Awakening the Heart of Service: A Meditation Retreat with the Five Warrior Syllables with Special Guest Teacher Marcy Vaughn
2022-11-05 10:00 - 2022-11-06 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom, United States
Awakening the Heart of Service: A
Meditation Retreat with the Five Warrior
Syllables
with Marcy Vaughn
November 5-6, 2022
The five Warrior Syllable practice describes a clear path from openness to
action. Please join Marcy in a meditation retreat to explore our inherent
capacity to transform confusion into wisdom and to awaken the inspiration
to bring benefit to oneself and to others through our actions.
“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

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IMPORTANT: After payment is completed, you will be brought back to the Ligmincha Texas website. This may take 10-40 seconds.
IMPORTANT: If you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website after 1 minute, go to the bottom of the page and click where it says “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.”
IMPORTANT: If, you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website and clicking “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.” does not work, email us at info@ligminchatexas.org. Do not wait until the day of the retreat.
After returning to Ligmincha Texas website, you will 1) get the link to the Retreat Handouts & Recordings (SAVE THE LINK), and 2) get the Zoom Registration Link. You must follow the Zoom Registration Link and fill out the form to register. After you are registered with Zoom, a confirmation email will be sent to you by Zoom that includes your personal link to join the retreat.
Download the free Zoom app in advance of the retreat by going to https://zoom.us/download
Retreat teachings and practices will be taught in English.
Live translation will be available in Spanish, and Portuguese.
Written translations will be available in Spanish, Portuguese, and German.
All recordings will be made available to registered participants.
ZOOM REGISTRATION:
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125. There is also an option to enter a greater or lesser amount. Financial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending teachings. If your situation warrants it, please pay any amount you can comfortably afford by typing that in the box that says “Other Amount”.
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For questions or more information, contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org
Joyful Practice of Ancient Bön Teachings for Living Well

Marcy Vaughn has been a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism for more than forty- five years and is a senior student of Bon Buddhist master Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. Marcy was in the first graduating class of the master’s program in contemplative psychotherapy at Naropa University and is currently a therapist in private practice in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. She works in close collaboration with Tenzin Rinpoche and has edited his books Tibetan Sound Healing, Awakening the Sacred Body, Awakening the Luminous Mind, and Spontaneous Creativity. She is a teacher for both Ligmincha Institute and a senior teacher for The 3 Doors, where she designed and teaches the Compassion Project with her husband, Gabriel Rocco. Marcy is the main practice leader for retreats by Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche at Serenity Ridge in Virginia.

Yangtse Longchen Dzög Chen Part 2 with Geshe Denma Gyaltsen
2022-12-10 10:00 - 2022-12-11 15:00 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
Yangtse Longchen Dzög Chen
The Highest Peak and Vast Expanse of the Great Perfection
Part 2
Yangtse Longchen Dzög Chen is The Highest Peak and Vast Expanse of the Great Perfection. This teaching is a summary of the main portions of Dragpa Korsum, which is one of the four auxiliary sources of information about Dzögchen. Dzögchen Dragpa Korsum is the source of the lineage of Shenlha Odkar. He appears in the form of the Dzogku, the Body of the Perfected Qualities, also called Sambhogakaya of the Three Realms (god, human, and naga).

The author of this text is Lishu Tagring, shown in the image above. Lishu Tagring had a miracle birth as a female named Takza Liwer. She was a good practitioner and at age 360 years she had a gender change to become a male and was named Lishu Tagring. Lishu Tagring was king for 82 years and then married his consort, Choza Bonmo at age 1,200 years. When he was 2,300 years old, he went to Shel Gyi Brag Kar Tse Zong known as the Summit Castle of the White Crystal Cliff and composed this Dzögchen teaching in this place. This is a very unique teaching which is not often made public.
Geshe Denma will explain the story of Lishu Tagring and instruct us in the Dzögchen teaching. Because of the complexity of this teaching, it will be offered in a 3-part series.
The Four Main Texts and Sources for Dzögchen are:

Zhang Zyung Nyen Gyud
Atri or Gabpa Gukhor
Yetri Thasel
Dragpa Korsum

Complete payment through PayPal by clicking the Register button below.
IMPORTANT: After payment is completed, you will be brought back to the Ligmincha Texas website. This may take 10-40 seconds.
IMPORTANT: If you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website after 1 minute, go to the bottom of the page and click where it says “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.”
IMPORTANT: If, you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website and clicking “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.” does not work, email us at info@ligminchatexas.org. Do not wait until the day of the retreat.
After returning to Ligmincha Texas website, you will 1) get the link to the Retreat Handouts & Recordings (SAVE THE LINK), and 2) get the Zoom Registration Link. You must follow the Zoom Registration Link and fill out the form to register. After you are registered with Zoom, a confirmation email will be sent to you by Zoom that includes your personal link to join the retreat.
Download the free Zoom app in advance of the retreat by going to https://zoom.us/download
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, Russian, and German.
All recordings will be made available to registered participants.
ZOOM REGISTRATION:
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125. There is also an option to enter a greater or lesser amount. Financial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending teachings. If your situation warrants it, please pay any amount you can comfortably afford by typing that in the box that says “Other Amount”.
Zoom Registration Register
IN PERSON ON SITE REGISTRATION:
In Person Attendance Information and Requirements

Seating distance is greater than normal, but not 6 feet. There will be room for approximately 13 people in the gompa.
Ligmincha Texas provides air purification – one large air purifier in the meditation room and one in the office area.
Attendees must be vaccinated.
Attendees must test negative within 24 hours of teaching.
Attendees must feel well, with no symptoms.
Attendees may masks as desired. Masks are supplied at the door.
Use of hand sanitizer is encouraged and provided by the center.
BYO food & drinks. Bottled water is provided at the center.
Handouts will not be provided on site. You must print out the handouts before hand from the link to the Google Drive folder that will be provided after successful registration, and bring your handouts with you.

Ligmincha Texas, Inc. is making reasonable efforts to prevent the spread of disease and is following CDC guidelines. Attendee understands that the infection rate for COVID continues to fluctuate and that these policies may change to better reflect CDC guidelines in regard to the prevention of contracting Covid-19. Attendee agrees to abide by whatever Ligmincha Texas guidelines are at this retreat. By registering below, the attendee agrees to waive right to bring any claims, including claims of negligence, against Ligmincha Texas, Inc. related to exposure and/or infection by the COVID virus.
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125.
In Person Registration $75 Register
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In Person Registration $125 Register
For questions or more information, contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org
Joyful Practice of Ancient Bön Teachings for Living Well

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.

Yangtse Longchen Dzög Chen Part 3 with Geshe Denma Gyaltsen
2023-01-21 10:00 - 2023-01-22 15:00 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
Yangtse Longchen Dzög Chen
The Highest Peak and Vast Expanse of the Great Perfection
Part 3
Our resident lama, Geshe Denma Gyaltsen teaches the final segment of Yangtse Longchen Dzögchen: The Highest Peak and Great Expanse of the Great Perfection series on January 21-22, 2023.
All are welcome to attend, listen, learn, and practice together.
Geshe la will give transmission at the end of retreat. It is not necessary to have attended Part 1 and 2, however, review of the recorded teachings is recommended.
Yangtse Longchen Dzög Chen is The Highest Peak and Vast Expanse of the Great Perfection. This teaching is a summary of the main portions of Dragpa Korsum, which is one of the four auxiliary sources of information about Dzögchen. Dzögchen Dragpa Korsum is the source of the lineage of Shenlha Odkar. He appears in the form of the Dzogku, the Body of the Perfected Qualities, also called Sambhogakaya of the Three Realms (god, human, and naga).

The author of this text is Lishu Tagring, shown in the image above. Lishu Tagring had a miracle birth as a female named Takza Liwer. She was a good practitioner and at age 360 years she had a gender change to become a male and was named Lishu Tagring. Lishu Tagring was king for 82 years and then married his consort, Choza Bonmo at age 1,200 years. When he was 2,300 years old, he went to Shel Gyi Brag Kar Tse Zong known as the Summit Castle of the White Crystal Cliff and composed this Dzögchen teaching in this place. This is a very unique teaching which is not often made public.
Geshe Denma will explain the story of Lishu Tagring and instruct us in the Dzögchen teaching. Because of the complexity of this teaching, it will be offered in a 3-part series.
The Four Main Texts and Sources for Dzögchen are:

Zhang Zyung Nyen Gyud
Atri or Gabpa Gukhor
Yetri Thasel
Dragpa Korsum

Complete payment through PayPal by clicking the Register button below.
IMPORTANT: After payment is completed, you will be brought back to the Ligmincha Texas website. This may take 10-40 seconds.
IMPORTANT: If you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website after 1 minute, go to the bottom of the page and click where it says “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.”
IMPORTANT: If, you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website and clicking “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.” does not work, email us at info@ligminchatexas.org. Do not wait until the day of the retreat.
After returning to Ligmincha Texas website, you will 1) get the link to the Retreat Handouts & Recordings (SAVE THE LINK), and 2) get the Zoom Registration Link. You must follow the Zoom Registration Link and fill out the form to register. After you are registered with Zoom, a confirmation email will be sent to you by Zoom that includes your personal link to join the retreat.
Download the free Zoom app in advance of the retreat by going to https://zoom.us/download
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, Russian, and German.
All recordings will be made available to registered participants.
ZOOM REGISTRATION:
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125. There is also an option to enter a greater or lesser amount. Financial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending teachings. If your situation warrants it, please pay any amount you can comfortably afford by typing that in the box that says “Other Amount”.
Zoom Registration Register
IN PERSON ON SITE REGISTRATION:
In Person Attendance Information and Requirements

Seating distance is greater than normal, but not 6 feet. There will be room for approximately 13 people in the gompa.
Ligmincha Texas provides air purification – one large air purifier in the meditation room and one in the office area.
Attendees must be vaccinated.
Attendees must test negative within 24 hours of teaching.
Attendees must feel well, with no symptoms.
Attendees may masks as desired. Masks are supplied at the door.
Use of hand sanitizer is encouraged and provided by the center.
BYO food & drinks. Bottled water is provided at the center.
Handouts will not be provided on site. You must print out the handouts before hand from the link to the Google Drive folder that will be provided after successful registration, and bring your handouts with you.

Ligmincha Texas, Inc. is making reasonable efforts to prevent the spread of disease and is following CDC guidelines. Attendee understands that the infection rate for COVID continues to fluctuate and that these policies may change to better reflect CDC guidelines in regard to the prevention of contracting Covid-19. Attendee agrees to abide by whatever Ligmincha Texas guidelines are at this retreat. By registering below, the attendee agrees to waive right to bring any claims, including claims of negligence, against Ligmincha Texas, Inc. related to exposure and/or infection by the COVID virus.
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125.
In Person Registration $75 Register
In Person Registration $100 Register
In Person Registration $125 Register
For questions or more information, contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org
Joyful Practice of Ancient Bön Teachings for Living Well

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.

Tibetan Dream Yoga: Awake While Dreaming with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche! - Friday Talk
2023-02-10 19:00 - 21:00 | The Jung Center Houston, 5200 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX, 77006, United States
How do we make distinctions between dreaming, deep sleep, and being awake? Is there a way to experience the differences – and similarities – between these three states? Explore your dreams in this weekend retreat with Tibetan Bön Master and founder of Ligmincha Texas and Ligmincha International, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche!

The Jung Center’s Executive Director, Sean Fitzpatrick, will join Rinpoche for a Friday evening talk and conversation about dreaming from both the Tibetan and Jungian perspectives.

Then, retreat into practice and teaching with Rinpoche for the weekend, and invite an experience of the thread connecting our sleeping, dreaming, and waking consciousnesses. All are forms of awareness that can be experienced as a continuum – and can also manifest as a constant awareness called the “natural state.” Rinpoche will focus on dream practice, explaining the underlying concepts and teaching methods of inviting the experience of the natural state.

Join The Jung Center and our friends at Ligmincha Texas as we discover how connecting to our unchanging selves in the midst of these alternating states can open the way to profound transformations of our minds, hearts, and lives. All are welcome!

There is a separate registration for in-person and Zoom participation. A separate registration link is also available for the Friday night session only. The Full weekend registration includes the Friday night event.

For in-person attendees, Rinpoche’s newest revised and updated version of his book, Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep will be available to purchase and for a book signing following the Friday evening talk.

Live audio translations (Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian) will be available.

Please register through the Jung center at the links below.
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Tibetan Dream Yoga: Awake While Dreaming with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche!
2023-02-11 10:00 - 2023-02-12 17:00 | The Jung Center Houston, 5200 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX, 77006, United States

Yangtse Longchen Dzög Chen Part 4 with Geshe Denma Gyaltsen
2023-03-04 10:00 - 2023-03-05 15:30 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
Yangtse Longchen Dzög Chen
The Highest Peak and Vast Expanse of the Great Perfection
Part 4
Our resident lama, Geshe Denma Gyaltsen teaches Part 4 of Yangtse Longchen Dzögchen: The Highest Peak and Great Expanse of the Great Perfection series on March 4-5, 2023. IN PERSON at our center and ONLINE via ZOOM.
We have completed the preliminary practices in Part 1, 2, and 3. In Part 4, Geshe Denma will interpret and instruct us in the Dzögchen portion of the text. Geshe Denma will give transmission at the end of the retreat.
It is not necessary to have attended Parts 1, 2, and 3. All are welcome to attend, listen, learn, and practice together.
Yangtse Longchen Dzög Chen is The Highest Peak and Vast Expanse of the Great Perfection. This teaching is a summary of the main portions of Dragpa Korsum, which is one of the four auxiliary sources of information about Dzögchen. Dzögchen Dragpa Korsum is the source of the lineage of Shenlha Odkar. He appears in the form of the Dzogku, the Body of the Perfected Qualities, also called Sambhogakaya of the Three Realms (god, human, and naga).
Live translation is available in Spanish, Portuguese and Russian. Retreat will be recorded.

The author of this text is Lishu Tagring, shown in the image above. Lishu Tagring had a miracle birth as a female named Takza Liwer. She was a good practitioner and at age 360 years she had a gender change to become a male and was named Lishu Tagring. Lishu Tagring was king for 82 years and then married his consort, Choza Bonmo at age 1,200 years. When he was 2,300 years old, he went to Shel Gyi Brag Kar Tse Zong known as the Summit Castle of the White Crystal Cliff and composed this Dzögchen teaching in this place. This is a very unique teaching which is not often made public.
We have completed the preliminary practices as the foundation in Parts 1-3. This teaching introduces the main Dzögchen practice. Geshe Denma will give transmission for Part 4 at the end of the retreat. The transmission will not be recorded.
The Four Main Texts and Sources for Dzögchen are:

Zhang Zyung Nyen Gyud
Atri or Gabpa Gukhor
Yetri Thasel
Dragpa Korsum

Complete payment through PayPal by clicking the Register button below.
IMPORTANT: After payment is completed, you will be brought back to the Ligmincha Texas website. This may take 10-40 seconds.
IMPORTANT: If you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website after 1 minute, go to the bottom of the page and click where it says “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.”
IMPORTANT: If, you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website and clicking “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.” does not work, email us at info@ligminchatexas.org. Do not wait until the day of the retreat.
After returning to Ligmincha Texas website, you will 1) get the link to the Retreat Handouts & Recordings (SAVE THE LINK), and 2) get the Zoom Registration Link. You must follow the Zoom Registration Link and fill out the form to register. After you are registered with Zoom, a confirmation email will be sent to you by Zoom that includes your personal link to join the retreat.
Download the free Zoom app in advance of the retreat by going to https://zoom.us/download
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, Russian, and German.
All recordings will be made available to registered participants.
ZOOM REGISTRATION:
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125. There is also an option to enter a greater or lesser amount. Financial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending teachings. If your situation warrants it, please pay any amount you can comfortably afford by typing that in the box that says “Other Amount”.
Zoom Registration Register
IN PERSON ON SITE REGISTRATION:
In Person Attendance Information and Requirements

Seating distance is greater than normal, but not 6 feet. There will be room for approximately 13 people in the gompa.
Ligmincha Texas provides air purification – one large air purifier in the meditation room and one in the office area.
Attendees must be vaccinated.
Attendees must test negative within 24 hours of teaching.
Attendees must feel well, with no symptoms.
Attendees may masks as desired. Masks are supplied at the door.
Use of hand sanitizer is encouraged and provided by the center.
BYO food & drinks. Bottled water is provided at the center.
Handouts will not be provided on site. You must print out the handouts before hand from the link to the Google Drive folder that will be provided after successful registration, and bring your handouts with you.

Ligmincha Texas, Inc. is making reasonable efforts to prevent the spread of disease and is following CDC guidelines. Attendee understands that the infection rate for COVID continues to fluctuate and that these policies may change to better reflect CDC guidelines in regard to the prevention of contracting Covid-19. Attendee agrees to abide by whatever Ligmincha Texas guidelines are at this retreat. By registering below, the attendee agrees to waive right to bring any claims, including claims of negligence, against Ligmincha Texas, Inc. related to exposure and/or infection by the COVID virus.
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125.
In Person Registration $75 Register
In Person Registration $100 Register
In Person Registration $125 Register
For questions or more information, contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org
Joyful Practice of Ancient Bön Teachings for Living Well

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.

Walking The Path Of Bön with Ani Sherab Wangmo
2023-04-21 16:30 - 2023-04-23 17:30 | Zoom, United States
WALKING THE PATH OF BÖN:
Fundamental Concepts for all Bön Practitioners
ANI SHERAB WANGMO

Walking the Path of the Yungdrung Bön Tradition for Western students has different meanings for each one of us. As practitioners of this Tradition, we listen to a Teaching with undivided attention, then reflect on it, and, to be able to reach its meaning, we practice it. In the West we have had many very precious teachings, but there is a tendency to store them in our intellectual library without going through the other two fundamental steps; then, the information remains fragmented.
To be able to walk the Path, there is a map and we need to know the map to recognize the territory. This course is for all practitioners at all levels because the map is the same, although its interpretation will be according to spiritual experience. As you well know, this Tradition is an Ocean of Wisdom, and as we walk the Path, we learn that there is more and more depth to this Ocean. Therefore, this course is useful to be able to associate more of what we have heard before in the Teachings and will be hearing over and over again; for beginners, it is a good introduction to the scope of fundamental concepts a practitioner of Bön has to have. There are many maps; this is only one of them.
Friday, April 21st:
4:30pm-6:00 pm CDT
Saturday & Sunday, April 22nd -23d:
9:30-10:45 Session 1
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-12:15 Session 2
12:15-1:45 Break for Lunch
1:45-03:15 Session 3
3:15-3:30 Break
3:30-5:30 Session 4

Complete payment through PayPal by clicking the Register button below.
IMPORTANT: After payment is completed, you will be brought back to the Ligmincha Texas website. This may take 10-40 seconds.
IMPORTANT: If you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website after 1 minute, go to the bottom of the page and click where it says “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.”
IMPORTANT: If, you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website and clicking “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.” does not work, email us at info@ligminchatexas.org. Do not wait until the day of the retreat.
After returning to Ligmincha Texas website, you will 1) get the link to the Retreat Handouts (SAVE THE LINK), and 2) get the Zoom Registration Links. You must follow the Zoom Registration Link and fill out the form to register. After you are registered with Zoom, confirmation emails will be sent to you by Zoom that includes your personal links to join the retreat. THERE ARE TWO ZOOM REGUSTRATION LINKS – YOU MUST REGISTER FOR BOTH.
Download the free Zoom app in advance of the retreat by going to https://zoom.us/download
Retreat teachings and practices will be taught in English. There will be NO TRANSLATIONS.
The retreat WILL NOT BE RECORDED.
ZOOM REGISTRATION:
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125. There is also an option to enter a greater or lesser amount. Financial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending teachings. If your situation warrants it, please pay any amount you can comfortably afford by typing that in the box that says “Other Amount”.
Zoom Registration Register
For questions or more information, contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org
Joyful Practice of Ancient Bön Teachings for Living Well

ANI SHERAB WANGMO is a nun from the Yungdrung Bön Tibetan Tradition, authorized instructor for the Lineage and practitioner for 29 years. Her name means “the nun initiated in Wisdom” and her Getsukma vows were granted by His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima, Abbot of the Menri monastery in India in 2007.
Before encountering the Yungdrung Bön Tradition of Tibet (in 1995), she followed a realized Vedantic master called Swami Chinmayananda for five years (1987-1992) till he passed away. She stayed six months in an ashram in the Himalayas to do meditation retreat and learn Sanskrit in 1989. She has also had several 6-month retreats in Triten Norbutse, Nepal, and Menri Monastery in India.
His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche is her Root Lama since 1999 and she has followed His teachings since. She has also received teachings from Khenpo Tenpa Yungdrung Rinpoche, Lama Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Khenpo Gelek Jimpa, Geshe Chapur and other Geshes. In 2005 she went on a one-month pilgrimage to sacred Zhang Zhung sites mainly in lake Dangra Yumtso, Namtso, Triten Norbutse and Yungdrung Ling Monasteries. One of the most important results of this pilgrimage was that she brought back relics and sacred offerings of the sacred sites, donations of Bonpo hermits, and relics from Triten Norbutse monastery in Tibet to be placed in the hearts of five different stupas: two in Dolpo, one in Torreón, Mexico, one in Valle de Bravo, Mexico and the last one in Shenten Dargye Ling in France.
Currently she lives in La Paz, Mexico, translates into Spanish many of the online teachings and coordinates one sangha there.

The Heartdrop of Jamma with Geshe Denma Gyaltsen
2023-06-03 10:00 - 2023-06-04 15:30 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
The Heartdrop of Jamma, The Loving Mother:
An Aural Transmission of the Khandro
with Geshe Denma Gyaltsen
This Heartdrop of Jamma, or Jamma Nying Tik, is classified as an aural transmission. This means that it was transmitted through hearing. In this case, the transmission was given by a manifestation of Jamma, Khandro Sherap Lo Pélma, to Sonam Lodro Rinpoche when she actually appeared before him.
Sonam Lodro Rinpoche was the 22nd Throne Holder of Tashi Menri Monastery in Tibet. He was prophesized to be an emanation of the great yogi Tonggyung Tükchen, who would work for the benefit of hundreds of thousands of beings. He was born in the Wood Dragon year of 1784 in Gyalrong, Tibet. From an early age, he learned reading, writing, rituals, and the sciences from his uncle. After that, he went to Tashi Menri Monastery for study and meditation. Relying upon both Yungdrung Wanggi Gyalpo and Sonam Phüntsok, he perfected his extensive studies of philosophy, science, monastic discipline, etc. From these two exalted ones, he also received all of the vows in the uninterrupted lineage of the Second Buddha, His Holiness 1st Menri Trizin Nyammé Sherap Gyaltsen Rinpoche. He kept all of his vows in a pure way and became a great leader for monastic discipline. During a pilgrimage to Gang Tise, also known as Mount Kailash, he spent time practicing and meditating and gained mastery over the four elements.
He was enthroned as the 22nd Menri Trizin in the Metal Horse year of 1810. From the beginning, he had an extraordinary presence. He assumed the food and clothing of a beggar and compassionately gave whatever he had for the benefit of others. He repaired temples and constructed new ones for the benefit of countless people. Many exalted lamas and noblemen respected him and considered him a pure object of refuge. As he traveled throughout Amdo, both Buddhist and Bönpo Geshes sought out his advice and instruction. At the time of his passing in 1835, many wondrous signs were observed including five kinds of rainbows in the sky.
The seven categories for “The Heartdrop of Jamma are: 1) generating the mind of enlightenment, 2) going for refuge, 3) admitting and purifying wrongdoing, 4) offering the mandala, 5) prayer of supplication, 6) inviting the deity, and 7) praising the enlightened state. If you recite from the beginning until the end, it is the same as reciting the Kangyur (canon of teachings of the buddha) one time. If you perform the yidam practice daily, you will attain buddhahood in this single lifetime with this body. Because this is the oral transmission of the Mother and the khandro, if you practice without hope, fear, or doubt, buddhahood is certain.
Geshe Denma will teach us the beautiful melodies from this teaching and offer transmission at the end of the retreat.

The source of this teaching and this description is from The Heartdrop of Jamma, the Loving Mother, that was translated and annotated by Raven Cypress Wood.
The book can be ordered through these links:

English (color)
English (black and white)
Spanish (color)
Spanish (black and white)
French (color)

Complete payment through PayPal by clicking the Register button below.
IMPORTANT: After payment is completed, you will be brought back to the Ligmincha Texas website. This may take 10-40 seconds.
IMPORTANT: If you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website after 1 minute, go to the bottom of the page and click where it says “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.”
IMPORTANT: If, you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website and clicking “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.” does not work, email us at info@ligminchatexas.org. Do not wait until the day of the retreat.
After returning to Ligmincha Texas website, you will 1) get the link to the Retreat Handouts & Recordings (SAVE THE LINK), and 2) get the Zoom Registration Link. You must follow the Zoom Registration Link and fill out the form to register. After you are registered with Zoom, a confirmation email will be sent to you from Zoom that includes your personal link to join the retreat. This does not come from Ligmincha Texas – it comes from Zoom.
Download the free Zoom app in advance of the retreat by going to https://zoom.us/download
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, Russian, and German.
All recordings will be made available to registered participants.
ZOOM REGISTRATION:
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125. There is also an option to enter a greater or lesser amount. Financial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending teachings. If your situation warrants it, please pay any amount you can comfortably afford by typing that in the box that says “Other Amount”.
Zoom Registration Register
IN PERSON ON SITE REGISTRATION:
The Ligmincha Texas Board and Officers encourage all participants to take healthy actions to protect themselves and others when in close proximity to one another and to accord welcome and courtesy to those whose choices differ from their own. Thanks to all for being mindful.
Ligmincha Texas, Inc. is making reasonable efforts to prevent the spread of disease and is following CDC guidelines. Attendee understands that the infection rate for COVID continues to fluctuate and that these policies may change to better reflect CDC guidelines in regard to the prevention of contracting Covid-19. Attendee agrees to abide by whatever Ligmincha Texas guidelines are at this retreat. By registering below, the attendee agrees to waive right to bring any claims, including claims of negligence, against Ligmincha Texas, Inc. related to exposure and/or infection by the COVID virus.
Handouts will not be provided on site. You must print out the handouts before hand from the link to the Google Drive folder that will be provided after successful registration, and bring your handouts with you.
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125.
In Person Registration $75 Register
In Person Registration $100 Register
In Person Registration $125 Register
For questions or more information, contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org
Joyful Practice of Ancient Bön Teachings for Living Well

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 Heartdrop of Jamma with Geshe Denma Gyaltsen Part 1
2023-06-03 10:00 - 2023-06-04 15:30 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
The Heartdrop of Jamma, The Loving Mother:
An Aural Transmission of the Khandro
Part 1
with Geshe Denma Gyaltsen
This Heartdrop of Jamma, or Jamma Nying Tik, is classified as an aural transmission. This means that it was transmitted through hearing. In this case, the transmission was given by a manifestation of Jamma, Khandro Sherap Lo Pélma, to Sonam Lodro Rinpoche when she actually appeared before him.
Sonam Lodro Rinpoche was the 22nd Throne Holder of Tashi Menri Monastery in Tibet. He was prophesized to be an emanation of the great yogi Tonggyung Tükchen, who would work for the benefit of hundreds of thousands of beings. He was born in the Wood Dragon year of 1784 in Gyalrong, Tibet. From an early age, he learned reading, writing, rituals, and the sciences from his uncle. After that, he went to Tashi Menri Monastery for study and meditation. Relying upon both Yungdrung Wanggi Gyalpo and Sonam Phüntsok, he perfected his extensive studies of philosophy, science, monastic discipline, etc. From these two exalted ones, he also received all of the vows in the uninterrupted lineage of the Second Buddha, His Holiness 1st Menri Trizin Nyammé Sherap Gyaltsen Rinpoche. He kept all of his vows in a pure way and became a great leader for monastic discipline. During a pilgrimage to Gang Tise, also known as Mount Kailash, he spent time practicing and meditating and gained mastery over the four elements.
He was enthroned as the 22nd Menri Trizin in the Metal Horse year of 1810. From the beginning, he had an extraordinary presence. He assumed the food and clothing of a beggar and compassionately gave whatever he had for the benefit of others. He repaired temples and constructed new ones for the benefit of countless people. Many exalted lamas and noblemen respected him and considered him a pure object of refuge. As he traveled throughout Amdo, both Buddhist and Bönpo Geshes sought out his advice and instruction. At the time of his passing in 1835, many wondrous signs were observed including five kinds of rainbows in the sky.
The seven categories for “The Heartdrop of Jamma are: 1) generating the mind of enlightenment, 2) going for refuge, 3) admitting and purifying wrongdoing, 4) offering the mandala, 5) prayer of supplication, 6) inviting the deity, and 7) praising the enlightened state. If you recite from the beginning until the end, it is the same as reciting the Kangyur (canon of teachings of the buddha) one time. If you perform the yidam practice daily, you will attain buddhahood in this single lifetime with this body. Because this is the oral transmission of the Mother and the khandro, if you practice without hope, fear, or doubt, buddhahood is certain.
Geshe Denma will teach us the beautiful melodies from this teaching and offer transmission at the end of the retreat.

The source of this teaching and this description is from The Heartdrop of Jamma, the Loving Mother, that was translated and annotated by Raven Cypress Wood.
The book can be ordered through these links:

English (color)
English (black and white)
Spanish (color)
Spanish (black and white)
French (color)

Schedule – Saturday and Sunday CDT
Session 1 10:00-11:15 am
Break 11:15-12:30 am
Session 2 11:30 am- 12:30 pm
Meal Break 12:30-2:00 pm
Session 3 2:00 -3:30 pm

Complete payment through PayPal by clicking the Register button below.
IMPORTANT: After payment is completed, you will be brought back to the Ligmincha Texas website. This may take 10-40 seconds.
IMPORTANT: If you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website after 1 minute, go to the bottom of the page and click where it says “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.”
IMPORTANT: If, you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website and clicking “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.” does not work, email us at info@ligminchatexas.org. Do not wait until the day of the retreat.
After returning to Ligmincha Texas website, you will 1) get the link to the Retreat Handouts & Recordings (SAVE THE LINK), and 2) get the Zoom Registration Link. You must follow the Zoom Registration Link and fill out the form to register. After you are registered with Zoom, a confirmation email will be sent to you from Zoom that includes your personal link to join the retreat. This does not come from Ligmincha Texas – it comes from Zoom.
Download the free Zoom app in advance of the retreat by going to https://zoom.us/download
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, Russian, and German.
All recordings will be made available to registered participants.
ZOOM REGISTRATION:
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125. There is also an option to enter a greater or lesser amount. Financial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending teachings. If your situation warrants it, please pay any amount you can comfortably afford by typing that in the box that says “Other Amount”.
Zoom Registration Register
IN PERSON ON SITE REGISTRATION:
The Ligmincha Texas Board and Officers encourage all participants to take healthy actions to protect themselves and others when in close proximity to one another and to accord welcome and courtesy to those whose choices differ from their own. Thanks to all for being mindful.
Ligmincha Texas, Inc. is making reasonable efforts to prevent the spread of disease and is following CDC guidelines. Attendee understands that the infection rate for COVID continues to fluctuate and that these policies may change to better reflect CDC guidelines in regard to the prevention of contracting Covid-19. Attendee agrees to abide by whatever Ligmincha Texas guidelines are at this retreat. By registering below, the attendee agrees to waive right to bring any claims, including claims of negligence, against Ligmincha Texas, Inc. related to exposure and/or infection by the COVID virus.
Handouts will not be provided on site. You must print out the handouts before hand from the link to the Google Drive folder that will be provided after successful registration, and bring your handouts with you.
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125.
In Person Registration $75 Register
In Person Registration $100 Register
In Person Registration $125 Register
For questions or more information, contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org
Joyful Practice of Ancient Bön Teachings for Living Well

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.

Enhancing Your Life-Force with Breath with Alejandro Chaoul
2023-07-22 10:00 - 2023-07-23 15:30 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
Enhancing Your Life-Force with Breath:
Bringing Rainbows into Your Life
with Alejandro Chaoul
July 22-23, 2023
Enhancing Your Life-force with Breath: Bringing Rainbows into Your Life
The ancient Tibetan Bön spiritual tradition is rooted in its connection to the five elements, and the wisdom breath that supports our life-force.
In this weekend, we will explore the life-force breath that can retrieve and reconnect us with the power of the five elements.
Alejandro will Instruct us in:

Securing a Boundary, a practice that helps us build an energetic support and trust more the boundless support of our inner space.
The Nine Breathings of Purification, to clear our anger, attachment and confusion and reconnect to the core space of our central channel.
The Life-force Tsa Lung practice and its connections to the retrieval of the elements into the space of our mind-heart.
How to stay connected to what we cultivate in these meditations into the space of our True Source of Healing—following Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche’s book.

Join us!

Schedule – Saturday and Sunday CDT
Session 1 10:00-11:15 am
Break 11:15-12:30 am
Session 2 11:30 am- 12:30 pm
Meal Break 12:30-2:00 pm
Session 3 2:00 -3:30 pm

Complete payment through PayPal by clicking the Register button below.
IMPORTANT: After payment is completed, you will be brought back to the Ligmincha Texas website. This may take 10-40 seconds.
IMPORTANT: If you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website after 1 minute, go to the bottom of the page and click where it says “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.”
IMPORTANT: If, you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website and clicking “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.” does not work, email us at info@ligminchatexas.org. Do not wait until the day of the retreat.
After returning to Ligmincha Texas website, you will 1) get the link to the Retreat Handouts & Recordings (SAVE THE LINK), and 2) get the Zoom Registration Link. You must follow the Zoom Registration Link and fill out the form to register. After you are registered with Zoom, a confirmation email will be sent to you from Zoom that includes your personal link to join the retreat. This does not come from Ligmincha Texas – it comes from Zoom.
Download the free Zoom app in advance of the retreat by going to https://zoom.us/download
Retreat teachings and practices will be taught in English.
Live translation will be available in Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, and Russian..
All recordings will be made available to registered participants.
ZOOM REGISTRATION:
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125. There is also an option to enter a greater or lesser amount. Financial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending teachings. If your situation warrants it, please pay any amount you can comfortably afford by typing that in the box that says “Other Amount”.
Zoom Registration Register
IN PERSON ON SITE REGISTRATION:
The Ligmincha Texas Board and Officers encourage all participants to take healthy actions to protect themselves and others when in close proximity to one another and to accord welcome and courtesy to those whose choices differ from their own. Thanks to all for being mindful.
Ligmincha Texas, Inc. is making reasonable efforts to prevent the spread of disease and is following CDC guidelines. Attendee understands that the infection rate for COVID continues to fluctuate and that these policies may change to better reflect CDC guidelines in regard to the prevention of contracting Covid-19. Attendee agrees to abide by whatever Ligmincha Texas guidelines are at this retreat. By registering below, the attendee agrees to waive right to bring any claims, including claims of negligence, against Ligmincha Texas, Inc. related to exposure and/or infection by the COVID virus.
Handouts will not be provided on site. You must print out the handouts before hand from the link to the Google Drive folder that will be provided after successful registration, and bring your handouts with you.
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125.
In Person Registration $75 Register
In Person Registration $100 Register
In Person Registration $125 Register
For questions or more information, contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org
Joyful Practice of Ancient Bön Teachings for Living Well

Founding Director – Jung Center’s Mind Body Spirit Institute
Adjunct Faculty – Integrative Medicine Program Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation & Integrative Medicine MD Anderson Cancer Center
Adjunct Faculty – McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics McGovern Medical School, UT Health
Instructor – Rice University Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, aster of Liberal Studies program
Instructor – University of Maryland, Baltimore, Masters in Integrative Medicine
Dr. 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.
He 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.
Alejandro 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.
In 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.
In 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.

The Heartdrop of Jamma with Geshe Denma Gyaltsen Part 2
2023-08-19 10:00 - 2023-08-20 15:30 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
The Heartdrop of Jamma, The Loving Mother:
An Aural Transmission of the Khandro
Part 2
with Geshe Denma Gyaltsen
This Heartdrop of Jamma, or Jamma Nying Tik, is classified as an aural transmission. This means that it was transmitted through hearing. In this case, the transmission was given by a manifestation of Jamma, Khandro Sherap Lo Pélma, to Sonam Lodro Rinpoche when she actually appeared before him.
Sonam Lodro Rinpoche was the 22nd Throne Holder of Tashi Menri Monastery in Tibet. He was prophesized to be an emanation of the great yogi Tonggyung Tükchen, who would work for the benefit of hundreds of thousands of beings. He was born in the Wood Dragon year of 1784 in Gyalrong, Tibet. From an early age, he learned reading, writing, rituals, and the sciences from his uncle. After that, he went to Tashi Menri Monastery for study and meditation. Relying upon both Yungdrung Wanggi Gyalpo and Sonam Phüntsok, he perfected his extensive studies of philosophy, science, monastic discipline, etc. From these two exalted ones, he also received all of the vows in the uninterrupted lineage of the Second Buddha, His Holiness 1st Menri Trizin Nyammé Sherap Gyaltsen Rinpoche. He kept all of his vows in a pure way and became a great leader for monastic discipline. During a pilgrimage to Gang Tise, also known as Mount Kailash, he spent time practicing and meditating and gained mastery over the four elements.
He was enthroned as the 22nd Menri Trizin in the Metal Horse year of 1810. From the beginning, he had an extraordinary presence. He assumed the food and clothing of a beggar and compassionately gave whatever he had for the benefit of others. He repaired temples and constructed new ones for the benefit of countless people. Many exalted lamas and noblemen respected him and considered him a pure object of refuge. As he traveled throughout Amdo, both Buddhist and Bönpo Geshes sought out his advice and instruction. At the time of his passing in 1835, many wondrous signs were observed including five kinds of rainbows in the sky.
The seven categories for “The Heartdrop of Jamma are: 1) generating the mind of enlightenment, 2) going for refuge, 3) admitting and purifying wrongdoing, 4) offering the mandala, 5) prayer of supplication, 6) inviting the deity, and 7) praising the enlightened state. If you recite from the beginning until the end, it is the same as reciting the Kangyur (canon of teachings of the buddha) one time. If you perform the yidam practice daily, you will attain buddhahood in this single lifetime with this body. Because this is the oral transmission of the Mother and the khandro, if you practice without hope, fear, or doubt, buddhahood is certain.
Geshe Denma will teach us the beautiful melodies from this teaching and offer transmission at the end of the retreat.

The source of this teaching and this description is from The Heartdrop of Jamma, the Loving Mother, that was translated and annotated by Raven Cypress Wood.
The book can be ordered through these links:

English (color)
English (black and white)
Spanish (color)
Spanish (black and white)
French (color)

Schedule – Saturday and Sunday CDT
Session 1 10:00-11:15 am
Break 11:15-12:30 am
Session 2 11:30 am- 12:30 pm
Meal Break 12:30-2:00 pm
Session 3 2:00 -3:30 pm

Complete payment through PayPal by clicking the Register button below.
IMPORTANT: After payment is completed, you will be brought back to the Ligmincha Texas website. This may take 10-40 seconds.
IMPORTANT: If you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website after 1 minute, go to the bottom of the page and click where it says “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.”
IMPORTANT: If, you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website and clicking “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.” does not work, email us at info@ligminchatexas.org. Do not wait until the day of the retreat.
After returning to Ligmincha Texas website, you will 1) get the link to the Retreat Handouts & Recordings (SAVE THE LINK), and 2) get the Zoom Registration Link. You must follow the Zoom Registration Link and fill out the form to register. After you are registered with Zoom, a confirmation email will be sent to you from Zoom that includes your personal link to join the retreat. This does not come from Ligmincha Texas – it comes from Zoom.
Download the free Zoom app in advance of the retreat by going to https://zoom.us/download
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, Russian, and German.
All recordings will be made available to registered participants.
ZOOM REGISTRATION:
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125. There is also an option to enter a greater or lesser amount. Financial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending teachings. If your situation warrants it, please pay any amount you can comfortably afford by typing that in the box that says “Other Amount”.
Zoom Registration Register
IN PERSON ON SITE REGISTRATION:
The Ligmincha Texas Board and Officers encourage all participants to take healthy actions to protect themselves and others when in close proximity to one another and to accord welcome and courtesy to those whose choices differ from their own. Thanks to all for being mindful.
Ligmincha Texas, Inc. is making reasonable efforts to prevent the spread of disease and is following CDC guidelines. Attendee understands that the infection rate for COVID continues to fluctuate and that these policies may change to better reflect CDC guidelines in regard to the prevention of contracting Covid-19. Attendee agrees to abide by whatever Ligmincha Texas guidelines are at this retreat. By registering below, the attendee agrees to waive right to bring any claims, including claims of negligence, against Ligmincha Texas, Inc. related to exposure and/or infection by the COVID virus.
Handouts will not be provided on site. You must print out the handouts before hand from the link to the Google Drive folder that will be provided after successful registration, and bring your handouts with you.
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125.
In Person Registration $75 Register
In Person Registration $100 Register
In Person Registration $125 Register
For questions or more information, contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org
Joyful Practice of Ancient Bön Teachings for Living Well

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 Two Essential Meditations of the Great Perfection, Dzogchen: Trekchö and Tögal
2023-10-07 10:00 - 2023-10-08 15:30 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
The Two Essential Meditations of the Great Perfection, Dzogchen: Trekchö and Tögal
Menri Shedrup Khenpo Geshe Nyima Dhondup Rinpoche
Abbott of Menri Monastery Dialectic School
October 7-8, 2023
With the practice of Dzögchen, it is not necessary to rely upon practicing eon after eon, because the kingdom of Küntu Zangpo can be seized in this single lifetime in this single, physical body. For this, there are two practices. The practice of trekchö and the practice of tögal.
The practice of trekchö, which means “cutting through,” “cutting through solidity” or “simultaneously cutting through solidity” is the practice of instant oneness. For example, a single knife can simultaneously cut a hundred blades of grass. Or, a hundred furrows can be leveled with a single rake. Or, a single slingshot can flush out a hundred birds. Therefore, having destroyed all 84,000 afflictive emotions with a single practice of Dzögchen’s clear light, the kingdom of Küntu Zangpo is seized through the rays of the practice of trekchö.
The practice of tögal means “leaping over,” “crossing over,” or “directly crossing over.” Having relied upon the four points of clear light, the Bön essence, which is beyond the workings of the conceptual mind, is experienced. From the very beginning, appearances of clear light are naked, and tögal is the experience of directly perceiving them as they arise with the door of the far-reaching water-lamp (the eye). In that way, in a single lifetime, the physical body can dissolve into the great transformation rainbow body.

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

Break
3:30-3:45 pm

Session 4
3:45-5:00 pm

Complete payment through PayPal by clicking the Register button below.
IMPORTANT: After payment is completed, you will be brought back to the Ligmincha Texas website. This may take 10-40 seconds.
IMPORTANT: If you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website after 1 minute, go to the bottom of the page and click where it says “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.”
IMPORTANT: If, you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website and clicking “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.” does not work, email us at info@ligminchatexas.org. Do not wait until the day of the retreat.
After returning to Ligmincha Texas website, you will 1) get the link to the Retreat Handouts & Recordings (SAVE THE LINK), and 2) get the Zoom Registration Link. You must follow the Zoom Registration Link and fill out the form to register. After you are registered with Zoom, a confirmation email will be sent to you from Zoom that includes your personal link to join the retreat. This does not come from Ligmincha Texas – it comes from Zoom.
Download the free Zoom app in advance of the retreat by going to https://zoom.us/download
Retreat teachings and practices will be taught in English.
Live translation will be available in Spanish and Russian. Other languages may be added.
Written translations will be available in Spanish, Russian, and German.
All recordings will be made available to registered participants.
ZOOM REGISTRATION:
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125. There is also an option to enter a greater or lesser amount. Financial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending teachings. If your situation warrants it, please pay any amount you can comfortably afford by typing that in the box that says “Other Amount”.
Zoom Registration Register
IN PERSON ON SITE REGISTRATION:
The Ligmincha Texas Board and Officers encourage all participants to take healthy actions to protect themselves and others when in close proximity to one another and to accord welcome and courtesy to those whose choices differ from their own. Thanks to all for being mindful.
Ligmincha Texas, Inc. is making reasonable efforts to prevent the spread of disease and is following CDC guidelines. Attendee understands that the infection rate for COVID continues to fluctuate and that these policies may change to better reflect CDC guidelines in regard to the prevention of contracting Covid-19. Attendee agrees to abide by whatever Ligmincha Texas guidelines are at this retreat. By registering below, the attendee agrees to waive right to bring any claims, including claims of negligence, against Ligmincha Texas, Inc. related to exposure and/or infection by the COVID virus.
Handouts will not be provided on site. You must print out the handouts before hand from the link to the Google Drive folder that will be provided after successful registration, and bring your handouts with you.
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125.
In Person Registration $75 Register
In Person Registration $100 Register
In Person Registration $125 Register
For questions or more information, contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org
Joyful Practice of Ancient Bön Teachings for Living Well

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.

Chöd: Cutting Our Bondage in Samsara
2023-11-11 10:00 - 2023-11-12 17:00 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
Chöd: Cutting our Bondage in Samsara
with Ani Sherab Wangmo
November 11-12, 2023
Chöd is a sacred offering done at night, and it is one of the Four Main Generosities we do during the day: Sang Chöd, Chütor, Sur Chöd, and Chöd.
This sacred offering has no material supports as the other ones, it relies only on your concentrated, clear visualization, and intention with the support of the instruments. Therefore, its effectiveness is based on your practice, on your grip on the damaru, on the text recitation, and on internalizing its meaning without distraction. If you are diligent, you will be able to master the pace and beats of the damaru, and later the sil nyen, but the most important part is your undivided visualization.
The text is from Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen Rinpoche and it is called The Laughter of the Sky-Dancers or KHADRO’I GE-GYANG.
During this brief retreat, practitioners will understand the great potential that this sacred practice of Chöd has for their daily lives as well as for the advancement of their most profound spiritual practice. Chöd means literally to CUT. Through this sacred visualized offering we CUT the deep root of the main poison that keeps us suffering in Samsara: Ignorance. This practice requires concentration, trust, discipline, and deep commitment. It is also a very joyful way to purify our attachment and cultivate generosity in the most profound way.
During this weekend of teaching, the practitioner will learn the basics of how the drum or damaru keeps the pace of Compassion during our recitation and visualization. We will have practice sessions after the text is explained and understood. Therefore, it is very useful that all practitioners bring a damaru. The sil nyen or flat bell will not be part of our practice till the practitioners handle the drum well.
If you do not own a damaru, please bring a medium round mirror with a handle so you can learn the way to handle one when you get it.

Schedule – Saturday and Sunday CST

Session 1
10:00 am – 11:15 am

Break
11:15 am – 11:30 am

Session 2
11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Meal Break
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Session 3
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Break
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm

Session 4
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm

Complete payment through PayPal by clicking the Register button below.
IMPORTANT: After payment is completed, you will be brought back to the Ligmincha Texas website. This may take 10-40 seconds.
IMPORTANT: If you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website after 1 minute, go to the bottom of the page and click where it says “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.”
IMPORTANT: If, you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website and clicking “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.” does not work, email us at info@ligminchatexas.org. Do not wait until the day of the retreat.
After returning to the Ligmincha Texas website, you will 1) get the link to the Retreat Handouts (SAVE THE LINK), and 2) get the Zoom Registration Link. You must follow the Zoom Registration Link and fill out the form to register. After you are registered with Zoom, a confirmation email will be sent to you by Zoom that includes your personal links to join the retreat.
Download the free Zoom app in advance of the retreat by going to https://zoom.us/download
Retreat teachings and practices will be taught in English. Translators may be added – please check back.
The practice sessions of the retreat will be recorded and made available to registrants. The teaching sessions WILL NOT BE RECORDED.
ZOOM REGISTRATION:
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125. There is also an option to enter a greater or lesser amount. Financial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending teachings. If your situation warrants it, please pay any amount you can comfortably afford by typing that in the box that says “Other Amount”.
Zoom Registration Register
IN PERSON ON SITE REGISTRATION:
The Ligmincha Texas Board and Officers encourage all participants to take healthy actions to protect themselves and others when in close proximity to one another and to accord welcome and courtesy to those whose choices differ from their own. Thanks to all for being mindful.
Ligmincha Texas, Inc. is making reasonable efforts to prevent the spread of disease and is following CDC guidelines. Attendee understands that the infection rate for COVID continues to fluctuate and that these policies may change to better reflect CDC guidelines in regard to the prevention of contracting Covid-19. Attendee agrees to abide by whatever Ligmincha Texas guidelines are at this retreat. By registering below, the attendee agrees to waive right to bring any claims, including claims of negligence, against Ligmincha Texas, Inc. related to exposure and/or infection by the COVID virus.
Handouts will not be provided on site. You must print out the handouts before hand from the link to the Google Drive folder that will be provided after successful registration, and bring your handouts with you.
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125.
In Person Registration $75 Register
In Person Registration $100 Register
In Person Registration $125 Register
For questions or more information, contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org
Joyful Practice of Ancient Bön Teachings for Living Well

ANI SHERAB WANGMO is a nun from the Yungdrung Bön Tibetan Tradition, authorized instructor for the Lineage and practitioner for 29 years. Her name means “the nun initiated in Wisdom” and her Getsukma vows were granted by His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima, Abbot of the Menri monastery in India in 2007.
Before encountering the Yungdrung Bön Tradition of Tibet (in 1995), she followed a realized Vedantic master called Swami Chinmayananda for five years (1987-1992) till he passed away. She stayed six months in an ashram in the Himalayas to do meditation retreat and learn Sanskrit in 1989. She has also had several 6-month retreats in Triten Norbutse, Nepal, and Menri Monastery in India.
His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche is her Root Lama since 1999 and she has followed His teachings since. She has also received teachings from Khenpo Tenpa Yungdrung Rinpoche, Lama Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Khenpo Gelek Jimpa, Geshe Chapur and other Geshes. In 2005 she went on a one-month pilgrimage to sacred Zhang Zhung sites mainly in lake Dangra Yumtso, Namtso, Triten Norbutse and Yungdrung Ling Monasteries. One of the most important results of this pilgrimage was that she brought back relics and sacred offerings of the sacred sites, donations of Bonpo hermits, and relics from Triten Norbutse monastery in Tibet to be placed in the hearts of five different stupas: two in Dolpo, one in Torreón, Mexico, one in Valle de Bravo, Mexico and the last one in Shenten Dargye Ling in France.
In different years she has had six month personal retreats in the main monasteries in exile with the founding Teachers and for 10 years she attends Dzogchen training from Yongdzin Rinpoche la in Shenten Dargye Ling, France. Currently she lives in La Paz, Mexico and coordinates one sangha there.

Indestructible: The Longevity Practice of Lama Tséwang Rigdzin
2023-12-09 10:00 - 2023-12-10 15:30 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
Indestructible: The Longevity Practice of Lama
Tséwang Rigdzin
with Geshe Denma Gyaltsen
December 9-10, 2023
In 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.
In 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.
This 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.

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

Complete payment through PayPal by clicking the Register button below.
IMPORTANT: After payment is completed, you will be brought back to the Ligmincha Texas website. This may take 10-40 seconds.
IMPORTANT: If you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website after 1 minute, go to the bottom of the page and click where it says “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.”
IMPORTANT: If, you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website and clicking “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.” does not work, email us at info@ligminchatexas.org. Do not wait until the day of the retreat.
After returning to Ligmincha Texas website, you will 1) get the link to the Retreat Handouts & Recordings (SAVE THE LINK), and 2) get the Zoom Registration Link. You must follow the Zoom Registration Link and fill out the form to register. After you are registered with Zoom, a confirmation email will be sent to you from Zoom that includes your personal link to join the retreat. This does not come from Ligmincha Texas – it comes from Zoom.
Download the free Zoom app in advance of the retreat by going to https://zoom.us/download
Retreat teachings and practices will be taught in English.
Live translation will be available in Spanish and Russian. Other languages may be added.
Written translations will be available in Spanish, Russian, and German.
All recordings will be made available to registered participants.
ZOOM REGISTRATION:
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125. There is also an option to enter a greater or lesser amount. Financial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending teachings. If your situation warrants it, please pay any amount you can comfortably afford by typing that in the box that says “Other Amount”.
Zoom Registration Register
IN PERSON ON SITE REGISTRATION:
The Ligmincha Texas Board and Officers encourage all participants to take healthy actions to protect themselves and others when in close proximity to one another and to accord welcome and courtesy to those whose choices differ from their own. Thanks to all for being mindful.
Ligmincha Texas, Inc. is making reasonable efforts to prevent the spread of disease and is following CDC guidelines. Attendee understands that the infection rate for COVID continues to fluctuate and that these policies may change to better reflect CDC guidelines in regard to the prevention of contracting Covid-19. Attendee agrees to abide by whatever Ligmincha Texas guidelines are at this retreat. By registering below, the attendee agrees to waive right to bring any claims, including claims of negligence, against Ligmincha Texas, Inc. related to exposure and/or infection by the COVID virus.
Handouts will not be provided on site. You must print out the handouts before hand from the link to the Google Drive folder that will be provided after successful registration, and bring your handouts with you.
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125.
In Person Registration $75 Register
In Person Registration $100 Register
In Person Registration $125 Register
For questions or more information, contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org
Joyful Practice of Ancient Bön Teachings for Living Well

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.

Finding Refuge through the Mother of Wisdom and Love with Marcy Vaughn
2024-01-20 10:00 - 2024-01-21 15:00 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
Finding Refuge through the Mother of Wisdom and Love
Marcy Vaughn
January 20-21, 2024

In many cultures the primordial female energy is seen as the origin of existence and the source of all healing qualities. In the Bon tradition, Sherap Chamma, Mother of Wisdom and Love, is the source of wisdom, and her medicine is love and compassion. The teachings of Sherap Chamma comprise one of the most important tantric cycles of the ancient Bön tradition.
In this retreat, participants will learn a beautiful and simple meditation practice composed by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, through which we directly connect with the divine feminine energy. Within the collective warmth of our gathering, profound healing of physical, energetic, emotional, and spiritual challenges becomes possible. Through skillful means of visualization, the sound of mantra, and deep contemplation, we meet the divine mother within, and are guided through this connection to the innate wisdom and the love that is natural to us all.
Those experienced in meditation as well as those who are beginning are warmly welcomed.

Complete payment through PayPal by clicking the Register button below.
IMPORTANT: After payment is completed, you will be brought back to the Ligmincha Texas website. This may take 10-40 seconds.
IMPORTANT: If you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website after 1 minute, go to the bottom of the page and click where it says “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.”
IMPORTANT: If, you are not returned to the Ligmincha Texas website and clicking “Return to Ligmincha Texas, Inc.” does not work, email us at info@ligminchatexas.org. Do not wait until the day of the retreat.
After returning to Ligmincha Texas website, you will 1) get the link to the Retreat Handouts & Recordings (SAVE THE LINK), and 2) get the Zoom Registration Link. You must follow the Zoom Registration Link and fill out the form to register. After you are registered with Zoom, a confirmation email will be sent to you by Zoom that includes your personal link to join the retreat.
Download the free Zoom app in advance of the retreat by going to https://zoom.us/download
Retreat teachings and practices will be taught in English.
Live translation are available in Spanish.
Written translations are available in Spanish.
All recordings will be made available to registered participants.
ZOOM REGISTRATION:
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125. There is also an option to enter a greater or lesser amount. Financial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending teachings. If your situation warrants it, please pay any amount you can comfortably afford by typing that in the box that says “Other Amount”.
Zoom Registration Register
IN PERSON ON SITE REGISTRATION:
The Ligmincha Texas Board and Officers encourage all participants to take healthy actions to protect themselves and others when in close proximity to one another and to accord welcome and courtesy to those whose choices differ from their own. Thanks to all for being mindful.
Ligmincha Texas, Inc. is making reasonable efforts to prevent the spread of disease and is following CDC guidelines. Attendee understands that the infection rate for COVID continues to fluctuate and that these policies may change to better reflect CDC guidelines in regard to the prevention of contracting Covid-19. Attendee agrees to abide by whatever Ligmincha Texas guidelines are at this retreat. By registering below, the attendee agrees to waive right to bring any claims, including claims of negligence, against Ligmincha Texas, Inc. related to exposure and/or infection by the COVID virus.
Handouts will not be provided on site. You must print out the handouts before hand from the link to the Google Drive folder that will be provided after successful registration, and bring your handouts with you.
Registrants can choose the following options: $75, $100, and $125.
In Person Registration $75 Register
In Person Registration $100 Register
In Person Registration $125 Register
For questions or more information, contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org
Joyful Practice of Ancient Bön Teachings for Living Well

Marcy Vaughn has been a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism for more than 50 years and is a senior student of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. She graduated in the first class of the master’s program in contemplative psychotherapy at Naropa University. She has edited the books Tibetan Sound Healing, Awakening the Sacred Body, Awakening the Luminous Mind, and Spontaneous Creativity: Meditations for Manifesting Your Positive Qualities, all by Tenzin Wangyal, and narrates the audio version of
his books available on Audible. She designs curriculum and teaches a variety of courses and meditation retreats for The 3
Doors, www.the3doors.org, a non-profit dedicated to bringing the teachings
of wisdom and compassion into our world.

Ransom Ceremony
2024-02-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Ligmincha Texas, Inc., 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77402, United States
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Ransom Ceremony
Ligmincha Texas Center
6:00 pm CST in person only
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 and karmic traces so they will not be carried into the new Wood Dragon 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 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 in the old year.

Losar 2024 Celebration
2024-02-10 11:30 - 15:30 | Private residence, Galveston, United States
Ligmincha Texas Celebrates Losar 2024
Year of the Wood Dragon
This year we will celebrate with our Ligmincha International sangha. Ligmincha Texas welcomes you to participate in all of these events, and we wish you a very Happy New Tibetan Year of the Wood Dragon. Please join us.
Losar Tashi Delek 2024!
Losar, which in Tibetan means ‘’new year,” is celebrated widely by Tibetans and Tibetan Bön and Buddhist centers throughout the world. This is the time to reflect on the passing of the old year and face the possibilities of the New Year. Losar will be celebrated by Ligmincha International centers worldwide. Traditionally, the first day of Losar begins three days of celebration. For those living near Ligmincha Texas, here are the Losar activities. Everyone may participate in the Sang Chod ceremony via Zoom and/or in-person in Galveston.

Saturday, February 10, 2024
Losar in Galveston, Texas
11:30am CST in person
Geshe Denma will open celebration with releasing 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 99 years old.

12:30 pm CST by Zoom and in person
Geshe Denma will lead a Sang Chod smoke offering ceremony in conjunction with Ligmincha International. This event is free and open to all on Zoom. Everyone is welcome to join.
To participate please register here: https://forms.gle/kAtcGY8tutao6HR16.
The Zoom activities of Ligmincha International are described in EST, so please consider your time zone in planning participation.
We 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.
Contact Jackie Cole for in person directions to fish release and sang cho rituals at jackie.cole001@comcast.net.
Following the celebration, those who wish can go to lunch together in Galveston. This will be a Mardi Gras weekend in Galveston so those who wish can join those activities after.

Nyamme Sherap Gyaltsen’s 668th Birth Anniversary Celebration
2024-02-14 18:00 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
Nyamme Sherap Gyaltsen’s 668th Birth Anniversary Celebration
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Celebration via Zoom and in person
6:00 pm CST
at Ligmincha Texas Center
Celebrate the birthday of the second Buddha of Yungdrung Bön, Nyamme Sherap Gyaltsen (1356–1415), 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. Geshe Denma will screen share this prayer. On this auspicious day, each person will light a candle and pray the short and long invocation of Nyamme Sherap Gyaltsen. All are welcome. Please join Zoom through the Wednesday Practice link in our website.

The Melody of Light Poetry with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche - Friday Talk
2024-03-08 19:00 - 20:00 | The Jung Center Houston, 5200 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX, 77006, United States
The Melody of Spiritual Songs Soars through the World Along the Path of Light, Rinpoche’s recent poetry book, was published in Tibetan only in 2023. This beautiful poetry teaches us through Rinpoche’s personal experience the nature of life, practice, and living. In this special evening, Rinpoche will share his poetry in English for the first time. The public talk will be in English with simultaneous live audio translation via Zoom in Spanish, Russian and potentially other languages.
Join us in this unique and special opportunity!
Please register through the Jung Center at the link below.
https://junghouston.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/junghouston/event.jsp?event=10878

Flight of the Bon Monks - Book Signing
2024-03-08 20:00 - 20:30 | The Jung Center Houston, 5200 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX, 77006, United States
Jackie and Harvey will present their exciting new book, Flight of the Bön Monks. The thrilling true story of escape and the renewal of Bön in exile. It is based on 10 years of research and interviews with our highest teachers who escaped from Tibet in the 1950’s. Books will be available for sale at the book signing. The book can be pre-ordered at: http://FlightoftheBonMonks.com.

Healing with Form, Energy, and Light with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
2024-03-09 10:00 - 2024-03-10 17:00 | The Jung Center Houston, 5200 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX, 77006, United States
Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will teach on Healing with Form, Energy, and Light. He helps us to strengthen our connection to the sacred aspect of the natural world and presents us with a guide that explains why certain practices are necessary and beneficial.
Healing with Form, Energy and Light, a book written by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche has been translated into many languages. It is the resource for this retreat. It covers healing through sutric, tantric, and dzögchen perspectives. In the Tibetan tradition, the five elements of earth, water, fire, air, and space are accessed through the raw powers of nature and ancient Bön practices.
The five external elements support us in maintaining our well-being and health. The inner five elements are related to the inner wind balance within our bodies and are associated with the five specific qualities of the elements. The five secret elements relate to the mind and can affect our personality, feelings, thoughts, emotions, and behavior.
The retreat will be in English with simultaneous live audio translation via Zoom in Spanish, Russian, and potentially other languages.
A live and silent auction will be held on Saturday after the teaching.
Saturday Schedule CST

Session 1
10:00 am-11:00 am

Break
11:00 am-11:30 am

Session 2
11:30 am-12:30 pm

Meal Break
12:30 pm-2:00 pm

Session 3
2:00 pm-3:30 pm

Break
3:30 pm-4:00 pm

Auction
4:00 pm-5:00 pm

Sunday Schedule CDT

Session 1
10:00 am-11:00 am

Break
11:00 am-11:30 am

Session 2
11:30 am-12:30 pm

Meal Break
12:30 pm-2:00 pm

Session 3
2:00 pm-3:30 pm

Please register for the retreat through the Jung Center at the link below.
https://junghouston.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/junghouston/event.jsp?event=10879

There will be a silent auction during the retreat. Those not able to attend are invited to participate at the following link: Online Auction Items
There will also be a live auction after the teachings Saturday afternoon. Preview the items at the following link: Live Auction Items

Indestructible: The Longevity Practice of Lama Tséwang Rigdzin Part 2
2024-04-13 10:00 - 2024-04-14 15:30 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
Indestructible: The Longevity Practice of Lama Tséwang Rigdzin Part 2
with Geshe Denma Gyaltsen
April 13-14, 2024
In 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.
In 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.
This 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.

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. Other languages may be added.
Written translations will be available in Spanish, Russian, and German.

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.

Six Tibetan Yoga Foundational Movements
2024-06-01 10:00 - 2024-06-02 15:30 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
The Six Tibetan Yoga Foundational Movements
from the Dzögchen
Oral Transmission of Zhang Zhung
with Alejandro Chaoul
June 1-2, 2024
Tibetan 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.
This 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.”

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 and Russian. Other languages may be added.
Written translations will be available in Spanish, Russian, and German.

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.

Founding Director – Jung Center’s Mind Body Spirit Institute
Adjunct Faculty – Integrative Medicine Program Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation & Integrative Medicine MD Anderson Cancer Center
Adjunct Faculty – McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics McGovern Medical School, UT Health
Instructor – Rice University Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, aster of Liberal Studies program
Instructor – University of Maryland, Baltimore, Masters in Integrative Medicine
Dr. 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.
He 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.
Alejandro 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.
In 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.
In 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.

Dru Gyalwa Yungdrung Part 1
2024-08-10 10:00 - 2024-08-11 15:30 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
Experiential Transmission of Dru Gyalwa Yungdrung:
The Ancillary Instruction of the Boundless View,
Part 1 – Ngondro
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.
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 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.
The 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.
Part 1: The Ngöndro.
The 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.
The 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
and 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.
Three Sets of Practices
The ngöndro practices are divided into three sets of three practices, or nine practices in all.
The first set of three tames the mind of the practitioner through three basic practices:

Opening the heart with guru yoga
Contemplating impermanence
Admitting misdeeds

The second set purifies the practitioner through three common or ordinary practices:

Developing bodhicitta
Going for refuge and performing prostrations
Offering the mandala

The third set perfects the practitioner through three profound or extraordinary practices:

Purification through mantra
Offering the illusory body as a tsok (offering ritual)
Request for blessings

Geshe Denma will offer transmission for this series of teachings at the end of Part 3.

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, Russian, and German.

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.

Dru Gyalwa Yungdrung Part 2
2024-09-28 10:00 - 2024-09-29 15:30 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
Experiential Transmission of Dru Gyalwa Yungdrung:
The Ancillary Instruction of the Boundless View,
Part 2 – Introduction to the Nature of Mind
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.
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 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.
The 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.
Part 2: Introduction to the Nature of Mind.
The 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.
Geshe Denma will offer transmission for this series of teachings at the end of Part 3.

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, Russian, and German.

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.

Dru Gyalwa Yungdrung Part 3
2024-10-26 10:00 - 2024-10-27 15:30 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
Experiential Transmission of Dru Gyalwa Yungdrung:
The Ancillary Instruction of the Boundless View,
Part 3
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.
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 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.
The 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.
The Ngöndro.
The 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.
The 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
and 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.
Three Sets of Practices
The ngöndro practices are divided into three sets of three practices, or nine practices in all.
The first set of three tames the mind of the practitioner through three basic practices:
Opening the heart with guru yoga
Contemplating impermanence
Admitting misdeeds
The second set purifies the practitioner through three common or ordinary practices:
Developing bodhicitta
Going for refuge and performing prostrations
Offering the mandala
The third set perfects the practitioner through three profound or extraordinary practices:
Purification through mantra
Offering the illusory body as a tsok (offering ritual)
Request for blessings
Zhiné and Introduction to the Nature of Mind.
The 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.
The View, Meditation, Conduct, and Result of Dzögchen
The 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.
Practitioners will explore:

How naked seeing is the dzögchen view and the self-introduction.
How clear light is the meditation.
How bringing every experience to the path is the conduct.
How confidence in the three kayas is the result.

Geshe Denma will offer transmission for this series of teachings at the end of the series.

Part 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.

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, Russian, and German.

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.

Dru Gyalwa Yungdrung Part 4
2024-11-23 10:00 - 2024-11-24 15:30 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
Experiential Transmission of Dru Gyalwa Yungdrung:
The Ancillary Instruction of the Boundless View,
Part 4
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.
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 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.
The 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.
The Ngöndro.
The 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.
The 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
and 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.
Three Sets of Practices
The ngöndro practices are divided into three sets of three practices, or nine practices in all.
The first set of three tames the mind of the practitioner through three basic practices:
Opening the heart with guru yoga
Contemplating impermanence
Admitting misdeeds
The second set purifies the practitioner through three common or ordinary practices:
Developing bodhicitta
Going for refuge and performing prostrations
Offering the mandala
The third set perfects the practitioner through three profound or extraordinary practices:
Purification through mantra
Offering the illusory body as a tsok (offering ritual)
Request for blessings
Zhiné and Introduction to the Nature of Mind.
The 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.
The View, Meditation, Conduct, and Result of Dzögchen
The 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.
Practitioners will explore:

How naked seeing is the dzögchen view and the self-introduction.
How clear light is the meditation.
How bringing every experience to the path is the conduct.
How confidence in the three kayas is the result.

Geshe Denma will offer transmission for this series of teachings at the end of the series.

Part 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.

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, 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.

Sherab Chamma Practice with Q and A
2024-12-14 10:00 - 15:30 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
Sherab Chamma Practice Retreat with Q and A
Geshe 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.
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 (Mother of Wisdom and Love) comprise one of the most important tantric cycles of Bön.
In 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.
With 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.

Schedule – Saturday 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.
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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.

Ransom Ceremony 2025
2025-02-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Ligmincha Texas, Inc., 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77402, United States
Ransom Ceremony
Ligmincha Texas Center
Wednesday, February 28, 2025
6:00 pm CST in person only
Our 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.
Before 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.

Sang Chöd Smoke Offering Ceremony 2025
2025-03-01 11:00 - 13:00 | Private residence, Galveston, United States
Sang Chöd Smoke Offering Ceremony
Galveston, TX
Saturday, March 1, 2025
11:00 am CST in person only
Geshe 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.
We 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.
Following the celebration, those who wish may join us for lunch in Galveston.
Contact Jackie Cole for in-person directions at jackie.cole001@comcast.net
