Ligmincha Texas

Du Tri Su Training Program
2025-03-12 - 2025-03-16 | Serenity Ridge Retreat Center, 560 Drumheller Ln, Shipman, VA, 22971, United States
Du Tri Su Training Program
From 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
The 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.
This 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.
Overview
This 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.
Translation into Spanish: Live simultaneous translation into Spanish will be available for all sessions.
Participants Will Learn

The meaning and purpose of this powerful ritual
The preparation for the DU TRI SU ritual making the required tormas (offerings)
The core prayers and their meaning
How to play the Tibetan ritual instruments used in this ritual
How to conduct the ritual and learn the melodies of each ritual section

Register and get more information at:
https://ligmincha.org/centers-usa-serenityridge/

Geshe 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.
Geshe 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.
When 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.
Geshe 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.

Awakening the Luminous Mind
2025-03-28 19:00 - 2025-03-30 15:30 (America/Chicago) | The Jung Center Houston, 5200 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX, 77006, United States
AWAKENING THE LUMINOUS MIND
The Five-Fold Teaching of Dawa Gyaltsen
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Jung Center
Recognizing 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.”
Founder 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.
This program is being offered both IN-PERSON and ONLINE. Please select how you plan to attend when registering.
Register at the Jung Center with the link below:
https://junghouston.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/junghouston/eventList.jsp?anotherEvent=&categoryIds=2&topicId=194&eventName=Awakening%20the%20Luminous%20Mind
Recordings will be distributed to registered participants only, and will not be available for individual purchase.
All times are CT. Please contact onlinelearning@junghouston.org with any questions.
Please register early.

AUCTIONS
There is a silent auction, which is live and can be bid on here:
https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/ligmincha-texas-incs-2025-silent-auction
There will be a Live Auction on Saturday. See the following link to preview items:
https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/ligmincha-texas-incs-live-auction
If 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.

21 Manifestations of Sherab Chamma
2025-04-19 10:00 - 2025-04-20 15:30 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
21 Manifestations of Sherab Chamma
Geshe Denma Gyaltsen
April 19-20, 2025

Sherab 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.
This 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.
In 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 comprise one of the most important tantric cycles of Bön.
In 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.

Schedule – Saturday and Sunday CST

Session 1
10:00-11:15 am

Break
11:15-11:30 am

Session 2
11:30-12:30 pm

Meal Break
12:30-2:00 pm

Session 3
2:00-3:30 pm

Retreat teachings and practices will be taught in English.
Live translation will be available in Spanish and Russian.
Written translations will be available in Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian.

REGISTRATION:
Complete 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.
There is early bird pricing available until noon the Saturday before the retreat.
Financial 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.
We 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.

Geshe 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.
Geshe 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.
When 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.
Geshe 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.

21 Manifestations of Sherab Chamma Practice Retreat
2025-05-03 10:00 - 12:30 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
21 Manifestations of Sherab Chamma
Practice Retreat & Q&A
Geshe Denma Gyaltsen
May 3, 2025

Sherab 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.
This 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.
In 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 comprise one of the most important tantric cycles of Bön.
In 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.

Schedule – Saturday and Sunday CST

Session 1
10:00-11:15 am

Break
11:15-11:30 am

Session 2
11:30-12:30 pm

Retreat teachings and practices will be taught in English.
Live translation will be available in Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian.
Written translations will be available in Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian.

REGISTRATION:
Complete 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.
There is early bird pricing available until noon the Saturday before the retreat.
Financial 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.
We 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.

Geshe 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.
Geshe 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.
When 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.
Geshe 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.

The Practice of the Path, Guidance on the Stages of Meditation on Clear Light
2025-06-07 10:00 - 2025-06-08 15:30 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
The Practice of the Path, Guidance on the Stages of Meditation on Clear Light
Menri Shedrup Khenpo Geshe Nyima Dhondup Rinpoche
Abbott of Menri Monastery Dialectic School
June 7-8, 2025
The 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.
In adulthood, he is said to have declared about himself:
“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.”
It 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.
He 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.
Dzögchen, 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.
The 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.
Khenpo Nyima Dondrup Rinpoche will teach us from this text on The Stages of Meditation on Clear Light.
In 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.

Schedule – Saturday and Sunday CDT

Session 1
10:00-11:15 am

Break
11:15-11:30 am

Session 2
11:30-12:30 pm

Meal Break
12:30-2:00 pm

Session 3
2:00-3:30 pm

Retreat teachings and practices will be taught in English.
Live translation will be available in Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian.
Written translations will be available in Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian.

REGISTRATION:
Complete 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.
There is early bird pricing available until noon the Saturday before the retreat.
Financial 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.
We 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.

Biography of Menri Shedrup Khenpo Geshe Nyima Dhondup Rinpoche
Menri 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.
Menri 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.

Prayers in Honor of H.E. Yongdzin Rinpoche
2025-06-27 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-07-04 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-07-11 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-07-18 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-07-25 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-08-01 18:30 - 19:30 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
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.
In person and online via Zoom.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/glilaQKSQDWaGmrH7Krr4A
We 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.
He encourages everyone to recite prayers by themselves during his absence.
Upon 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.
Thank you. 🙏🏼

Ma Gyud: The Bön Mother Tantra Part 1
2025-08-09 10:00 - 2025-08-10 15:30 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
The Ma Gyud: Teaching of the Bön Mother Tantra Part 1
Geshe Denma Gyaltsen
August 9-10, 2025
The 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.
There 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.
The 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.
The 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.
The 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.
This 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.
Many 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.
The Father Tantra includes the practices of the 5 yidam meditation deities.

Walse represents aspect of the Body
Lhagod represents aspect of Speech
Tsochok represents aspect of Mind
Gekhod represents aspect of Quality
Phurpa represents aspect of Action

The 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.
There are three parts in practicing the self kyering:

Preparing ourselves as practitioners with a clear mind.
Clearly visualizing the yidam.
Merging ourselves with the yidam and becoming inseparable with the yidam. Sit with this as long as we can.

The Mother Tantra practice includes six special internal practices
(Dzogrim):

Tummo
Dream Yoga
Chöd
Phowa
Sleep Yoga
Bardo

Part 1 of the Ma Gyud Bön Mother Tantra Retreat teaching will focus on:

The explanation of sadhana
The three visualizations and meaning of lama, yidam, and khandro
Learning the mudras of the Mother Tantra sadhana

Schedule – Saturday and Sunday CST

Session 1
10:00-11:15 am

Break
11:15-11:30 am

Session 2
11:30-12:30 pm

Meal Break
12:30-2:00 pm

Session 3
2:00-3:30 pm

Retreat teachings and practices will be taught in English.
Live translation will be available in Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian.
Written translations will be available in Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian.

REGISTRATION:
Complete 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.
There is early bird pricing available until noon the Saturday before the retreat.
Financial 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.
We 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.

Geshe 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.
Geshe 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.
When 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.
Geshe 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.
