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SUMMARY:Indestructible: The Longevity Practice of Lama Tséwang Rigdzin Part 2
DESCRIPTION:Indestructible: The Longevity Practice of Lama Tséwang Rigdzin Part 2\nwith Geshe Denma Gyaltsen\nApril 13-14\, 2024\nIn the Yungdrung Bön. there are many longevity practices. This practice is the most well-known. Tséwang Rigdzin is the son of Drenpa Namkha\, born in the 8th century. Tséwang means “Power of Life” and Rigdzin is “the highest degree of knowledge and wisdom”. There are four kinds of Ridzin: 1) Fully Ripened; 2) Power over Longevity; 3) The Great Mudra; and 4) Spontaneously Accomplished. \nIn this weekend retreat\, Geshe Denma will teach The Power over Longevity section that includes visualization\, meaning\, and mantra\, and give transmission for this practice. This practice stands as a support for the practitioner to extend their life force\, develop their spiritual growth\, repair damage to their individual lifespan by removing obstacles\, and is a support for healing. \nThis text was discovered by Khöpo Lodro Tokme who was a famous 13th-century tertön (discovery master). During one of his spontaneous visions\, Khandro Tukjé Kundrol appeared to him and imparted the transmission for the root text of the Tséwang Jarima which he subsequently transmitted to his own disciples. \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.  Other languages may be added. \nWritten translations will be available in Spanish\, 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/indestructible-the-longevity-practice-of-lama-tsewang-rigdzin-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;TZID=America/Chicago:20240601T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240602T153000
DTSTAMP:20260416T205923
CREATED:20240515T030352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240722T185907Z
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SUMMARY:Six Tibetan Yoga Foundational Movements
DESCRIPTION:The Six Tibetan Yoga Foundational Movements\nfrom the Dzögchen\nOral Transmission of Zhang Zhung\nwith Alejandro Chaoul\nJune 1-2\, 2024\nTibetan Yoga (Trul khor) from the Dzögchen/Great Completeness Zhang Zhung Oral Transmission has passed on from teacher to disciple since the 8th century until today. Through this Tibetan Yoga (Trul khor\, magical movements) practices one can clear obstacles of body\, energy\, and mind\, to enhance one’s meditation and connect to one’s natural state of mind.\nThis weekend retreat/workshop will include meditation\, breathing\, and movement practices that help clear obstacles (geg sel)\, enhance your meditation (bog don)\, and learn ways to incorporate them into your daily life.  We will practice six magical movements that include a foundational movement from the root text\, followed by the five magical movements from Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen’s commentary in the 19th-20th century. Some of the benefits mentioned are\, “Awareness is lucid and the flow of each of the distinctive breaths is freed.” \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 and Russian.  Other languages may be added. \nWritten translations will be available in Spanish\, 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 \nFounding Director – Jung Center’s Mind Body Spirit Institute\nAdjunct Faculty – Integrative Medicine Program Department of Palliative\, Rehabilitation & Integrative Medicine MD Anderson Cancer Center\nAdjunct Faculty – McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics McGovern Medical School\, UT Health\nInstructor – Rice University Glasscock School of Continuing Studies\, aster of Liberal Studies program\nInstructor – University of Maryland\, Baltimore\, Masters in Integrative Medicine \nDr. Chaoul is the Huffington Foundation Endowed Director of the Mind Body Spirit Institute at the Jung Center of Houston\, bringing a new approach for helping healthcare professionals flourish by reducing stress and burnout\, and improving health\, resilience and nourish the human spirit. \nHe holds a PhD in Tibetan religions from Rice University\, and has studied in the Tibetan tradition since 1989\, and for almost 30 years with Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak and Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche\, completing the 7-year training at Ligmincha Institute in 2000\, and also training in Triten Norbutse monastery in Nepal and Menri monastery in India. \nAlejandro is a Senior Teacher of The 3 Doors\, an international organization founded by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche with the goal of transforming lives through meditation\, and since 1995\, he has been teaching meditation classes and Tibetan Yoga (Tsa Lung & Trul Khor) workshops nationally and internationally under the auspices of Ligmincha International. \nIn 1999 he began teaching these techniques at the Integrative Medicine Program of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston\, TX\, where he holds an adjunct faculty position and for the last twenty years has conducted research on the effect of these practices in people with cancer and their caregivers. He is also an adjunct faculty member at The University of Texas’ McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics\, where he teaches medical students in the areas of spirituality\, complementary and integrative medicine\, and end-of-life care. In addition he is an Instructor at Rice University’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies Master of Liberal Studies program and an at The University of Maryland\, Baltimore\, Masters in Integrative Medicine. \nIn addition\, he is an advisor to The Rothko Chapel and past board member of The Boniuk Center for Religious Tolerance at Rice University\, and founding member of Compassionate Houston. His research and publications focus on mind-body practices in integrative care\, examining how these practices can reduce chronic stress\, anxiety and sleep disorders and improve quality of life. He is the author of Chod Practice in the Bon Tradition (SnowLion\, 2009)\, Tibetan Yoga for Health and Wellbeing (Hay House\, 2018)\, and Tibetan Yoga: Magical Movements of Body\, Breath & Mind (Wisdom Publications\, 2021). He has published in the area of religion and medicine\, medical anthropology and the interface of spirituality and healing. Dr. Chaoul has been recognized as a Fellow at the Mind & Life Institute.
URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/six-tibetan-yoga-foundational-movements/
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:20240810T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240811T153000
DTSTAMP:20260416T205923
CREATED:20240722T181247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241122T222220Z
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SUMMARY:Dru Gyalwa Yungdrung Part 1
DESCRIPTION:Experiential Transmission of Dru Gyalwa Yungdrung:\nThe Ancillary Instruction of the Boundless View\,\nPart 1 – Ngondro\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. \nPart 1: The 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: \n\nOpening the heart with guru yoga\nContemplating impermanence\nAdmitting misdeeds\n\nThe second set purifies the practitioner through three common or ordinary practices: \n\nDeveloping bodhicitta\nGoing for refuge and performing prostrations\nOffering the mandala\n\nThe third set perfects the practitioner through three profound or extraordinary practices: \n\nPurification through mantra\nOffering the illusory body as a tsok (offering ritual)\nRequest for blessings\n\nGeshe Denma will offer transmission for this series of teachings at the end of Part 3. \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-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:20240928T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240929T153000
DTSTAMP:20260416T205923
CREATED:20240722T181503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241122T222202Z
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SUMMARY:Dru Gyalwa Yungdrung Part 2
DESCRIPTION:Experiential Transmission of Dru Gyalwa Yungdrung:\nThe Ancillary Instruction of the Boundless View\,\nPart 2 – Introduction to the Nature of Mind\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. \nPart 2: 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 Part 2 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. \nGeshe Denma will offer transmission for this series of teachings at the end of Part 3. \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-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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241026T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241027T153000
DTSTAMP:20260416T205923
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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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241124T153000
DTSTAMP:20260416T205923
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LAST-MODIFIED:20241201T033447Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241214T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241214T153000
DTSTAMP:20260416T205923
CREATED:20241122T221217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250119T200732Z
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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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