prayers-in-honor-of-h-e-yongdzin-rinpoche/2025-06-27/
LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250607T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250608T153000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20250225T221114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T022015Z
UID:10000419-1749290400-1749396600@ligminchatexas.org
SUMMARY:The Practice of the Path\, Guidance on the Stages of Meditation on Clear Light
DESCRIPTION:The Practice of the Path\, Guidance on the Stages of Meditation on Clear Light\nMenri Shedrup Khenpo Geshe Nyima Dhondup Rinpoche\nAbbott of Menri Monastery Dialectic School\nJune 7-8\, 2025\nThe Dru Gyalwai Chag Tri is the collection of the text composed by Dru Gyalwa Yungdrung\, the great 13th century master who lived from 1242-1290. Dru Gyalwa Yungdrung is the 57th lineage holder of the Oral Transmission of the Zhang Zhung Nyan Gyü and is also known as Dru Gyalwa. Although he was not officially recognized as the incarnation of a previous master\, he was regarded as a very gifted young man endowed with an extraordinary intelligence. He is said to have explained the main work of Bönpo cosmology The Source of the Treasury of Existence — at the early age of eight. \nIn adulthood\, he is said to have declared about himself: \n“I have first of all requested the vows of monk from my master and I have preserved them in pure and ethical way. Then\, I have trained in listening to the teachings and reflecting on their actual meaning\, thus completely cutting the roots of doubts and uncertainty. Eventually\, I have required the direct introduction to the natural state and have thus recognized my own essence. All this I owe to the kindness of my benevolent master.” \nIt is said that at the climax of his practice\, the wisdom of non-discursiveness arose in his continuum and purified him from dualistic grasping\, karmic impregnations\, and discursive thoughts. He then experienced what is described in Dzögchen teachings as the Horizon of Spontaneous Clear-Light during which his mind and visions became undifferentiated. It is said that at that precise time\, he reached Buddhahood within the Expanse of the Great Primordial Freedom. This means that he realized the Three Bodies as the Fruit of the Path and experienced the non-regressive Great Bliss of the Absolute Body. \nHe composed a practice manual Chag Tri at the Yeru Wensakha monastery. The propagation of the unified Oral Transmission of Zhang Zhung continued at Yeru Wensakha monastery for another hundred years to Rinchen Lodro during which time the monastery was destroyed by a flood in 1386. \nDzögchen\, also known as the “great perfection” or “great completion\,” is considered the path of self-liberation and the highest form of teaching and practice in the Bön Buddhist tradition. For practitioners with the capacity\, it offers the potential for liberation during a single lifetime and within a single body. Until the late 20th century\, these ancient teachings were kept secret and offered to very few students of any generation. For all these reasons\, attending the teachings can be seen as a precious opportunity for students of Tibetan Bön Buddhism. \nThe Experiential Transmission of Zhang Zhung (Zhang Zhung Nyam Gyud)\, is a cycle of dzögchen teachings from the Zhang Zhung Nyen Gyud lineage\, one of the three main dzögchen lineages of the Bön Buddhist tradition. The Dru Gyalwai Chag Tri is a preliminary portion of the Zhang Zhung Nyen Gyud. \nKhenpo Nyima Dondrup Rinpoche will teach us from this text on The Stages of Meditation on Clear Light. \nIn obtaining stability in the cultivated meditation\, there is the positive quality of the miraculous body\, the positive quality of the wise mind\, and the positive quality of the buddha’s speech. \n\nSchedule – Saturday and Sunday CDT \n\n\n\nSession 1\n10:00-11:15 am\n\n\nBreak\n11:15-11:30 am\n\n\nSession 2\n11:30-12:30 pm\n\n\nMeal Break\n12:30-2:00 pm\n\n\nSession 3\n2:00-3:30 pm\n\n\n\n\n\nRetreat teachings and practices will be taught in English. \nLive translation will be available in Spanish\, Portuguese\, and Russian. \nWritten translations will be available in Spanish\, Portuguese\, and Russian. \n\nREGISTRATION: \nComplete payment below.  After payment is complete\, you will receive an email with links to the Zoom Registration and the Handouts.  All recordings will be made available to registered participants after the retreat is over at the same link as the Handouts. \nThere is early bird pricing available until noon the Saturday before the retreat. \nFinancial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending Zoom teachings.  If you need assistance\, please inquire about available scholarships by emailing info@ligminchatexas.org.  This must be done at least 1 week prior to the retreat.\nWe have switched to using Zeffy.  This allows us to keep 100% of your donations and registrations\, as Zeffy does not charge us any payment processing fees.  They do\, however\, ask you to make a donation to them.  If you would prefer not to donate to Zeffy\, in the Donation Box at the bottom\, select “Other” from the Drop Down Box that is prefilled with a percentage and dollar amount \, and leave the Contribution Box empty. \n\n\nBiography of Menri Shedrup Khenpo Geshe Nyima Dhondup Rinpoche\nMenri Shedrup Khenpo Geshe Nyima Dhondup Rinpoche is the abbot of the Bon Dialectic School at Menri Monastery\, India. He received novice ordination from His Holiness the late 33rd Menri Trizin\, Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche\, and His Eminence Menri Ponlop Yangton Thinley Nyima Rinpoche in 1992 upon entering the Bon Dialectic School. He completed over 15 years of study of Bon Dzogchen\, Tantra\, Sutra and the five major and minor sciences of Bon. He received his Geshe degree on March 15\, 2006. On 9th of February 2008 he was enthroned as the Menri Shedrup Lopon. Then on February 25\, 2012 he was enthroned as the Menri Shedrup Khenpo\, the abbot of the Bon Dialectic School at Menri. \nMenri Shedrup Khen Rinpoche has been teaching Bon Dzogchen\, Tantra\, and Sutra to the monks enrolled at the Bon Dialectic School for more than 15 years. He has been invited speaker at several major Bon and Buddhist conferences and has contributed to a number of articles for Bon-sGo\, the Tibetan language periodical journal of Menri Monastery. Since 2011 he has served as the General Secretary of the Governing Council of Menri Monastery and as director of the official website of Menri. He is the author of the three books titled Rigs sMa dyes Pi mChod Train “Offerings to rejoice the great scholars”\, Man-ngag Lung gi Yang Zhun sTod Cha & sMad Cha “A clear oral transmission of the sacred instruction part I & 2”\, and Yungdrung gi Tson Dhon “Illustration on the meaning of Yungdrung”. His books cover the main philosophical teachings of the Bon tradition.
URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/the-practice-of-the-path-guidance-on-the-stages-of-meditation-on-clear-light/
LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Weekend Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T123000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20250420T145421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250504T002945Z
UID:10000423-1746266400-1746275400@ligminchatexas.org
SUMMARY:21 Manifestations of Sherab Chamma Practice Retreat
DESCRIPTION:21 Manifestations of Sherab Chamma\nPractice Retreat & Q&A\nGeshe Denma Gyaltsen\nMay 3\, 2025\n \nSherab Chamma is the Wisdom Loving Mother of all beings and all Buddhas. All Bön deities come through this wise mother. This is a powerful practice for the extreme situations that confront humanity today. There is benefit for everyone\, bringing personal and global healing to fears\, suffering\, sickness\, and obstacles. \nThis retreat will enable all practitioners to awaken the unbounded wisdom of the Loving Mother to manifest inner transformation and joy. Participants will receive transmission from Geshe Denma. He invites us to ask questions and provides ample time for this. Please join us for a heart-felt retreat of connection and practice. \nIn many cultures\, primordial female energy is seen as the origin of existence and the source of wisdom\, love\, and compassion. The ancient Bön Buddhist tradition offers many methods for retrieving and connecting with this divine\nfeminine energy\, supporting the practitioner to abide in innate wisdom and the love and compassion that radiate from that wisdom. The teachings of Sherab Chamma comprise one of the most important tantric cycles of Bön. \nIn the 21 Manifestations of Sherab Chamma\, each deity and their corresponding 4-sentence prayer will be taught to deepen our understanding and access to these aspects of divine feminine energy. \n\nSchedule – Saturday and Sunday CST \n\n\n\nSession 1\n10:00-11:15 am\n\n\nBreak\n11:15-11:30 am\n\n\nSession 2\n11:30-12:30 pm\n\n\n\n\nRetreat teachings and practices will be taught in English. \nLive translation will be available in Spanish\, Portuguese\, and Russian. \nWritten translations will be available in Spanish\, Portuguese\, and Russian. \n\nREGISTRATION: \nComplete payment below.  After payment is complete\, you will receive an email with links to the Zoom Registration and the Handouts.  All recordings will be made available to registered participants after the retreat is over at the same link as the Handouts. \nThere is early bird pricing available until noon the Saturday before the retreat. \nFinancial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending Zoom teachings.  If you need assistance\, please inquire about available scholarships by emailing info@ligminchatexas.org.  This must be done at least 1 week prior to the retreat.\nWe have switched to using Zeffy.  This allows us to keep 100% of your donations and registrations\, as Zeffy does not charge us any payment processing fees.  They do\, however\, ask you to make a donation to them.  If you would prefer not to donate to Zeffy\, in the Donation Box at the bottom\, select “Other” from the Drop Down Box that is prefilled with a percentage and dollar amount \, and leave the Contribution Box empty. \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/21-manifestations-of-sherab-chamma-practice-retreat/
LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Weekend Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250419T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250420T153000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20250225T215102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250420T202602Z
UID:10000413-1745056800-1745163000@ligminchatexas.org
SUMMARY:21 Manifestations of Sherab Chamma
DESCRIPTION:21 Manifestations of Sherab Chamma\nGeshe Denma Gyaltsen\nApril 19-20\, 2025\n \nSherab Chamma is the Wisdom Loving Mother of all beings and all Buddhas. All Bön deities come through this wise mother. This is a powerful practice for the extreme situations that confront humanity today. There is benefit for everyone\, bringing personal and global healing to fears\, suffering\, sickness\, and obstacles. \nThis retreat will enable all practitioners to awaken the unbounded wisdom of the Loving Mother to manifest inner transformation and joy. Participants will receive transmission from Geshe Denma. He invites us to ask questions and provides ample time for this. Please join us for a heart-felt retreat of connection and practice. \nIn many cultures\, primordial female energy is seen as the origin of existence and the source of wisdom\, love\, and compassion. The ancient Bön Buddhist tradition offers many methods for retrieving and connecting with this divine\nfeminine energy\, supporting the practitioner to abide in innate wisdom and the love and compassion that radiate from that wisdom. The teachings of Sherab Chamma comprise one of the most important tantric cycles of Bön. \nIn the 21 Manifestations of Sherab Chamma\, each deity and their corresponding 4-sentence prayer will be taught to deepen our understanding and access to these aspects of divine feminine energy. \n\nSchedule – Saturday and Sunday CST \n\n\n\nSession 1\n10:00-11:15 am\n\n\nBreak\n11:15-11:30 am\n\n\nSession 2\n11:30-12:30 pm\n\n\nMeal Break\n12:30-2:00 pm\n\n\nSession 3\n2:00-3:30 pm\n\n\n\n\nRetreat teachings and practices will be taught in English. \nLive translation will be available in Spanish and Russian. \nWritten translations will be available in Spanish\, Portuguese\, and Russian. \n\nREGISTRATION: \nComplete payment below.  After payment is complete\, you will receive an email with links to the Zoom Registration and the Handouts.  All recordings will be made available to registered participants after the retreat is over at the same link as the Handouts. \nThere is early bird pricing available until noon the Saturday before the retreat. \nFinancial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending Zoom teachings.  If you need assistance\, please inquire about available scholarships by emailing info@ligminchatexas.org.  This must be done at least 1 week prior to the retreat.\nWe have switched to using Zeffy.  This allows us to keep 100% of your donations and registrations\, as Zeffy does not charge us any payment processing fees.  They do\, however\, ask you to make a donation to them.  If you would prefer not to donate to Zeffy\, in the Donation Box at the bottom\, select “Other” from the Drop Down Box that is prefilled with a percentage and dollar amount \, and leave the Contribution Box empty. \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/21-manifestations-of-sherab-chamma/
LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Weekend Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250328T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250330T153000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20250119T201952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250330T193404Z
UID:10000410-1743188400-1743348600@ligminchatexas.org
SUMMARY:Awakening the Luminous Mind
DESCRIPTION:AWAKENING THE LUMINOUS MIND\nThe Five-Fold Teaching of Dawa Gyaltsen\nTenzin Wangyal Rinpoche\nJung Center\nRecognizing and welcoming brilliant innate awareness is a treasured life-changing experience worth seeking. Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche\, founder of Ligmincha Texas and Ligmincha International\, returns to the Jung Center to point out this path through meditation.  Using the poetic Five-Fold Practice of Dawa Gyaltsen\, an 8th-century Tibetan master\, Rinpoche will introduce and guide students to practice and then integrate insight into daily life. He is able to make ancient wisdom accessible through this elegant “pith instruction.” \nFounder and spiritual director of Ligmincha International\, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche is a respected and beloved teacher and meditation master in the Bön Buddhist tradition of Tibet. He has students in more than 25 countries\, teaches around the world and reaches thousands of students through his online programs. Trained as a Bön monk\, Rinpoche now lives as a householder\, allowing him to more fully relate to the needs and concerns of his students. Known for the depth of his wisdom and his unshakeable commitment to helping students recognize their true nature\, he is the author of many books and online courses. \nThis program is being offered both IN-PERSON and ONLINE.  Please select how you plan to attend when registering. \nRegister at the Jung Center with the link below: \nhttps://junghouston.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/junghouston/eventList.jsp?anotherEvent=&categoryIds=2&topicId=194&eventName=Awakening%20the%20Luminous%20Mind \nRecordings will be distributed to registered participants only\, and will not be available for individual purchase. \nAll times are CT. Please contact onlinelearning@junghouston.org with any questions. \nPlease register early. \n \n\n\nAUCTIONS\nThere is a silent auction\, which is live and can be bid on here: \nhttps://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/ligmincha-texas-incs-2025-silent-auction \nThere will be a Live Auction on Saturday.  See the following link to preview items: \nhttps://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/ligmincha-texas-incs-live-auction \nIf you are interested in an item in the Live Auction\, but cannot attend\, please email BartDelatte@ligminchatexas.org with your max bid and we can bid for you.
URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/awakening-the-luminous-mind/
LOCATION:The Jung Center Houston\, 5200 Montrose Blvd.\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Talk,Weekend Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250312
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250317
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20250119T204336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250119T205134Z
UID:10000411-1741737600-1742169599@ligminchatexas.org
SUMMARY:Du Tri Su Training Program
DESCRIPTION:Du Tri Su Training Program \nFrom March 2025 through April 2027\, learn the Du Tri Su Drip Jong\, the Yungdrung Bön Ritual for escorting the consciousness of the deceased through the Bardo. This ritual is from the text: The Lamp that Dispels Darkness: The Practice Manual of the DU TRI SU that Purifies Defilements and Liberates All Beings from the Depths of Samsara \nThe Du Tri Su Drip Jong cycle is a powerful and skillful method of guiding the consciousness of the deceased and protecting that individual from the terrors of the bardo (after death state of the consciousness) experiences. This ritual practice and text stir the depths of samsara and can purify obstacles both for ourselves and for others\, the living and the dead. With proper care and respect\, it can even lead to the attainment of Buddhahood\, or total liberation. When done on behalf of the dead\, this ritual protects the consciousness from wandering in the the bardo realms of the intermediate state. These ancient practices and rituals were taught directly by Buddha Tonpa Shenrab\, and the tradition has been held and practiced continually until the present day. \nThis teaching and training of the Du Tri Su Drip Jong are important for Bön practitioners who would like more support for their own preparations for dying\, as well as for students who want to benefit those who have died. \nOverview\nThis training program will include five 5-day retreats; three retreats will be at Serenity Ridge\, and two will be online. There will also be monthly sessions on Zoom where Geshe Denma Gyaltsen and Khandro Tsering Wangmo Khymsar will be available to support students in between retreats. Join us for this special opportunity to learn a powerful ritual from the ancient Yungdrung Bön tradition. \nTranslation into Spanish: Live simultaneous translation into Spanish will be available for all sessions. \nParticipants Will Learn\n\nThe meaning and purpose of this powerful ritual\nThe preparation for the DU TRI SU ritual making the required tormas (offerings)\nThe core prayers and their meaning\nHow to play the Tibetan ritual instruments used in this ritual\nHow to conduct the ritual and learn the melodies of each ritual section\n\n\nRegister and get more information at: \nhttps://ligmincha.org/centers-usa-serenityridge/\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/du-tri-su-training-program/
LOCATION:Serenity Ridge Retreat Center\, 560 Drumheller Ln\, Shipman\, VA\, 22971\, United States
CATEGORIES:Future Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250305T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250305T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20250225T232028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250307T202153Z
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SUMMARY:Nyamme Sherab Gyaltsen’s Birthday 2025
DESCRIPTION:Celebration of Nyamme Sherab Gyaltsen’s Birthday\nLigmincha Texas Center \nWednesday\, March 5\, 2025 \n6:00 pm CST in person only \nGeshe Denma will lead this celebration instead of our regular practice. \n Celebrate the birthday of the second Buddha of Yungdrung Bön\, Nyamme Sherap Gyaltsen (1356–1415)\, the first abbot and founder of Menri Monastery\, the mother monastery of Bön in Tibet. Geshe Denma will lead us in a practice with a special prayer to Nyamme Sherap Gyaltsen. On this auspicious day\, each person will light a candle and pray the short and long invocation of Nyamme Sherap Gyaltsen. \nNyamme Sherab Gyalsten was known as a great reformer and reinvigorated the Bönpo monastic tradition\, causing many monasteries to flourish. Nyamme Sherab Gyaltsen was also the first master to collect and hold all the transmissions and empowerments of all the Bön lineages. All of these transmissions have continued to be held by each of the successive Abbots of Menri\, and over time\, the Abbot of Menri came to be regarded as the head of the Bön religion.
URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/nyamme-sherab-gyaltsens-birthday-2025/
LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Past Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250301T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250301T130000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20250225T221936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250307T202213Z
UID:10000421-1740826800-1740834000@ligminchatexas.org
SUMMARY:Sang Chöd Smoke Offering Ceremony 2025
DESCRIPTION:Sang Chöd Smoke Offering Ceremony\nGalveston\, TX \nSaturday\, March 1\, 2025 \n11:00 am CST in person only \nGeshe Denma will lead a Sang Chöd smoke offering ceremony in Galveston. He will release bait fish into the bayou\, a joyous ritual to give new life to sentient beings and accumulate positive karma.  We do this ritual and dedicate the merit to the long life and health of beloved HE Yongdzin Rinpoche.  He is 100 years old.  \nWe will recite prayers to all the yidams and protector deities and ask for their protection for all practitioners and sentient beings. This ceremony pacifies all obstacles and causes of disharmony into the vastness of outer\, inner\, and secret space and is conducted outside. Bring a chair and your own beverage to the ceremony. \nFollowing the celebration\, those who wish may join us for lunch in Galveston. \nContact Jackie Cole for in-person directions at jackie.cole001@comcast.net
URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/sang-chod-smoke-offering-ceremony-2025/
LOCATION:Private residence\, Galveston\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250226T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250226T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20250225T221449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250307T202237Z
UID:10000420-1740592800-1740600000@ligminchatexas.org
SUMMARY:Ransom Ceremony 2025
DESCRIPTION:Ransom Ceremony\nLigmincha Texas Center \nWednesday\, February 28\, 2025 \n6:00 pm CST in person only \nOur center will have a cleansing Ransom Ceremony instead of regular practice. At that time\, we will use this opportunity to cleanse ourselves spiritually to be ready for the New Year. Geshe Denma Gyaltsen will give us blessed water. We will think about releasing all the negative things that happened in this year and karmic traces so they will not be carried into the new male Wood Snake year. All are welcome to come and bring anyone interested in this beautiful experience. \nBefore the Ransom Ceremony\, in anticipation of the new year\, we need to cleanse externally\, and therefore\, we clean our house\, office\, car\, and finish projects. Take this time to prepare generally for a clean start in the next year\, leaving all negativities and unfinished business from the old year. Bring a written ransom wish to discard negativities/obstacles in your life from 2024.  We will also have paper available at the center.
URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/ransom-ceremony-2025/
LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241214T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241214T153000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20241122T221217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250119T200732Z
UID:10000409-1734170400-1734190200@ligminchatexas.org
SUMMARY:Sherab Chamma Practice with Q and A
DESCRIPTION:Sherab Chamma Practice Retreat with Q and A\nGeshe Denma Gyaltsen will review this complete and beautiful practice and we will end the year of abundant retreats with deep meditation. He invites you to ask questions and provides ample time for this during this one-day practice retreat.\nIn many cultures\, primordial female energy is seen as the origin of existence and the source of wisdom\, love\, and compassion. The ancient Bön Buddhist tradition offers many methods for retrieving and connecting with this divine feminine energy\, supporting the practitioner to abide in innate wisdom and the love and compassion that radiate from that wisdom. The teachings of Sherab Chamma (Mother of Wisdom and Love) comprise one of the most important tantric cycles of Bön. \nIn this practice\, participants will learn a beautiful and simple meditation practice composed by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche to connect with the sacred feminine in her peaceful form. With the group’s support\, we create an environment to promote profound healing of our physical\, energetic/emotional\, and spiritual dimensions. \nWith visualization\, the sound of mantra\, and deep contemplation\, we make a personal connection to the universal mother\, Sherab Chamma\, and we are guided through this connection to our innate wisdom and the love and compassion that naturally radiate from that wisdom. \n\nSchedule – Saturday CST \n\n\n\nSession 1\n10:00-11:15 am\n\n\nBreak\n11:15-11:30 am\n\n\nSession 2\n11:30-12:30 pm\n\n\nMeal Break\n12:30-2:00 pm\n\n\nSession 3\n2:00-3:30 pm\n\n\n\n\nRetreat teachings and practices will be taught in English. \nLive translation will be available in Spanish\, Portuguese\, and Russian. \nWritten translations will be available in Spanish\, Portuguese\, and Russian. \n\nREGISTRATION: \nComplete payment below.  After payment is complete\, you will receive an email with links to the Zoom Registration and the Handouts.  All recordings will be made available to registered participants after the retreat is over at the same link as the Handouts. \nThere is early bird pricing available until noon the Saturday before the retreat. \nFinancial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending Zoom teachings.  If you need assistance\, please inquire about available scholarships by emailing info@ligminchatexas.org.  This must be done at least 1 week prior to the retreat.\nWe have switched to using Zeffy.  This allows us to keep 100% of your donations and registrations\, as Zeffy does not charge us any payment processing fees.  They do\, however\, ask you to make a donation to them.  If you would prefer not to donate to Zeffy\, in the Donation Box at the bottom\, select “Other” from the Drop Down Box that is prefilled with a percentage and dollar amount \, and leave the Contribution Box empty. \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/sherab-chamma-practice-with-q-and-a/
LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Saturday Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241123T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241124T153000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20241026T152128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241201T033447Z
UID:10000408-1732356000-1732462200@ligminchatexas.org
SUMMARY:Dru Gyalwa Yungdrung Part 4
DESCRIPTION:Experiential Transmission of Dru Gyalwa Yungdrung:\nThe Ancillary Instruction of the Boundless View\,\nPart 4\nThe Dru Gyalwai Chag Tri is the collection of the text composed by Dru Gyalwa Yungdrung\, the great 13th century master who lived from 1242-1290. Dru Gyalwa Yungdrung is the 57th lineage holder of the Oral Transmission of the Zhang Zhung Nyan Gyü and is also known as Dru Gyalwa. \nHe composed a practice manual Chag Tri at the Yeru Wensakha monastery. The propagation of the unified Oral Transmission of Zhang Zhung continued at Yeru Wensakha monastery for another hundred years to Rinchen Lodro during which time the monastery was destroyed by a flood in 1386. \nDzögchen\, also known as the “great perfection” or “great completion\,” is considered the path of self-liberation and the highest form of teaching and practice in the Bon Buddhist tradition. For practitioners with the capacity\, it offers the potential for liberation during a single lifetime and within a single body. Until the late 20th century these ancient teachings were kept secret and offered to very few students of any generation. For all these reasons\, attending the teachings can be seen as a precious opportunity for students of Tibetan Bön Buddhism. \nThe Experiential Transmission of Zhang Zhung (Zhang Zhung Nyam Gyu)\, is a cycle of dzögchen teachings from the Zhang Zhung Nyan Gyud lineage\, one of the three main dzoöchen lineages of the Bön Buddhist tradition. The Dru Gyalwai Chag Tri is a preliminary portion of the Zhang Zhung Nyam Gyu. \nThe Ngöndro.\nThe ngöndro of the Experiential Transmission of Zhang Zhung are the foundational practices and the entrance to this cycle of Tibetan Bön dzögchen teachings. Attending a Part 1 Ngöndro retreat is a prerequisite for further study of the Experiential Transmission of Zhang Zhung. \nThe ngöndro teachings\, a set of nine practices\, offer complete instructions for taming\, purifying\, and perfecting the suffering mind. Although the practices that make up the ngöndro are called preliminary or foundational practices\, many practitioners adopt them as their main practice and complete the nine parts several times over the course of a lifetime. Within each of these beautiful\nand powerful practices is contained the entire path to liberation. The practices of the ngöndro can accompany the practitioner through the years like a lifelong friend. \nThree Sets of Practices\nThe ngöndro practices are divided into three sets of three practices\, or nine practices in all. \nThe first set of three tames the mind of the practitioner through three basic practices: \nOpening the heart with guru yoga\nContemplating impermanence\nAdmitting misdeeds \nThe second set purifies the practitioner through three common or ordinary practices: \nDeveloping bodhicitta\nGoing for refuge and performing prostrations\nOffering the mandala \nThe third set perfects the practitioner through three profound or extraordinary practices: \nPurification through mantra\nOffering the illusory body as a tsok (offering ritual)\nRequest for blessings \nZhiné and Introduction to the Nature of Mind.\nThe knowledge and skills learned here are applied in all parts of the cycle to come. In a deliberate and structured way\, the teachings present the foundational practice of zhiné as the skillful means to develop a calm abiding mind; and give instructions for dark retreat\, sky gazing\, and sun gazing as skillful means to develop stability in mindfulness. These practices ultimately permit experiences of innate awareness\, or rigpa. In turn\, when experiences of innate awareness are developed and stabilized in a methodical way through meditation practice\, they confirm the direction of the practitioner’s journey and allow it to naturally unfold. \nThe View\, Meditation\, Conduct\, and Result of Dzögchen\nThe focus of this section is on pith instructions to develop certainty in the nature of mind and to integrate experiences and realizations in everyday life.\nPractitioners will explore: \n\nHow naked seeing is the dzögchen view and the self-introduction.\nHow clear light is the meditation.\nHow bringing every experience to the path is the conduct.\nHow confidence in the three kayas is the result.\n\nGeshe Denma will offer transmission for this series of teachings at the end of the series. \n\nPart 4 is a continuation of the teachings from Part 1\, Part 2\, & Part 3 which covered some of the topics already.  Teaching will be continued from where it ended in Part 3.  Additional topics may be added and/or topics may be removed at the discretion of Geshe Denma\, based on attendee interest and the best way to communicate the information.   \n\nSchedule – Saturday and Sunday CST \n\n\n\nSession 1\n10:00-11:15 am\n\n\nBreak\n11:15-11:30 am\n\n\nSession 2\n11:30-12:30 pm\n\n\nMeal Break\n12:30-2:00 pm\n\n\nSession 3\n2:00-3:30 pm\n\n\n\n\nRetreat teachings and practices will be taught in English. \nLive translation will be available in Spanish\, Portuguese\, and Russian. \nWritten translations will be available in Spanish\, Portuguese\, and Russian. \n\nREGISTRATION: \nComplete payment below.  After payment is complete\, you will receive an email with links to the Zoom Registration and the Handouts.  All recordings will be made available to registered participants after the retreat is over at the same link as the Handouts. \nThere is early bird pricing available until noon the Saturday before the retreat. \nFinancial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending Zoom teachings.  If you need assistance\, please inquire about available scholarships by emailing info@ligminchatexas.org.  This must be done at least 1 week prior to the retreat.\nWe have switched to using Zeffy.  This allows us to keep 100% of your donations and registrations\, as Zeffy does not charge us any payment processing fees.  They do\, however\, ask you to make a donation to them.  If you would prefer not to donate to Zeffy\, in the Donation Box at the bottom\, select “Other” from the Drop Down Box that is prefilled with a percentage and dollar amount \, and leave the Contribution Box empty. \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/dru-gyalwa-yungdrung-part-4/
LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Weekend Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241026T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241027T153000
DTSTAMP:20260407T055128
CREATED:20240722T181655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241012T180131Z
UID:10000407-1729936800-1730043000@ligminchatexas.org
SUMMARY:Dru Gyalwa Yungdrung Part 3
DESCRIPTION:Experiential Transmission of Dru Gyalwa Yungdrung:\nThe Ancillary Instruction of the Boundless View\,\nPart 3\nThe Dru Gyalwai Chag Tri is the collection of the text composed by Dru Gyalwa Yungdrung\, the great 13th century master who lived from 1242-1290. Dru Gyalwa Yungdrung is the 57th lineage holder of the Oral Transmission of the Zhang Zhung Nyan Gyü and is also known as Dru Gyalwa. \nHe composed a practice manual Chag Tri at the Yeru Wensakha monastery. The propagation of the unified Oral Transmission of Zhang Zhung continued at Yeru Wensakha monastery for another hundred years to Rinchen Lodro during which time the monastery was destroyed by a flood in 1386. \nDzögchen\, also known as the “great perfection” or “great completion\,” is considered the path of self-liberation and the highest form of teaching and practice in the Bon Buddhist tradition. For practitioners with the capacity\, it offers the potential for liberation during a single lifetime and within a single body. Until the late 20th century these ancient teachings were kept secret and offered to very few students of any generation. For all these reasons\, attending the teachings can be seen as a precious opportunity for students of Tibetan Bön Buddhism. \nThe Experiential Transmission of Zhang Zhung (Zhang Zhung Nyam Gyu)\, is a cycle of dzögchen teachings from the Zhang Zhung Nyan Gyud lineage\, one of the three main dzoöchen lineages of the Bön Buddhist tradition. The Dru Gyalwai Chag Tri is a preliminary portion of the Zhang Zhung Nyam Gyu. \nThe Ngöndro.\nThe ngöndro of the Experiential Transmission of Zhang Zhung are the foundational practices and the entrance to this cycle of Tibetan Bön dzögchen teachings. Attending a Part 1 Ngöndro retreat is a prerequisite for further study of the Experiential Transmission of Zhang Zhung. \nThe ngöndro teachings\, a set of nine practices\, offer complete instructions for taming\, purifying\, and perfecting the suffering mind. Although the practices that make up the ngöndro are called preliminary or foundational practices\, many practitioners adopt them as their main practice and complete the nine parts several times over the course of a lifetime. Within each of these beautiful\nand powerful practices is contained the entire path to liberation. The practices of the ngöndro can accompany the practitioner through the years like a lifelong friend. \nThree Sets of Practices\nThe ngöndro practices are divided into three sets of three practices\, or nine practices in all. \nThe first set of three tames the mind of the practitioner through three basic practices: \nOpening the heart with guru yoga\nContemplating impermanence\nAdmitting misdeeds \nThe second set purifies the practitioner through three common or ordinary practices: \nDeveloping bodhicitta\nGoing for refuge and performing prostrations\nOffering the mandala \nThe third set perfects the practitioner through three profound or extraordinary practices: \nPurification through mantra\nOffering the illusory body as a tsok (offering ritual)\nRequest for blessings \nZhiné and Introduction to the Nature of Mind.\nThe knowledge and skills learned here are applied in all parts of the cycle to come. In a deliberate and structured way\, the teachings present the foundational practice of zhiné as the skillful means to develop a calm abiding mind; and give instructions for dark retreat\, sky gazing\, and sun gazing as skillful means to develop stability in mindfulness. These practices ultimately permit experiences of innate awareness\, or rigpa. In turn\, when experiences of innate awareness are developed and stabilized in a methodical way through meditation practice\, they confirm the direction of the practitioner’s journey and allow it to naturally unfold. \nThe View\, Meditation\, Conduct\, and Result of Dzögchen\nThe focus of this section is on pith instructions to develop certainty in the nature of mind and to integrate experiences and realizations in everyday life.\nPractitioners will explore: \n\nHow naked seeing is the dzögchen view and the self-introduction.\nHow clear light is the meditation.\nHow bringing every experience to the path is the conduct.\nHow confidence in the three kayas is the result.\n\nGeshe Denma will offer transmission for this series of teachings at the end of the series. \n\nPart 3 is a continuation of the teachings from Part 1 and Part 2 which covered some of the topics already.  Teaching will be continued from where it ended in Part 2.  Additional topics may be added and/or topics may be removed at the discretion of Geshe Denma\, based on attendee interest and the best way to communicate the information.  Part 4 will be added to continue/complete the teaching. \n\nSchedule – Saturday and Sunday CDT \n\n\n\nSession 1\n10:00-11:15 am\n\n\nBreak\n11:15-11:30 am\n\n\nSession 2\n11:30-12:30 pm\n\n\nMeal Break\n12:30-2:00 pm\n\n\nSession 3\n2:00-3:30 pm\n\n\n\n\nRetreat teachings and practices will be taught in English. \nLive translation will be available in Spanish\, Portuguese\, and Russian. \nWritten translations will be available in Spanish\, Portuguese\, Russian\, and German. \n\nREGISTRATION: \nComplete payment below.  After payment is complete\, you will receive an email with links to the Zoom Registration and the Handouts.  All recordings will be made available to registered participants after the retreat is over at the same link as the Handouts. \nThere is early bird pricing available until noon the Saturday before the retreat. \nFinancial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending Zoom teachings.  If you need assistance\, please inquire about available scholarships by emailing info@ligminchatexas.org.  This must be done at least 1 week prior to the retreat.\nWe have switched to using Zeffy.  This allows us to keep 100% of your donations and registrations\, as Zeffy does not charge us any payment processing fees.  They do\, however\, ask you to make a donation to them.  If you would prefer not to donate to Zeffy\, in the Donation Box at the bottom\, select “Other” from the Drop Down Box that is prefilled with a percentage and dollar amount \, and leave the Contribution Box empty. \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/dru-gyalwa-yungdrung-part-3/
LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Weekend Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org
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