Ligmincha Texas

Du Tri Su Training Program Part 2
2025-09-10 - 2025-09-14 | Zoom, United States
Du Tri Su Training Program
From March 2025 through April 2027, learn the Du Tri Su Drip Jong, the Yungdrung Bön Ritual for escorting the consciousness of the deceased through the Bardo. This ritual is from the text: The Lamp that Dispels Darkness: The Practice Manual of the DU TRI SU that Purifies Defilements and Liberates All Beings from the Depths of Samsara
The Du Tri Su Drip Jong cycle is a powerful and skillful method of guiding the consciousness of the deceased and protecting that individual from the terrors of the bardo (after death state of the consciousness) experiences. This ritual practice and text stir the depths of samsara and can purify obstacles both for ourselves and for others, the living and the dead. With proper care and respect, it can even lead to the attainment of Buddhahood, or total liberation. When done on behalf of the dead, this ritual protects the consciousness from wandering in the the bardo realms of the intermediate state. These ancient practices and rituals were taught directly by Buddha Tonpa Shenrab, and the tradition has been held and practiced continually until the present day.
This teaching and training of the Du Tri Su Drip Jong are important for Bön practitioners who would like more support for their own preparations for dying, as well as for students who want to benefit those who have died.
Overview
This training program will include five 5-day retreats; three retreats will be at Serenity Ridge, and two will be online. There will also be monthly sessions on Zoom where Geshe Denma Gyaltsen and Khandro Tsering Wangmo Khymsar will be available to support students in between retreats. Join us for this special opportunity to learn a powerful ritual from the ancient Yungdrung Bön tradition.
Translation into Spanish: Live simultaneous translation into Spanish will be available for all sessions.
Participants Will Learn

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

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

Geshe Denma Gyaltsen is the resident lama of Ligmincha Texas. He arrived in Houston in January 2016 to serve as Ligmincha Texas’s first resident lama.
Geshe Denma was born in northern Nepal. His father brought him to Menri Monastery, India, regarded as the mother Bon monastery in exile, in 1981 to begin his program of study toward the Geshe degree. He received all the Bon teachings, initiations and transmissions in sutra, tantra and dzogchen from His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche, the 33rd Menri Trizin, and His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche.
When he became a senior student, he was asked to teach philosophy to younger students. He successfully completed this degree program in 1996 and was awarded the Geshe certificate, which is considered equivalent to a Ph.D. in Bön Buddhist philosophy and religion.
Geshe Denma was an accomplished teacher and in 1998 was appointed, with the approval of the Tibetan government in exile, first abbot of Zhu Rishing Yungdrung Kundak-Ling Monastery, a Bon Monastery in Sikkim, India by His Holiness. He served two terms in this capacity until 2003. In addition, from the time he graduated until 2008, Geshe Denma also was active in assisting Geshe Nyima Dakpa with the Bon Children’s Home, which houses many children in Dolanji, India, providing them with food, healthcare and free education.

Ma Gyud: The Bön Mother Tantra Part 2
2025-09-27 10:00 - 2025-09-28 15:30 (America/Chicago) | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
Ma Gyud: The Bön Mother Tantra Part 2
The Bön Mother Tantra is one of the first translated texts from Zhang Zhung into Tibetan. Before it was translated from Tibetan, it was translated into five languages. Originally written earlier, the text was hidden in the 8th century. It was discovered as a terma by Guru Nöntse in the 11th century.
There are three parts of the Mother Tantra: 1) How to practice the development stage; 2) How to practice the generation and perfection stages; 3) How to practice the union of the generation and perfection stages.
The principal focus of the development stage is the Father Tantra. The focus of the generation and perfection stages is the Mother Tantra. The main focus of the union stage is the Son Tantra. Especially in the Mother Tantra, we practice the visualization of the three jewels: Lama; the Yidam; and the Khandro (dakini). In this retreat, Geshe Denma will teach the Mother Tantra sadhana, the three visualizations, and the mudras.
The Ma Gyud is a tantric, transformation practice. If we practice the Ma Gyud daily, we will develop special powers of inner wisdom. Tantra is a secret practice. The Mother Tantra deity was one of the yidams of the second king of Tibet, Mu Tri Tsenpo. He had special power which he kept secret for himself as the king. His power decreased after the practice was made secret, and he realized he had the capacity to teach and not to keep it secret anymore. His power increased after this realization. He taught to those who had the capacity to receive the teaching.
The Ma Gyud Mother Tantra text originated from Kuntu Zangpo. Kuntu Zangpo, the primordial buddha transmitted this teaching to Zangza Rintsun who is the emanation of the great goddess, Sherab Chamma. She was born as a divine being. She was the mother of Chimed Tsugphud who was born in Olmo Lung Ring and who in his next life became the nirmanakaya, Buddha Tonpa Shenrab.
This teaching continued until the 8th century. Bön experienced two persecutions before the 8th century. Before the 8th century, Zhang Zhung was an independent country. The two persecutions occurred during the reign of the Tibetan King, Drigum Tsanpo who was born in 683 BC and the Tibetan King, Tisong Detsan who was born in 738 AD. Tisong Detsan assassinated King Ligmincha who was the last King of Zhang Zhung and the country was ruled by Tibet. At that time, the Bön text was preserved by hiding the text under rocks in many locations.
Many centuries later, the terton, Guru Nontse was born in 1136 AD. Then, he discovered in the 12th century many texts including the Ma Gyud (The Mother Tantra) from under the rock of Dung Phor near the village of Panamg on the north side of the river in the Tsang province. The root text of the Ma Gyud has three cycles. They are Tantra of the Base, Tantra of the Path, and Tantra of the Result. The philosophy of the Tantra of the Base is the development of the three channels, lung (wind), bindus (tigle), and conduct. The Tantra of the Path includes practices of Dream Yoga, Chöd, and Phowa. The Tantra of the Result is recognizing the Natural State of the Mind and Enlightenment.
The Father Tantra includes the practices of the 5 yidam meditation deities.

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

The practice visualizes these deities as a Generation Process (kyering). In khering, there are two ways to practice either through meditation or through ganapuja. In meditation, we invite the enlightened deities or specific deities with whom we have a special connection into ourselves. In ganapuja, we invite the deities into the mandala and make offerings to them.
There are three parts in practicing the self kyering:

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

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

Tummo
Dream Yoga
Chöd
Phowa
Sleep Yoga
Bardo

Part 2 of the Ma Gyud Bön Mother Tantra Retreat teaching will focus on:

A more detailed explanation of the sadhana.
The three visualizations and the meaning of lama yidam, and khandro.
Learning the mudras with the Mother Tantra sadhana.
More detailed explanation of the Ma Gyud deities and khandros.

It is not necessary to have attended Part 1 to participate in this retreat.

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.

The Lamp of Uza Rinchen Sal Part 1
2025-10-11 10:00 - 2025-10-12 11:30 | Zoom, United States
The Lamp of Uza Rinchen Sal: Experiential Teaching on the Bardo and
Practice on the DU TRI SU
Part 1: October 11-12, 2025
Part 2: November 8-9, 2025
10:00-11:30 am Central Time
Uza Rinchen Sal’s Bardo Journey: Uza Rinchen Sal’s extraordinary journey through the bardo is a powerful reminder for all of us to engage our body, speech, and mind in virtuous acts. Her experience reveals how, in the transitional states beyond death,
beings yearn deeply for the sound of the three essential mantras and send messages to their living relatives asking for virtuous deeds to be performed on their behalf. Through her story, we are inspired to practice compassion, accumulate merit, and
dedicate our actions for the benefit of all beings—now, when we have the precious opportunity.

The book for this retreat can be ordered at:
https://www.lulu.com/shop/sangmo-yangri/the-lamp-of-uza-rinchen-sal/paperback/product-q66v7qw.html?page=1&pageSize=4

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.
This Registration is for BOTH weekends (Oct 11-12 AND Nov 8-9)
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.

Sangmo Yangri, Ph.D., is a scholar, teacher, and translator. She is the first Tibetan woman to receive a Ph.D. in Tibetan Bön philosophical studies. A recipient of the Jwaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund grant. She won the Prime Minister’s Award from the
Tibetan Government in Exile in India in 2013.
She has translated two books from Tibetan to English. Escape from Darkness: The Spiritual Journey of the Buddha’s Daughter Shenza Nechung and The Lamp of Uza Rinchen Sal: Illuminating the Illusory Vision of the Bardo, the Purifying Period of the
Karmic Vision of the Six Lokas, and a Pure Vision of the Sugatas.

Ma Gyud: The Bön Mother Tantra Part 3
2025-10-25 10:00 - 2025-10-26 15:30 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
Ma Gyud: The Bön Mother Tantra Part 3
The Bön Mother Tantra is one of the first translated texts from Zhang Zhung into Tibetan. Before it was translated from Tibetan, it was translated into five languages. Originally written earlier, the text was hidden in the 8th century. It was discovered as a terma by Guru Nöntse in the 11th century.
There are three parts of the Mother Tantra: 1) How to practice the development stage; 2) How to practice the generation and perfection stages; 3) How to practice the union of the generation and perfection stages.
The principal focus of the development stage is the Father Tantra. The focus of the generation and perfection stages is the Mother Tantra. The main focus of the union stage is the Son Tantra. Especially in the Mother Tantra, we practice the visualization of the three jewels: Lama; the Yidam; and the Khandro (dakini). In this retreat, Geshe Denma will teach the Mother Tantra sadhana, the three visualizations, and the mudras.
The Ma Gyud is a tantric, transformation practice. If we practice the Ma Gyud daily, we will develop special powers of inner wisdom. Tantra is a secret practice. The Mother Tantra deity was one of the yidams of the second king of Tibet, Mu Tri Tsenpo. He had special power which he kept secret for himself as the king. His power decreased after the practice was made secret, and he realized he had the capacity to teach and not to keep it secret anymore. His power increased after this realization. He taught to those who had the capacity to receive the teaching.
The Ma Gyud Mother Tantra text originated from Kuntu Zangpo. Kuntu Zangpo, the primordial buddha transmitted this teaching to Zangza Rintsun who is the emanation of the great goddess, Sherab Chamma. She was born as a divine being. She was the mother of Chimed Tsugphud who was born in Olmo Lung Ring and who in his next life became the nirmanakaya, Buddha Tonpa Shenrab.
This teaching continued until the 8th century. Bön experienced two persecutions before the 8th century. Before the 8th century, Zhang Zhung was an independent country. The two persecutions occurred during the reign of the Tibetan King, Drigum Tsanpo who was born in 683 BC and the Tibetan King, Tisong Detsan who was born in 738 AD. Tisong Detsan assassinated King Ligmincha who was the last King of Zhang Zhung and the country was ruled by Tibet. At that time, the Bön text was preserved by hiding the text under rocks in many locations.
Many centuries later, the terton, Guru Nontse was born in 1136 AD. Then, he discovered in the 12th century many texts including the Ma Gyud (The Mother Tantra) from under the rock of Dung Phor near the village of Panamg on the north side of the river in the Tsang province. The root text of the Ma Gyud has three cycles. They are Tantra of the Base, Tantra of the Path, and Tantra of the Result. The philosophy of the Tantra of the Base is the development of the three channels, lung (wind), bindus (tigle), and conduct. The Tantra of the Path includes practices of Dream Yoga, Chöd, and Phowa. The Tantra of the Result is recognizing the Natural State of the Mind and Enlightenment.
The Father Tantra includes the practices of the 5 yidam meditation deities.

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

The practice visualizes these deities as a Generation Process (kyering). In khering, there are two ways to practice either through meditation or through ganapuja. In meditation, we invite the enlightened deities or specific deities with whom we have a special connection into ourselves. In ganapuja, we invite the deities into the mandala and make offerings to them.
There are three parts in practicing the self kyering:

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

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

Tummo
Dream Yoga
Chöd
Phowa
Sleep Yoga
Bardo

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

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

Schedule – Saturday and Sunday CST

Session 1
10:00-11:15 am

Break
11:15-11:30 am

Session 2
11:30-12:30 pm

Meal Break
12:30-2:00 pm

Session 3
2:00-3:30 pm

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

REGISTRATION:
Complete payment below. After payment is complete, you will receive an email with links to the Zoom Registration and the Handouts. All recordings will be made available to registered participants after the retreat is over at the same link as the Handouts.
There is early bird pricing available until noon the Saturday before the retreat.
Financial hardship need not prevent practitioners from attending Zoom teachings. If you need assistance, please inquire about available scholarships by emailing info@ligminchatexas.org. This must be done at least 1 week prior to the retreat.
We have switched to using Zeffy. This allows us to keep 100% of your donations and registrations, as Zeffy does not charge us any payment processing fees. They do, however, ask you to make a donation to them. If you would prefer not to donate to Zeffy, in the Donation Box at the bottom, select “Other” from the Drop Down Box that is prefilled with a percentage and dollar amount , and leave the Contribution Box empty.

Geshe Denma Gyaltsen is the resident lama of Ligmincha Texas. He arrived in Houston in January 2016 to serve as Ligmincha Texas’s first resident lama.
Geshe Denma was born in northern Nepal. His father brought him to Menri Monastery, India, regarded as the mother Bon monastery in exile, in 1981 to begin his program of study toward the Geshe degree. He received all the Bon teachings, initiations and transmissions in sutra, tantra and dzogchen from His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche, the 33rd Menri Trizin, and His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche.
When he became a senior student, he was asked to teach philosophy to younger students. He successfully completed this degree program in 1996 and was awarded the Geshe certificate, which is considered equivalent to a Ph.D. in Bön Buddhist philosophy and religion.
Geshe Denma was an accomplished teacher and in 1998 was appointed, with the approval of the Tibetan government in exile, first abbot of Zhu Rishing Yungdrung Kundak-Ling Monastery, a Bon Monastery in Sikkim, India by His Holiness. He served two terms in this capacity until 2003. In addition, from the time he graduated until 2008, Geshe Denma also was active in assisting Geshe Nyima Dakpa with the Bon Children’s Home, which houses many children in Dolanji, India, providing them with food, healthcare and free education.

The Lamp of Uza Rinchen Sal Part 2
2025-11-08 10:00 - 2025-11-09 11:30 | Zoom, United States
The Lamp of Uza Rinchen Sal: Experiential Teaching on the Bardo and
Practice on the DU TRI SU
Part 1: October 11-12, 2025
Part 2: November 8-9, 2025
10:00-11:30 am Central Time
Uza Rinchen Sal’s Bardo Journey: Uza Rinchen Sal’s extraordinary journey through the bardo is a powerful reminder for all of us to engage our body, speech, and mind in virtuous acts. Her experience reveals how, in the transitional states beyond death,
beings yearn deeply for the sound of the three essential mantras and send messages to their living relatives asking for virtuous deeds to be performed on their behalf. Through her story, we are inspired to practice compassion, accumulate merit, and
dedicate our actions for the benefit of all beings—now, when we have the precious opportunity.

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 and Portuguese.

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.
This Registration is for BOTH weekends (Oct 11-12 AND Nov 8-9)
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.

Sangmo Yangri, Ph.D., is a scholar, teacher, and translator. She is the first Tibetan woman to receive a Ph.D. in Tibetan Bön philosophical studies. A recipient of the Jwaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund grant. She won the Prime Minister’s Award from the
Tibetan Government in Exile in India in 2013.
She has translated two books from Tibetan to English. Escape from Darkness: The Spiritual Journey of the Buddha’s Daughter Shenza Nechung and The Lamp of Uza Rinchen Sal: Illuminating the Illusory Vision of the Bardo, the Purifying Period of the
Karmic Vision of the Six Lokas, and a Pure Vision of the Sugatas.

Warrior Syllables and The Five Wisdoms with Special Guest Teacher Marcy Vaughn
2025-11-22 10:00 - 2025-11-23 15:00 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
Warrior Syllables and The Five Wisdoms
with Marcy Vaughn
November 22-23, 2025
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

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.
Written translations will be available in Spanish.

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.

Marcy Vaughn has been a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism for over 50 years, is a Senior Teacher of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, and is Board President of The 3 Doors Academy. She graduated in the first class of the master’s program in contemplative psychology at Naropa University, where she also worked as Director of Admissions. Marcy is a counselor in private practice, offers both online and residential meditation groups and retreats, and teaches internationally throughout the United States, Mexico, and Europe. She currently lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
In partnership with her husband, Gabriel Rocco, they designed and launched the 9-month Compassion Project, which explores meditation as a path to compassion for self and others. It is now offered internationally in multiple languages.
She has edited the books Awakening the Sacred Body, Tibetan Sound Healing, Awakening the Luminous Mind, and Spontaneous Creativity: Meditations for Manifesting Your Positive Qualities, all written by Tenzin Wangyal. She narrates the audio versions of his books available on Audible.

The Four Wheels of Yungdrung Bon with Drubdra Khenpo Rinpoche
2025-12-06 09:00 - 2025-12-07 11:30 | Zoom, United States
The Four Wheels of Yungdrung Bon
and Dzogchen Meditation
Retreat with Drubdra Khenpo Rinpoche
Abbot of the Meditation School at Triten Norbutse
This teaching is the essential foundation for the methods and practices in Yungdrung Bön. Drubdra Khenpo Rinpoche will teach and guide us in this precious retreat.
The Four Wheels
View from above: The philosophical view or wisdom perspective originates from the highest level – the ultimate truth, emptiness, or the nature of reality as seen by enlightened beings.
Conduct ascends from below: Our actual practice and behavior must start from the ground level and progress gradually upward.
The foundation is great compassion: Great compassion (mahākaruṇā) serves as the essential basis and motivation for the entire path. This is the heartfelt wish to free all sentient beings from suffering without exception.
The means are the ten pāramitās: The skillful methods for actualizing enlightenment are the ten pāramitās: generosity, ethical discipline, patience, diligent effort, meditative concentration, wisdom, skillful means, aspiration/prayer, spiritual power, and primordial wisdom. These are the concrete practices that bridge our compassionate motivation with the ultimate realization.
Schedule – Saturday and Sunday CST

Session 1
9:00-10:15 am

Break
10:15-10:30 am

Session 2
10:30-11:30 am

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.

Drubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche
Drubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin was born in Yetha in the Hor region of East Tibet (Kham) in 1968 to a family of nomadic cattle herders. When he was nineteen, he entered the Lungkar Monastery, where he received teachings from lamas such as Uri Lama Nyima Lodrö and Lopön Drangsong Yungdrung. During this time, Tsultrim Tenzin completed the traditional preliminary practices, studied Tibetan grammar and poetry as well as various aspects of Bönpo philosophy. Tsultrim Tenzin served as umze, chant master, for three years in the Lungkar Monastery.
At the age of twenty-five, he moved to Menri Monastery in Central Tibet where he studied with Pönlob Kalzang Nyima from whom he received teachings on Denö Dzö authored by Shardza Trashi Gyaltsen Rinpoche (1859-1935), and the A-Tri Bönpo Dzögchen manual, and gained the experiential understanding of the Great Perfection. In 1993, Tsultrim Tenzin made the arduous journey to Triten Norbutse Bönpo Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, to study intensively with his root Master Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, under whose guidance he deepened his knowledge of Sutra, Tantra, and Dzögchen. He also learnt astrology, traditional Tibetan medicine, and Sanskrit.
While studying, Tsultrim Tenzin served as the monastery’s chant master for six years, and as Gekkö (master) disciplinarian for three years. After completing the 14-year study program, he passed the Geshe examination in 2001 and received his Geshe degree (roughly equivalent to Doctor of Philosophy).
The following year, in 2002, Tsultrim Tenzin was appointed by Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche as Drubdra Khenpo, Abbot of the Meditation School, in Triten Norbutse Monastery. Since then, he has been teaching Dzögchen in the meditation school there as well as Sutra, Tantra, Dzogchen, astrology, and mandala painting in the monastic dialectic school.
Alongside teaching, Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche has been practicing Dzögchen meditation and Ma Gyud Tsa Lung, Trul Khor, and Tummo for two hours every morning. He travels to Tibet, China, Japan, Europe, and England to teach Dzögchen, Tantra, and Tsa Lung.

Ransom Ceremony
2026-02-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Ligmincha Texas, Inc., 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77402, United States
Ransom Ceremony
Monday, February 16, 2026
Ligmincha Texas Center
6:00 pm CST in person only
Geshe Denma will hold a cleansing Ransom Ceremony at our center. At that time, we will use this opportunity to cleanse ourselves spiritually, to be ready for the New Year. Geshe Denma will give us blessing water. We will think about releasing all the negative things that happened in this year and the karmic traces so they will not be carried into the new male Fire Horse year. All are welcome to come and bring anyone who is interested in this beautiful experience. Before the Ransom Ceremony, in anticipation of the new year, we need to cleanse ourselves externally, by cleaning our house, office, car, and finishing projects. Take this time to prepare for a clean start in the next year, leaving all negativities and unfinished business in the old year.

Losar Tibetan New Year 2026
2026-02-18 | From Home, Houston, United States
Ligmincha Texas will not be celebrating Losar Tibetan New Year in 2026 on February 18, 2026.
In the year 2025, our benevolent root lama, His Eminence, the supreme Menri Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, attained the body of enlightenment. On the first day of the Tibetan New Year, we request that you recite the Prayer to Yongdzin Rinpoche, then meditate and receive the blessings from his enlightened body, enlightened speech, and enlightened mind to your body, speech, and mind.

The Invocation of Nyamme Sherab Gyaltsen One Day Retreat
2026-02-21 10:00 - 15:00 | Ligmincha Texas Center & Online via Zoom, 5316 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
The Invocation of Nyamme Sherab Gyaltsen
One Day Retreat
February 21, 2026
To prepare for this event, Geshe Denma Gyaltsen will hold a one-day retreat on February 21, 2026, on the Invocation of Nyamme Sherab Gyaltsen. He will review his biography and the importance of celebrating his birthday annually.

This one-day retreat will be offered in person and via Zoom. Language translation will be available in Spanish and Russian with the possibility of other languages. All are welcome to attend.

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

670th Birthday of Nyamme Sherap Gyaltsen
2026-02-22 11:00 - 17:00 | Private residence, Galveston, United States
On Sunday, February 22, 2026, at 11:00 am CST, we will celebrate the 670th
birthday of Nyamme Sherap Gyaltsen. We will offer a Sangchö fire ritual
and a fish release ritual in Tibetan and English. These are special
spiritual experiences that bring blessings and merit to those who
participate. After, we will share a meal together. We will meet at the
home of Jackie Cole and Harvey Rice in Galveston TX.
Contact Jackie Cole for directions at jackie.cole001@comcast.net.
