Ligmincha Texas

Wednesday Night Practice
2019-02-20 18:45 - 20:15, 2019-02-13 18:45 - 20:15, 2019-02-06 18:45 - 20:15, 2019-01-30 18:45 - 20:15, 2019-01-23 18:45 - 20:15, 2019-01-16 18:45 - 20:15, 2019-01-09 18:45 - 20:15, 2019-01-02 18:45 - 20:15 (America/Chicago) and 4 more dates | Yoga Haven, 2507 Market St, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States
Description Join us every Wednesday for this beautiful Bön Buddhist meditation practice. This weekly meditation practice is open to beginners, experienced practitioners and everyone in between. Our practice is based on the Bön Buddhist wisdom tradition that has been handed down from teachers to students for centuries. Join us and give yourself the gift of meditation with the support of a group.
The first Wednesday of every month will include a focus on supporting beginners. The second Wednesday of each month will include an additional discussion of the lineage masters of the Zhang Zhung.
Our Wednesday sessions consist of the following set of practices:
– The Nine Breathings of Purification
– Tsa Lung (Tibetan Yoga)
– The 5 Warrior Syllables (Tibetan Sound Healing)
– Silent Meditation
– Recitation of the Precious Garland Bardo Prayer (optional)
– The Invocation of Yeshe Walmo
– Dedication of Merit
These sessions are open to the public. Please contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org for details.
There is no fee, but donations are gratefully accepted.

Red Garuda Meditation Practice
2019-02-18 19:00 - 20:15, 2019-01-21 19:00 - 20:15 | Ligmincha Texas, Inc., 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77402, United States
Practice Description

Red Garuda is a powerful healing practice useful in gaining confidence, strength and for healing others as well as oneself. The Red Garuda is more often associated with taming the negative energies associated with unusual diseases.
Red Garuda meditation practice is held the third Monday of every month at 7:00 and is led by Jackie Cole. The practice is open to anyone who has had instruction in Red Garuda, if interested in instruction please contact our resident lama Geshe Denma.
There is no fee but donations to the Ligmincha Texas Center are greatly appreciated.

Practice Contact

Jackie Cole

info@ligminchatexas.org

Opening the Door to Bön - Tsa Lung (Tibetan Yoga)
2019-02-17 11:30 - 13:30 | Ligmincha Texas, Inc., 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77402, United States
Practice Description

With the Bon Buddhist practices of Tsa Lung, we explore the five Tsa Lung movements. In this practice we will deepen our inner connection by exploring the 5 five energy centers (chakras) with the movements of Tsa Lung. Tsa means channel and lung (chi or prana) means breath. These movements along with the visualization that accompanies them help us to clear what keeps us from recognizing and connecting to the positive qualities inherent in our true nature.

This practice is led by Leslie Abuso. For more information, contact her at: leslieabuso@ligminchatexas.org.

Doors open at 11:00 am. There is no fee but donations to the center are greatly appreciated.

Celebrate the birthday of Nyame Sherap Gyaltsen
2019-02-10 11:00 - 12:30 | Yoga Haven, 2507 Market St, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States
Description

Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019 11:00 am Galveston – Celebrate the birthday of Nyame Sherap Gyaltsen (1356-1415), the first abbot and founder of Menri Monastery, the mother monastery of Bön in Tibet. There will be a sangcho fire ritual and a fish release ritual dedicated to Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche’s long life. These are special spiritual experiences that bring blessings and merit to those who participate. After the rituals, we will share a meal together.
We will meet at the home of Jackie Cole and Harvey Rice in Galveston at 2308 Sydnor Lane.
Call with questions or for directions: 409-744-1257.
All are welcome to attend.

Losar Celebration - The Year of the Earth Pig
2019-02-09 10:30 - 14:00 | Yoga Haven, 2507 Market St, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States
Practice Description

Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019 – 10:30 am at the Center — Losar celebration. We will use Tibetan traditions to greet the new year. Each person will light a candle on the altar and we will pray together. Geshe Denma will do the Chemar ritual, a traditional auspicious ceremony using roasted barley flour (called tsampa) mixed with butter. One person will hold a traditional container of tsampa and butter so each person can take a pinch, offer it lightly three times, touch it to the tongue, and then say the traditional auspicious happiness greeting –
Tashi Delek Phunsum Tsok, Ama Bakdro Kukham Sang
Tendu Dewa Thobpar Shog, Gongni Gongdu Phelwar Shog
The meaning in English is: Auspicious goodness and abundance to you, may you be healthy and peaceful, may you find eternal peace and happiness, and may your pursuit of peace and happiness flourish day by day.
According to the lunar calendar, the actual date of Losar is February 5, 2019, and you may wish to recognize that day even though we will be celebrating on the 9th so more people can attend. Following the ceremony, we will all go to lunch to continue the happy gathering for an auspicious start to the new year.

Cleansing Ransom - Preparation for Losar Celebration - Year of the Earth Pig
2019-01-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Yoga Haven, 2507 Market St, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, at the Center — There will be a cleansing ransom ceremony at our center 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 blessing water. We will think about releasing all the negative things that happened in this year so they will not be carried into the new Earth Pig year. All are welcome to come and bring anyone who is interested in this beautiful experience.

Spontaneous Creativity: Meditations for Manifesting Your Positive Qualities - Weekend Retreat
2019-01-26 10:00 - 2019-01-27 17:00 | The Jung Center Houston, 5200 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX, 77006, United States
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will return to the Asia Society on January 25th, 2019, from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. The Retreat will continue at the Jung Center Houston on Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm.
The topic of this year’s talk is based on Rinpoche’s newest book, Spontaneous Creativity: Meditations for Manifesting Your Positive Qualities, published in 2018. As Rinpoche has said:
Creativity can be seen as a state of natural flow, one that spontaneously and effortlessly gives birth not only to manifest form, but to all experiences of body, energy and mind. This state of flow, which has its roots in openness, occurs only in the absence of hope and fear. It is at once naturally joyful, peaceful, compassionate, expansive and powerful. When you know how to tap fully into this open, creative flow, its beneficial qualities can extend to any area of your life.
During Friday night’s lecture, Rinpoche will introduce the topic and provide a short instruction and meditation practice.
On Saturday and Sunday at the Jung Center Houston, Rinpoche will deepen his discussion and and offer more extensive guided meditation practices to help participants recognize and clear physical, energetic, and mental obstacles that can block creative flow, helping you to connect with and trust in your innate creative potential and to discover the inner strength and confidence that can allow creativity to naturally blossom.

Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, founder and spiritual director of Ligmincha International, is an acclaimed author as well as a highly respected and beloved teacher to students throughout the United States, Mexico and Europe. Fluent in English, Tenzin Rinpoche is renowned for his depth of wisdom; his clear, engaging teaching style; and his ability to make the ancient Tibetan teachings highly accessible and relevant to the lives of Westerners.

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Click here to visit the Jung Center Houston website
In the Advanced Search area, for program type, select “Body, Mind, Spirit”
For Instructor, select Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Pricing at the Jung Center:
$180 for non-members
$150 for members

Spontaneous Creativity: Meditations for Manifesting Your Positive Qualities - Friday Talk
2019-01-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Asia Society Houston, 1370 Southmore Blvd, Houston, TX, 77004, United States
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will return to the Asia Society on January 25th, 2019, from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. The Retreat will continue at the Jung Center Houston on Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm.
The topic of this year’s talk is based on Rinpoche’s newest book, Spontaneous Creativity: Meditations for Manifesting Your Positive Qualities, published in 2018. As Rinpoche has said:
Creativity can be seen as a state of natural flow, one that spontaneously and effortlessly gives birth not only to manifest form, but to all experiences of body, energy and mind. This state of flow, which has its roots in openness, occurs only in the absence of hope and fear. It is at once naturally joyful, peaceful, compassionate, expansive and powerful. When you know how to tap fully into this open, creative flow, its beneficial qualities can extend to any area of your life.
During Friday night’s lecture, Rinpoche will introduce the topic and provide a short instruction and meditation practice.
On Saturday and Sunday at the Jung Center Houston, Rinpoche will deepen his discussion and and offer more extensive guided meditation practices to help participants recognize and clear physical, energetic, and mental obstacles that can block creative flow, helping you to connect with and trust in your innate creative potential and to discover the inner strength and confidence that can allow creativity to naturally blossom.

Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, founder and spiritual director of Ligmincha International, is an acclaimed author as well as a highly respected and beloved teacher to students throughout the United States, Mexico and Europe. Fluent in English, Tenzin Rinpoche is renowned for his depth of wisdom; his clear, engaging teaching style; and his ability to make the ancient Tibetan teachings highly accessible and relevant to the lives of Westerners.

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Click here to visit the Asia Society Houston website
Pricing at the Asia Society Friday Night Public Talk:
$25 for non-members
$15 for members of the Asia Society

Opening the Door to Bön - The 9 Breathings of Purification
2019-01-20 11:30 - 13:30 | Ligmincha Texas, Inc., 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77402, United States
Practice Description

This Sunday, we will explore the practice of the Nine Breathings of Purification.
The View of the wisdom tradition of Bön Buddhism is that the nature of our mind is clear and open, like a cloudless dessert sky. What causes our suffering, is our disconnection from our true nature. The practice of these cleansing breaths, help us to clear what obscures our recognition of our true nature.
There is no fee for this session but a suggested donation of $10 to the Center is gratefully appreciated.

Contract Information

Leslie Abuso

leslieabuso@ligminchatexas.org

How to Draw a Bön Stupa
2018-12-01 10:00 - 2018-12-02 15:30 | Yoga Haven, 2507 Market St, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States
How to Draw a Bön Stupa

Information

Taught by Geshe Denma Gyaltsen, Resident Lama, Ligmincha Texas
A Stupa, or Chorten in Tibetan, is a mound-shaped religious monument from the Buddhist
tradition. It is said that its shape represents the mind of the Buddha. A stupa includes the five
basic geometric shapes that correspond to the five elements. In the Bön tradition, there are 120
different specific designs that represent different manifestations of the Buddha’s mind. Each part
of the design holds deep meaning.
Geshe Denma will guide us through the drawing of a stupa, and explain the meaning of each part.
This information will allow you to build a Stupa. This is the first time this topic has been taught at
Ligmincha Texas and possibly the first time it has been taught in the United States. Please bring
paper, pencil and a ruler.
Retreat: Saturday, Dec. 1st 10:00 am – 5:00 pm & Sunday, Dec. 2nd, 10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Cost: $150, payable in advance or at the door, Early Bird Price of $135, on or before Nov. 28th
Location: Ligmincha Texas, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, Texas
Financial hardship alone should not prevent a practitioner from attending teachings.
Special payment plans are available. Please contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org

Explore the Tibetan Culture with a Weekend Teaching of Music & Dance
2018-11-10 10:00 - 2018-11-11 15:30 | Yoga Haven, 2507 Market St, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States
Explore the Tibetan Culture with
a Weekend Teaching of Music & Dance
Geshe Denma Gyaltsen
Resident Lama – Ligmincha Texas

Saturday: Geshe Denma will teach us how to play the bell, the rolmo and the drum. These instruments have been used for centuries in the ancient religious and cultural practices of the Bon tradition.
Sunday: We will continue our exploration by learning the dance associated with Sipe Gyalmo, and will
combine the practices of dancing and making music together.
Dates: Saturday, Nov. 10th 10:00 am – 5:00 pm & Sunday, Nov. 11th 10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Cost:
– Pre-Registration Price: $135, on or before Nov. 9th, 2018
– Full Price: $150, payable at the door, cash, check or charge
– One Day only: $75, also payable at the door
Location: Ligmincha Texas, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, Texas
Financial hardship alone should not prevent a practitioner from attending teachings. Special payment plans are available. Please contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org

Heart Drops of the Dharmakaya
2018-09-22 10:15 - 2018-09-23 16:00 | TX
The nature of our own mind remains hidden behind clouds of thoughts and emotions until a master directly points out the source, the essence, the “heart drop.” This is the method of direct introduction to Dozgchen, the highest and most subtle path of medication in Bon.
The Heart Drops of Dharmakaya teachings were composed by Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen, a Tibetan master who upon his death in 1935, achieved the rainbow body, in which his physical body dissolved into light. Shardza Rinpoche was one of the most influential Bon Teachers of his time. His works are used as textbooks in may Tibetan monasteries.
In these teachings, practitioners learn a series of extraordinary practices that invoke direct perception of the nature of mind. Unlike methods that involve watching the breath or otherwise calming the thoughts, these practices rely on body postures, sounding of Tibetan syllables, and simple visualizations to draw one quickly to an experience of one’s essence.

Heart Drops of the Dharmakaya
2018-09-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Yoga Haven, 2507 Market St, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States

Creating a Sacred Space
2018-08-25 10:00 - 17:00 | Yoga Haven, 2507 Market St, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States
Learn traditional supports to creating sacred space: setting up an
altar, making offerings, and drumming.
