BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ligmincha Texas - ECPv6.15.19//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ligminchatexas.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ligmincha Texas REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20180311T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20181104T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20190310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20191103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20200308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20201101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20210314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20211107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201019T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201019T201500 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20181216T224724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240127T045306Z UID:10000286-1603134000-1603138500@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Red Garuda Meditation Practice DESCRIPTION:Practice Description \n \n \n \nRed Garuda is a powerful healing practice useful in gaining confidence\, strength and for healing others as well as oneself. The Red Garuda is more often associated with taming the negative energies associated with unusual diseases. \nRed Garuda meditation practice is held the third Monday of every month at 7:00 and is led by Jackie Cole. The practice is open to anyone who has had instruction in Red Garuda\, if interested in instruction please contact our resident lama Geshe Denma. \nThis practice will not be offered via Zoom at this time.  Dr. Cole will begin her practice at 7:00 p.m. from her home and invites each of you to practice at the same time from your safe haven where ever it may be. Know that\, in this way we will be connecting to one another through our inner refuge. \nThere is no fee but donations to the Ligmincha Texas Center are greatly appreciated.\n \n \n \n Practice Contact \n \n \n \n\n Jackie Cole \n \n \n \n info@ligminchatexas.org URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/red-garuda-meditation-practice-2020-01-20/2020-10-19/ LOCATION:From Home\, Houston\, United States CATEGORIES:Meditation,Past Events,Repeating Events,Upcoming Featured Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ligminchatexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Red-Garuda.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200921T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200921T201500 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20181216T224724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240127T045306Z UID:10000285-1600714800-1600719300@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Red Garuda Meditation Practice DESCRIPTION:Practice Description \n \n \n \nRed Garuda is a powerful healing practice useful in gaining confidence\, strength and for healing others as well as oneself. The Red Garuda is more often associated with taming the negative energies associated with unusual diseases. \nRed Garuda meditation practice is held the third Monday of every month at 7:00 and is led by Jackie Cole. The practice is open to anyone who has had instruction in Red Garuda\, if interested in instruction please contact our resident lama Geshe Denma. \nThis practice will not be offered via Zoom at this time.  Dr. Cole will begin her practice at 7:00 p.m. from her home and invites each of you to practice at the same time from your safe haven where ever it may be. Know that\, in this way we will be connecting to one another through our inner refuge. \nThere is no fee but donations to the Ligmincha Texas Center are greatly appreciated.\n \n \n \n Practice Contact \n \n \n \n\n Jackie Cole \n \n \n \n info@ligminchatexas.org URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/red-garuda-meditation-practice-2020-01-20/2020-09-21/ LOCATION:From Home\, Houston\, United States CATEGORIES:Meditation,Past Events,Repeating Events,Upcoming Featured Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ligminchatexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Red-Garuda.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200912T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200913T120000 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20200824T194011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200909T020304Z UID:10000343-1599901200-1599998400@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Awakening your subtle body through breath\, movements and sounds DESCRIPTION:Wake up your subtle body through breath\, simple visualizations\, sounds\, and Tibetan yogic movements. \nThis experiential weekend workshop explores how the potential of your subtle body or sacred anatomy – composed of inner channels and chakras – can be a powerful doorway into the open awareness of our inner refuge or “inner home.” \nAs you become more familiar with your five chakras\, we will practice with the five wisdom breath-energies and the five seed ‘warrior’ syllables\, to foster the opportunity to open yourself to the vibrant awareness of your sacred body. \nThrough practices of breath and gentle movements\, we will explore how our channels and chakras support us in connecting to the spaciousness of our inner refuge. \nAnd as we add the five healing sounds\, we will awaken the vibration and energy in each chakra\, that enhances our awareness and healing qualities. \nSATURDAY\, Sept 12\, 2020\n9-10:15am Session 1\n10:45-noon Session 2 \nLUNCH \n1:00-2:15 Session 3\n2:45-4:00 Session 4 \nSUNDAY\, Sept. 13\, 2020\n9-10:15 am Session 1\n10:45-noon Session 2 \nCentral Daylight Time \nPlease register by Thursday\, September 10th\, so that we have time to get the handouts sent to you email for weekend retreat. \nBased on financial ability\, registrants can choose the following options: $75\, $100 and $125. \nFinancial hardship should not prevent a practitioner from attending teachings. If your circumstance dictates you need to pay a different amount\, please enter that amount in the box that says “Other Amount”. \nFor questions or more information\, contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org\n\nThe retreat will use Zoom.  Prior to the retreat\, you will need to download and install the Zoom client\, if you have not already. \nThe retreat will be recorded.  Recordings will be made available to registrants after the retreat is finished. \nThe retreat will be in English and will have live Spanish and Portuguese translations. \nRegistration is 2 parts. \n\nClick the button below to pay at PayPal.  After payment is completed\, wait until you are returned to the Ligmincha Texas website.\nFollow the link to register for the Zoom Meeting.\n\nPlease follow both steps\, otherwise you will have to be manually added on the day of the retreat and may miss the beginning of the retreat. \n\n\n \nAlejandro Chaoul holds a doctoral degree in religious studies from Rice University.  He is currently the founding Director of the Mind Body Spirit Institute at the Jung Center Houston. As a faculty member in the Integrative Medicine Program of MD Anderson Cancer Center\, where since 1999\, he has been leading people with cancer and their family members through mind/body/spirit techniques aimed at reducing stress and facilitating healing.  He has engaged in research to determine the benefits of these practices in different populations.  Alejandro is the author of Tibetan Yoga for Health and Well-Being and Chöd Practice in the Bön Tradition. \nAlejandro has studied Tibetan Buddhist practices and traditions with His Holiness the Dalai Lama\, and Tibetan Bön Teachings with Löpon Tenzin Namdak and Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.  He brings over 20 years of experience as a teacher of Bön Buddhism and Tibetan yoga.  His affiliation with the Ligmincha International has given him the opportunity to teach throughout the United States\, Latin America\, and Europe. He is a Senior Teacher in the 3 Doors Academy and has been recognized as a Fellow of the Mind & Life Institute. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/awakening-your-subtle-body-through-breath-movements-and-sounds/ LOCATION:Zoom\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200817T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200817T201500 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20181216T224724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240127T045306Z UID:10000284-1597690800-1597695300@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Red Garuda Meditation Practice DESCRIPTION:Practice Description \n \n \n \nRed Garuda is a powerful healing practice useful in gaining confidence\, strength and for healing others as well as oneself. The Red Garuda is more often associated with taming the negative energies associated with unusual diseases. \nRed Garuda meditation practice is held the third Monday of every month at 7:00 and is led by Jackie Cole. The practice is open to anyone who has had instruction in Red Garuda\, if interested in instruction please contact our resident lama Geshe Denma. \nThis practice will not be offered via Zoom at this time.  Dr. Cole will begin her practice at 7:00 p.m. from her home and invites each of you to practice at the same time from your safe haven where ever it may be. Know that\, in this way we will be connecting to one another through our inner refuge. \nThere is no fee but donations to the Ligmincha Texas Center are greatly appreciated.\n \n \n \n Practice Contact \n \n \n \n\n Jackie Cole \n \n \n \n info@ligminchatexas.org URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/red-garuda-meditation-practice-2020-01-20/2020-08-17/ LOCATION:From Home\, Houston\, United States CATEGORIES:Meditation,Past Events,Repeating Events,Upcoming Featured Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ligminchatexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Red-Garuda.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200725T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200726T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20200705T235504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200705T235509Z UID:10000342-1595671200-1595782800@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Zhiné: Calm Abiding to Develop Concentration by Focusing and Calming Your Mind during this Pandemic DESCRIPTION:A Zoom Weekend Retreat\nGeshe Denma Gyaltsen\, Resident Lama\n\nIn today’s world of uncertainty and conflicting emotions\, stability of the mind helps us to sustain a sense of inner calm and peace. With practice\, we can learn to focus our attention in the stillness\, silence\, and spaciousness of being. Resting in awareness slows our breath and lowers our internal activation in response to outer events\, a help in challenging times. This meditation has a serene and sustaining quality that is experienced in our core. The practitioner becomes\, centered\, alert\, connected\, and confident.\nLigmincha Texas invites you to join us in a peaceful zoom teaching retreat by Geshe Denma Gyaltsen on Saturday and Sunday\, July 25 and 26\, 2020\, from 10am to 5pm\, Central Daylight Time.\nZhiné\, or Calm Abiding\, is traditionally introduced after learning the preliminary practices of the Ngöndro\, or the Foundational practices from the ancient Zhang Zhung Nyen Gyud Cycle of Bön Tibetan teachings. This weekend\, Geshe Denma will spend time with students explaining and strengthening the qualities of one-pointed focus and concentration. Join us to learn and welcome open awareness through the practice of Calm Abiding. \nAll are welcome. \nWe are sending everyone love\, prayers\, and healing energy through dedication to the welfare of all sentient beings. \n“Inner peace is the most important thing for our own well-being.”\nHis Holiness the Dalai Lama.\n \n \n \n \nRetreat Information \n \n \n \nThe retreat will use Zoom.  Prior to the retreat\, you will need to download and install the Zoom client\, if you have not already\,  by going to https://zoom.us/download \nThe retreat will be recorded.  Recordings will be made available to registrants after the retreat is finished. \nThe retreat will be in English and will not have live translations.\n \n \n \n \nRegistration Information \n \n \n \nTo register:\n\nPlease click the button below\, which will take you to PayPal to complete payment.\nBased on financial ability\, registrants can choose the following options: $75\, $100 and $125.  Financial hardship should not prevent a practitioner from attending teachings.   If none of the three payment options is appropriate for your situation\, please pay whatever you wish buy typing that amount in the box that says “Other Amount”.\nAfter completing payment at PayPal\, you will be given a link to register for the Zoom event.  You must complete this Zoom registration prior to the day of the event.\n\nPlease contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org if you have any questions.\n\n \nGeshe Denma Gyaltsen is the resident lama of Ligmincha Texas. He arrived in Houston in January 2016 to serve as Ligmincha Texas’s first resident lama. \nGeshe Denma was born in northern Nepal. His father brought him to Menri Monastery\, India\, regarded as the mother Bon monastery in exile\, in 1981 to begin his program of study toward the Geshe degree. He received all the Bon teachings\, initiations and transmissions in sutra\, tantra and dzogchen from His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche\, the 33rd Menri Trizin\, and His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche. \nWhen he became a senior student\, he was asked to teach philosophy to younger students. He successfully completed this degree program in 1996 and was awarded the Geshe certificate\, which is considered equivalent to a Ph.D. in Bön Buddhist philosophy and religion. \nGeshe Denma was an accomplished teacher and in 1998 was appointed\, with the approval of the Tibetan government in exile\, first abbot of Zhu Rishing Yungdrung Kundak-Ling Monastery\, a Bon Monastery in Sikkim\, India by His Holiness. He served two terms in this capacity until 2003. In addition\, from the time he graduated until 2008\, Geshe Denma also was active in assisting Geshe Nyima Dakpa with the Bon Children’s Home\, which houses many children in Dolanji\, India\, providing them with food\, healthcare and free education. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/zhine-calm-abiding-to-develop-concentration-by-focusing-and-calming-your-mind-during-this-pandemic/ LOCATION:Zoom\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200720T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200720T201500 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20181216T224724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240127T045306Z UID:10000283-1595271600-1595276100@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Red Garuda Meditation Practice DESCRIPTION:Practice Description \n \n \n \nRed Garuda is a powerful healing practice useful in gaining confidence\, strength and for healing others as well as oneself. The Red Garuda is more often associated with taming the negative energies associated with unusual diseases. \nRed Garuda meditation practice is held the third Monday of every month at 7:00 and is led by Jackie Cole. The practice is open to anyone who has had instruction in Red Garuda\, if interested in instruction please contact our resident lama Geshe Denma. \nThis practice will not be offered via Zoom at this time.  Dr. Cole will begin her practice at 7:00 p.m. from her home and invites each of you to practice at the same time from your safe haven where ever it may be. Know that\, in this way we will be connecting to one another through our inner refuge. \nThere is no fee but donations to the Ligmincha Texas Center are greatly appreciated.\n \n \n \n Practice Contact \n \n \n \n\n Jackie Cole \n \n \n \n info@ligminchatexas.org URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/red-garuda-meditation-practice-2020-01-20/2020-07-20/ LOCATION:From Home\, Houston\, United States CATEGORIES:Meditation,Past Events,Repeating Events,Upcoming Featured Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ligminchatexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Red-Garuda.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200615T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200615T201500 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20181216T224724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240127T045306Z UID:10000282-1592247600-1592252100@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Red Garuda Meditation Practice DESCRIPTION:Practice Description \n \n \n \nRed Garuda is a powerful healing practice useful in gaining confidence\, strength and for healing others as well as oneself. The Red Garuda is more often associated with taming the negative energies associated with unusual diseases. \nRed Garuda meditation practice is held the third Monday of every month at 7:00 and is led by Jackie Cole. The practice is open to anyone who has had instruction in Red Garuda\, if interested in instruction please contact our resident lama Geshe Denma. \nThis practice will not be offered via Zoom at this time.  Dr. Cole will begin her practice at 7:00 p.m. from her home and invites each of you to practice at the same time from your safe haven where ever it may be. Know that\, in this way we will be connecting to one another through our inner refuge. \nThere is no fee but donations to the Ligmincha Texas Center are greatly appreciated.\n \n \n \n Practice Contact \n \n \n \n\n Jackie Cole \n \n \n \n info@ligminchatexas.org URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/red-garuda-meditation-practice-2020-01-20/2020-06-15/ LOCATION:From Home\, Houston\, United States CATEGORIES:Meditation,Past Events,Repeating Events,Upcoming Featured Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ligminchatexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Red-Garuda.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200518T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200518T201500 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20181216T224724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240127T045306Z UID:10000281-1589828400-1589832900@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Red Garuda Meditation Practice DESCRIPTION:Practice Description \n \n \n \nRed Garuda is a powerful healing practice useful in gaining confidence\, strength and for healing others as well as oneself. The Red Garuda is more often associated with taming the negative energies associated with unusual diseases. \nRed Garuda meditation practice is held the third Monday of every month at 7:00 and is led by Jackie Cole. The practice is open to anyone who has had instruction in Red Garuda\, if interested in instruction please contact our resident lama Geshe Denma. \nThis practice will not be offered via Zoom at this time.  Dr. Cole will begin her practice at 7:00 p.m. from her home and invites each of you to practice at the same time from your safe haven where ever it may be. Know that\, in this way we will be connecting to one another through our inner refuge. \nThere is no fee but donations to the Ligmincha Texas Center are greatly appreciated.\n \n \n \n Practice Contact \n \n \n \n\n Jackie Cole \n \n \n \n info@ligminchatexas.org URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/red-garuda-meditation-practice-2020-01-20/2020-05-18/ LOCATION:From Home\, Houston\, United States CATEGORIES:Meditation,Past Events,Repeating Events,Upcoming Featured Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ligminchatexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Red-Garuda.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200501T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200503T160000 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20200128T174443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200414T003628Z UID:10000340-1588359600-1588521600@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Discover Your True Voice: Sound Rushen; POSTPONED DESCRIPTION:PRACTICES AND RETREATS DURING COVID 19\nDue to Covid19\, this retreat will be scheduled for a later date.  Please check back on our website for further details. \nExplore the power of bringing voice and awareness together to meet your emerging experiences as you are supported to reflect upon your personal life\, your close relationships\, and how your community and society live in you. Is your attention loving? Nourishing? Energizing? As we release patterns of aversion\, attachment\, and disconnection through sound and rest in the resonance of silence\, we awaken our true voice\, a voice of compassion and joy. As limited patterns held in our body\, speech\, and mind loosen and release\, new possibilities emerge. Embody the powers of openness\, awareness\, and warmth that treat nothing as a mistake. Discover the confidence to meet whatever shows up in your life as an opportunity for expressing positive qualities.\n\n\n Public Talk\nFriday. May 1st 7:00pm – 9:00 pm \n$15 Suggested Donation \nWeekend Retreat\nSaturday\, May 2nd 10:00 am – 5:00 pm \nand Sunday \, May 3rd 10:00 am – 4:00 pm \n$135  Early-Bird Registration thru April 23rd\n  $150 Standard Registration \nLocation \nLigmincha Texas – 5316 Bellaire Blvd. – Bellaire TX\nRegister through the links provided above. \nFinancial hardship alone should not prevent a practitioner from attending teachings.\nSpecial payment plans are available.\nPlease contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org\n \n \n \n \n \nTeaching by Marcy Vaughn\n \n \n \n \nMarcy 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 Wangyal Rinpoche and has edited his books on 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. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/discover-your-true-voice-sound-rushen/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200420T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200420T201500 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20181216T224724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240127T045306Z UID:10000280-1587409200-1587413700@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Red Garuda Meditation Practice DESCRIPTION:Practice Description \n \n \n \nRed Garuda is a powerful healing practice useful in gaining confidence\, strength and for healing others as well as oneself. The Red Garuda is more often associated with taming the negative energies associated with unusual diseases. \nRed Garuda meditation practice is held the third Monday of every month at 7:00 and is led by Jackie Cole. The practice is open to anyone who has had instruction in Red Garuda\, if interested in instruction please contact our resident lama Geshe Denma. \nThis practice will not be offered via Zoom at this time.  Dr. Cole will begin her practice at 7:00 p.m. from her home and invites each of you to practice at the same time from your safe haven where ever it may be. Know that\, in this way we will be connecting to one another through our inner refuge. \nThere is no fee but donations to the Ligmincha Texas Center are greatly appreciated.\n \n \n \n Practice Contact \n \n \n \n\n Jackie Cole \n \n \n \n info@ligminchatexas.org URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/red-garuda-meditation-practice-2020-01-20/2020-04-20/ LOCATION:From Home\, Houston\, United States CATEGORIES:Meditation,Past Events,Repeating Events,Upcoming Featured Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ligminchatexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Red-Garuda.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200417T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200419T160000 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20200128T173003Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200414T003741Z UID:10000339-1587150000-1587312000@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Seven Mirrors of Dzochen -Part 2; POSTPONED DESCRIPTION:PRACTICES AND RETREATS DURING COVID 19\nDue to Covid19\, this retreat will be scheduled for a later date.  Please check back on our website for further details. \n \nBased on the teachings of Drenpa Namkha in the 8th century AD\, this weekend will focus on quintessential instruction for attaining clear innate awareness\, like seeing your face in a mirror. Dzogchen is called the great perfection and is considered the highest Bon understanding. Open your inner space through this weekend of rare Bon teaching.\n\n\n Public Talk\nFriday. April 17th  7:00pm – 9:00 pm \n$15 Suggested Donation \nWeekend Retreat\nSaturday\, April 18th 10:00 am – 5:00 pm \nand Sunday \, April 19th 10:00 am – 4:00 pm \n$135  Early-Bird Registration thru April 11th\n  $150 Standard Registration \nLocation \nLigmincha Texas – 5316 Bellaire Blvd. – Bellaire TX\nRegister through the links provided above. \nFinancial hardship alone should not prevent a practitioner from attending teachings.\nSpecial payment plans are available.\nPlease contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org\n \n \n \n \n \nTeaching by Geshe Denma Gyaltsen\, Resident Lama\n \n \n \n \nGeshe Denma was born in northern Nepal. His father brought him to Menri Monastery\, India\, regarded as the mother Bon monastery in exile\, in 1981 to begin his program of study toward the Geshe degree. He received all the Bon teachings\, initiations and transmissions in sutra\, tantra and dzogchen from His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche\, the 33rd Menri Trizin\, and His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche. \nWhen he became a senior student\, he was asked to teach philosophy to younger students. He successfully completed this degree program in 1996 and was awarded the Geshe certificate\, which is considered equivalent to a Ph.D. in Bön Buddhist philosophy and religion. \nGeshe Denma was an accomplished teacher and in 1998 was appointed\, with the approval of the Tibetan government in exile\, first abbot of Zhu Rishing Yungdrung Kundak-Ling Monastery\, a Bon Monastery in Sikkim\, India by His Holiness. He served two terms in this capacity until 2003. In addition\, from the time he graduated until 2008\, Geshe Denma also was active in assisting Geshe Nyima Dakpa with the Bon Children’s Home\, which houses many children in Dolanji\, India\, providing them with food\, healthcare and free education.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Web Developer\n support@vamtam.com\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/seven-mirrors-of-dzochen-part-2/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200316T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200316T201500 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20181216T224724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240127T045306Z UID:10000279-1584385200-1584389700@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Red Garuda Meditation Practice DESCRIPTION:Practice Description \n \n \n \nRed Garuda is a powerful healing practice useful in gaining confidence\, strength and for healing others as well as oneself. The Red Garuda is more often associated with taming the negative energies associated with unusual diseases. \nRed Garuda meditation practice is held the third Monday of every month at 7:00 and is led by Jackie Cole. The practice is open to anyone who has had instruction in Red Garuda\, if interested in instruction please contact our resident lama Geshe Denma. \nThis practice will not be offered via Zoom at this time.  Dr. Cole will begin her practice at 7:00 p.m. from her home and invites each of you to practice at the same time from your safe haven where ever it may be. Know that\, in this way we will be connecting to one another through our inner refuge. \nThere is no fee but donations to the Ligmincha Texas Center are greatly appreciated.\n \n \n \n Practice Contact \n \n \n \n\n Jackie Cole \n \n \n \n info@ligminchatexas.org URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/red-garuda-meditation-practice-2020-01-20/2020-03-16/ LOCATION:From Home\, Houston\, United States CATEGORIES:Meditation,Past Events,Repeating Events,Upcoming Featured Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ligminchatexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Red-Garuda.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200229T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200229T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20200127T164123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200228T031850Z UID:10000338-1582974000-1582995600@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Nyame Sherap Gyaltsen birthday celebration CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date.  The new day and time will be posted to our website when it is confirmed.  We apologize for the late notice. \nLigmincha Texas\n \n \n \n \nCelebration ritual offered by Geshe Denma Gyaltsen\, Resident Lama\n \n \n \n \n \nGeshe Denma Gyaltsen is the resident lama of Ligmincha Texas. He  arrived in Houston in January 2016 to serve as Ligmincha Texas’s first resident lama. \nGeshe Denma was born in northern Nepal. His father brought him to Menri Monastery\, India\, regarded as the mother Bon monastery in exile\, in 1981 to begin his program of study toward the Geshe degree. He received all the Bon teachings\, initiations and transmissions in sutra\, tantra and dzogchen from His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche\, the 33rd Menri Trizin\, and His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche. \nWhen he became a senior student\, he was asked to teach philosophy to younger students. He successfully completed this degree program in 1996 and was awarded the Geshe certificate\, which is considered equivalent to a Ph.D. in Bön Buddhist philosophy and religion. \nGeshe Denma was an accomplished teacher and in 1998 was appointed\, with the approval of the Tibetan government in exile\, first abbot of Zhu Rishing Yungdrung Kundak-Ling Monastery\, a Bon Monastery in Sikkim\, India by His Holiness. He served two terms in this capacity until 2003. In addition\, from the time he graduated until 2008\, Geshe Denma also was active in assisting Geshe Nyima Dakpa with the Bon Children’s Home\, which houses many children in Dolanji\, India\, providing them with food\, healthcare and free education. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/nyame-sherap-gyaltsen-birthday-celebration/ LOCATION:Private residence\, Galveston\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200222T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200222T103000 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20200127T163353Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200210T022334Z UID:10000337-1582362000-1582367400@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:LOSAR\, YEAR OF THE IRON MOUSE 2020 CELEBRATION DESCRIPTION:Join us as we celebrate Losar at our center. We will use traditional Tibetan ways to greet the New Year. \nEach person will light a candle on the altar and we will pray together. Geshe Denma will do the Chemar ritual\, a traditional auspicious ceremony using barley flour called tsampa mixed with butter. One person will hold a traditional container of tsampa and butter so each person can take a pinch\, offer it lightly three times\, touch it to the tongue\, and then say the traditional auspicious happiness greeting – \nTashi Delek phun sum tsok\, \nA ma bak dro ku kham sang\, \nTen du de wa to par shog. \nGongni Gongdu Phelwar Shog\,” \nThis means\, “Auspicious goodness and abundance to you\, may you be healthy and peaceful\, may you find eternal peace and happiness\, and may your pursuit of peace and happiness flourish day by day.” \n“The first offering of money of the year can be made to the altar and the Buddhas.  Everyone will wish one another a happy new year and good fortune\, health and all good things.  Geshela advises us to say only positive things all this day and not to engage in negativity in body\, speech or mind and to continue to do prayers.  Following the celebration\, we will all go to lunch together to start the new year together.  We also have new prayer flags in our center that you can obtain to hang traditionally at your home on the first day of Losar.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nGeshe Denma Gyaltsen is the resident lama of Ligmincha Texas. He arrived in Houston in January 2016 to serve as Ligmincha Texas’s first resident lama. \nGeshe Denma was born in northern Nepal. His father brought him to Menri Monastery\, India\, regarded as the mother Bon monastery in exile\, in 1981 to begin his program of study toward the Geshe degree. He received all the Bon teachings\, initiations and transmissions in sutra\, tantra and dzogchen from His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche\, the 33rd Menri Trizin\, and His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche. \nWhen he became a senior student\, he was asked to teach philosophy to younger students. He successfully completed this degree program in 1996 and was awarded the Geshe certificate\, which is considered equivalent to a Ph.D. in Bön Buddhist philosophy and religion. \nGeshe Denma was an accomplished teacher and in 1998 was appointed\, with the approval of the Tibetan government in exile\, first abbot of Zhu Rishing Yungdrung Kundak-Ling Monastery\, a Bon Monastery in Sikkim\, India by His Holiness. He served two terms in this capacity until 2003. In addition\, from the time he graduated until 2008\, Geshe Denma also was active in assisting Geshe Nyima Dakpa with the Bon Children’s Home\, which houses many children in Dolanji\, India\, providing them with food\, healthcare and free education. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/losar-year-of-the-iron-mouse-2020-celebration/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States CATEGORIES:Upcoming Featured Events ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200219T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200219T200000 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20200127T160825Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200213T034936Z UID:10000336-1582137900-1582142400@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:LIGMINCHA TEXAS PREPARES FOR LOSAR\, YEAR OF THE IRON MOUSE 2020 DESCRIPTION: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 will be celebrated by Ligmincha Texas\, here are the Losar activities. \nWednesday\, February 19\, at 6:45 pm \nWe will do a ransom ceremony at our center instead of regular practice at 6:45 pm.  At that time\, we will use this opportunity to cleanse ourselves spiritually\, to be ready for the New Year. Geshe Denma Gyaltsen will give blessing water.  We will think about releasing all the negative things that happened in this year so they will not be carried into the new iron Mouse year.  Please feel welcome to come and bring anyone who is interested in this beautiful experience. \nThursday\, February 20th \nIs the day we need to cleanse externally and clean our house\, office\, car\, and finish projects\, and generally prepare for a clean start in the next year. \n \nSaturday morning\, February 22\, at 9:00 am\, \nWe will celebrate Losar at our center.  We will use traditional Tibetan ways to greet the New Year.  \nEach person will light a candle on the altar and we will pray together.  Geshe Denma will do the Chemar ritual\, a traditional auspicious ceremony using barley flour called tsampa mixed with butter.  One person will hold a traditional container of tsampa and butter so each person can take a pinch\, offer it lightly three times\, touch it to the tongue\, and then say the traditional auspicious happiness greeting – \nTashi Delek phun sum tsok\, \nA ma bak dro ku kham sang\, \nTen du de wa to par shog. \nGongni Gongdu Phelwar Shog\,” \nThis means\, \n“Auspicious goodness and abundance to you\, may you be healthy and peaceful\, may you find eternal peace and happiness\, and may your pursuit of peace and happiness flourish day by day.” \n“The first offering of money of the year can be made to the altar and the Buddhas.  Everyone will wish one another a happy new year and good fortune\, health and all good things.  Geshela advises us to say only positive things all this day and not to engage in negativity in body\, speech or mind and to continue to do prayers.  Following the celebration\, we will all go to lunch together to start the new year together.  We also have new prayer flags in our center that you can obtain to hang traditionally at your home on the first day of Losar. \nMonday\, February 24 \nIs the actual first day of the Tibetan New Year\, the Year of the iron Mouse.  On this day\, it is traditional to do sang cho at home in the morning if you have received this teaching or do any practice that you have received.  It is also the day to hang new prayer flags at home. \nOn Saturday\, Feb 29\, at 11:00 am\nwe will celebrate the birthday of Nyame Sherap Gyaltsen\, first abbot and founder of Tashi Menri Ling\, the mother monastery of Bon in Tibet. We will also have a sangcho fire ritual\, and do a fish release ritual.  These are special spiritual experiences that bring blessings and merit to those who participate.  Afterward we will all eat together. This day we will meet at the home of Jackie Cole in Galveston. \nTibetans in India and Nepal do many traditional things during Losar. Families who can go to the Gompa to pay their respects to the lama\, circumambulate the temple\, offer prayer flags to the monastery\, raise prayer flags at one’s home and spend time with family. Often Tibetans will bring offerings to the Gompa\, such as flowers or butter lamps or cookies for tea with the lama\, and receive blessings so that all activities of the coming year will be successful. \nLigmincha Texas welcomes you to participate in all of these events\, and we wish you a very \nHappy New Tibetan Year of the iron Mouse. \nLosar Tashi Delek!\n \n \n \n \nText Divider \n \n \n \nGeshe Denma Gyaltsen is the resident lama of Ligmincha Texas. He arrived in Houston in January 2016 to serve as Ligmincha Texas’s first resident lama. \nGeshe Denma was born in northern Nepal. His father brought him to Menri Monastery\, India\, regarded as the mother Bon monastery in exile\, in 1981 to begin his program of study toward the Geshe degree. He received all the Bon teachings\, initiations and transmissions in sutra\, tantra and dzogchen from His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche\, the 33rd Menri Trizin\, and His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche. \nWhen he became a senior student\, he was asked to teach philosophy to younger students. He successfully completed this degree program in 1996 and was awarded the Geshe certificate\, which is considered equivalent to a Ph.D. in Bön Buddhist philosophy and religion. \nGeshe Denma was an accomplished teacher and in 1998 was appointed\, with the approval of the Tibetan government in exile\, first abbot of Zhu Rishing Yungdrung Kundak-Ling Monastery\, a Bon Monastery in Sikkim\, India by His Holiness. He served two terms in this capacity until 2003. In addition\, from the time he graduated until 2008\, Geshe Denma also was active in assisting Geshe Nyima Dakpa with the Bon Children’s Home\, which houses many children in Dolanji\, India\, providing them with food\, healthcare and free education. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/ligmincha-texas-prepares-for-losar-year-of-the-iron-mouse-2020/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States CATEGORIES:Upcoming Featured Events ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200209T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200209T130000 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20200202T010723Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200208T000222Z UID:10000341-1581249600-1581253200@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Full Moon Meditation on Sherap Chamma with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche DESCRIPTION:In a special 40-minute Facebook Live broadcast on the day of the February full moon\, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will guide a deep\, healing meditation on Sherap Chamma\, Mother of Wisdom and Love. Rinpoche will also use the time to introduce a series of 24-hour meditation and mantra recitation sessions\, which will take place online via Zoom during each subsequent full moon of 2020. More information about the full moon series is below. \nView the February 9 broadcast on Facebook to participate in the chat; or\, view it here on this page. If the viewing screen does not appear at the scheduled time\, try refreshing the page. \nIntroducing the Full Moon Series\nAfter the February 9 broadcast\, on March 9 and each subsequent full moon of 2020 you can join Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche online for meditation followed by a 24-hour mantra recitation session. This is a precious opportunity to engage in the healing practice of Sherap Chamma\, Mother of Wisdom and Love. Each session starts at 10 a.m. New York time on the day of a full moon and ends at 10 a.m. the following day. Rinpoche will be supported by Ligmincha International’s global community of practitioners. \nUnlike Rinpoche’s CyberSangha® Facebook Live broadcasts\, the 24-hour full moon practices will take place via Zoom\, in an online meeting space. There is no cost to participate\, but registration is required in advance of each 24-hour session; full details and instructions for participating are below. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/full-moon-meditation-on-sherap-chamma-with-tenzin-wangyal-rinpoche/ LOCATION:Houston\, United States CATEGORIES:Upcoming Featured Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200209T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200209T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20200127T152726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200207T234700Z UID:10000335-1581242400-1581267600@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Creating & Caring for your Shrine: A Guide for Western Students of the Yungdrung Bon Buddhist Tradition and How to use Ritual Items & Yeshe Walmo drumming. DESCRIPTION:Join Geshe Denma Gyaltsen to learn about the correct way to set up your altar and how to use ritual items. \nCost for the one day event: $65.00 \nLocation \nLigmincha Texas – 5316 Bellaire Blvd. – Bellaire TX\nRegister through the links provided above. \nFinancial hardship alone should not prevent a practitioner from attending teachings.\nSpecial payment plans are available.\nPlease contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org\n \n \n \n \nTeaching by Geshe Denma Gyaltsen\, Resident Lama\n \n \n \n \n\n \nGeshe Denma Gyaltsen is the resident lama of Ligmincha Texas. He arrived in Houston in January 2016 to serve as Ligmincha Texas’s first resident lama. \nGeshe Denma was born in northern Nepal. His father brought him to Menri Monastery\, India\, regarded as the mother Bon monastery in exile\, in 1981 to begin his program of study toward the Geshe degree. He received all the Bon teachings\, initiations and transmissions in sutra\, tantra and dzogchen from His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche\, the 33rd Menri Trizin\, and His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche. \nWhen he became a senior student\, he was asked to teach philosophy to younger students. He successfully completed this degree program in 1996 and was awarded the Geshe certificate\, which is considered equivalent to a Ph.D. in Bön Buddhist philosophy and religion. \nGeshe Denma was an accomplished teacher and in 1998 was appointed\, with the approval of the Tibetan government in exile\, first abbot of Zhu Rishing Yungdrung Kundak-Ling Monastery\, a Bon Monastery in Sikkim\, India by His Holiness. He served two terms in this capacity until 2003. In addition\, from the time he graduated until 2008\, Geshe Denma also was active in assisting Geshe Nyima Dakpa with the Bon Children’s Home\, which houses many children in Dolanji\, India\, providing them with food\, healthcare and free education. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/using-the-altar-and-ritual-items-plus-yeshe-walmo-and-drumming/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States CATEGORIES:Public Talk,Teaching,Upcoming Featured Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200120T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200120T201500 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20181216T224724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240127T045306Z UID:10000278-1579546800-1579551300@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Red Garuda Meditation Practice DESCRIPTION:Practice Description \n \n \n \nRed Garuda is a powerful healing practice useful in gaining confidence\, strength and for healing others as well as oneself. The Red Garuda is more often associated with taming the negative energies associated with unusual diseases. \nRed Garuda meditation practice is held the third Monday of every month at 7:00 and is led by Jackie Cole. The practice is open to anyone who has had instruction in Red Garuda\, if interested in instruction please contact our resident lama Geshe Denma. \nThis practice will not be offered via Zoom at this time.  Dr. Cole will begin her practice at 7:00 p.m. from her home and invites each of you to practice at the same time from your safe haven where ever it may be. Know that\, in this way we will be connecting to one another through our inner refuge. \nThere is no fee but donations to the Ligmincha Texas Center are greatly appreciated.\n \n \n \n Practice Contact \n \n \n \n\n Jackie Cole \n \n \n \n info@ligminchatexas.org URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/red-garuda-meditation-practice-2020-01-20/2020-01-20/ LOCATION:From Home\, Houston\, United States CATEGORIES:Meditation,Past Events,Repeating Events,Upcoming Featured Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ligminchatexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Red-Garuda.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200110T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200112T160000 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20191028T200944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191221T001458Z UID:10000334-1578682800-1578844800@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:The Power of Mantra: A Om Hung DESCRIPTION:An open mind and compassionate heart are important and necessary virtues to lead a good life. But we are often bound and limited by our prejudices\, fears\, and divisions. Awareness is the key that frees us and allows our positive qualities to be expressed. Awareness is essential for spiritual transformation. When we open our body\, speech\, and mind with awareness\, our inherent capacity for love is found to be already present. In the Bön tradition of Tibet\, sacred sound is used as a skillful means to release tensions and blockages in our body\, free our speech of divisions of exclusion and bias\, and activate the compassionate qualities of an open heart. Through engaging the sacred syllables of A\, OM\, and HUNG\, we employ the power of mantra to awaken the sacred dimension of our body\, speech\, and mind and transform our life for the benefit of ourselves and others.   \nThis teaching is especially precious as Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will not be teaching in 2021.  Rinpoche is taking a year-long sabbatical and will return to teaching in 2022. You won’t want to miss this opportunity! \nLocation \nThe Jung Center Houston\n \nhttps://junghouston.org/ \n\n(click on red button “search programs”) \nRegister through the links provided above. \nFinancial hardship alone should not prevent a practitioner from attending teachings.\nSpecial payment plans are available.\nPlease contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFounder and spiritual director of Ligmincha International\, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche is a respected and beloved teacher and meditation master in the Bön Buddhist tradition of Tibet.  He has students in more than 25 countries\, teaches around the world and reaches thousands of students through his online programs. \nTrained as a Bön monk\, Rinpoche now lives as a householder\, allowing him to more fully relate to the needs and concerns of his students.  Known for the depth of his wisdom and his unshakeable commitment to helping students recognize their true nature\, he is the author of many books and online courses. \nFluent in English\, Tenzin Rinpoche teaches in a warm and engaging style\, frequently drawing on examples from contemporary culture to bring the ancient Bön teachings to life\, making them relevant to the lives of modern people and a powerful basis for spiritual growth. He is equally at home teaching online and in a retreat setting. \nRinpoche regularly teaches in Europe\, the United States\, Mexico\, Central and South America\, and Asia. Information about worldwide locations may be found here. \nHe also is a leader in using technology to teach dharma. Rinpoche has offered free live webcasts since 2009\, including through his Facebook page since 2016. Beginning in 2010 he has offered a variety of online courses\, through both Ligmincha Learning and GlideWing Productions. With the support of his global volunteer base\, Rinpoche’s teachings are available in as many as 18 different languages through both real-time translation and subtitles. Find out more about his live events here. Hundreds of hours of previously recorded teachings can be found on Ligmincha’s YouTube channel and Ocean of Wisdom. \nRecognizing the diverse needs of students\, Rinpoche has created two sister organizations to Ligmincha: The 3 Doors and Lishu Institute. The 3 Doors is an international organization that allows participants from all walks of life to go deep into the essence of the teachings. Its programs use meditation and community to support self-discovery\, personal transformation\, and actions that benefit others. Lishu Institute\, a residential education and retreat center in India\, offers intensive study and practice of the Bön tradition. Its programs run from two weeks to two months in length\, with some participants choosing extended study. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/the-power-of-mantra-a-om-hung/ LOCATION:The Jung Center Houston\, 5200 Montrose Blvd.\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191222T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191222T133000 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20190131T013629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191025T224044Z UID:10000310-1577014200-1577021400@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Opening the Door to Bön - the Warrior Syllables DESCRIPTION:The Five Warrior Syllables (Tibetan Sound Healing) \n \n \n \nThe sacred sounds of the Five Warrior Syllables are a part of the Bön healing tradition and have been handed down from master to student for generations. In recent years\, these ancient practices have been brought to life in the west through the tireless teaching and writing of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche\, author of Tibetan Sound Healing. The Five Warrior Syllables Practice engages the power of sound and silence to help heal physical illness\, clear psychological and energetic disturbances\, and support the spiritual practitioner to abide with clear and open awareness. \nIn our Sunday practice session\, led by Leslie Abuso\, we will spend time with all five syllables. There will be instruction\, practice and time for questions and discussion. The practice is open to all levels of practitioner. There is no fee but donations to the Ligmincha Texas Center are greatly appreciated. \n“The practice of the Five Warrior Syllables is a skillful means that can support us to release our negative and limiting behavioral patterns of body\, speech and mind.” (from “Tibetan Sound Healing” Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.) \nThere is no need to register but it is helpful if you RSVP to Leslie at 713-444-3457. \nThere is a bookstore onsite and this book is available for purchase. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/opening-the-door-to-bon-the-warrior-syllables-2019-12-22/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States CATEGORIES:Meditation,Sunday Practice,Teaching ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ligminchatexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/The-Five-Warrior-Syllables-copy.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191216T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191216T201500 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20181216T224724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190424T205019Z UID:10000271-1576522800-1576527300@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Red Garuda Meditation Practice DESCRIPTION:Practice Description \n \n \n \nRed Garuda is a powerful healing practice useful in gaining confidence\, strength and for healing others as well as oneself. The Red Garuda is more often associated with taming the negative energies associated with unusual diseases. \nRed Garuda meditation practice is held the third Monday of every month at 7:00 and is led by Jackie Cole. The practice is open to anyone who has had instruction in Red Garuda\, if interested in instruction please contact our resident lama Geshe Denma. \nThere is no fee but donations to the Ligmincha Texas Center are greatly appreciated.\n \n \n \n Practice Contact \n \n \n \n\n Jackie Cole \n \n \n \n info@ligminchatexas.org URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/red-garuda-meditation-practice/2019-12-16/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States CATEGORIES:Meditation,Repeating Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ligminchatexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Red-Garuda.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191215T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191215T133000 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20190131T013629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190424T205349Z UID:10000309-1576409400-1576416600@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Opening the Door to Bön - the Warrior Syllables DESCRIPTION:The Five Warrior Syllables (Tibetan Sound Healing) \n \n \n \nThe sacred sounds of the Five Warrior Syllables are a part of the Bön healing tradition and have been handed down from master to student for generations. In recent years\, these ancient practices have been brought to life in the west through the tireless teaching and writing of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche\, author of Tibetan Sound Healing. The Five Warrior Syllables Practice engages the power of sound and silence to help heal physical illness\, clear psychological and energetic disturbances\, and support the spiritual practitioner to abide with clear and open awareness. \nIn our Sunday practice session\, led by Leslie Abuso\, we will spend time with all five syllables. There will be instruction\, practice and time for questions and discussion. The practice is open to all levels of practitioner. There is no fee but donations to the Ligmincha Texas Center are greatly appreciated. \n“The practice of the Five Warrior Syllables is a skillful means that can support us to release our negative and limiting behavioral patterns of body\, speech and mind.” (from “Tibetan Sound Healing” Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.) \nThere is no need to register but it is helpful if you RSVP to Leslie at 713-444-3457. \nThere is a bookstore onsite and this book is available for purchase. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/opening-the-door-to-bon-the-warrior-syllables/2019-12-15/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States CATEGORIES:Meditation,Sunday Practice,Teaching ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ligminchatexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/The-Five-Warrior-Syllables-copy.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191213T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191215T160000 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20190429T204844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191102T190647Z UID:10000328-1576263600-1576425600@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Five Precious Wisdom Medicines: How to Take Daily DESCRIPTION:Medicine Buddha \nThe Five Precious Wisdom Medicines are the healing methods we can skillfully administer to ourselves to counteract the five poisons of everyday life. Geshe Denma will teach us what five problems arise for us that destroy our peacefulness and cause us to react in habitual ways that compound those problems. He will also teach us what five methods we can use to restore our peacefulness and choose positive and creative responses to those problems. Through this simple sounding topic\, Geshe Denma will take us a long way toward a new understanding. Please join us.\n\n\n Public Talk\nFriday. December 13th 7:00pm – 9:00 pm \n$15 Suggested Donation \nWeekend Retreat\nSaturday\, December 14th 10:00 am – 5:00 pm \nand Sunday \, December 15th 10:00 am – 4:00 pm \n$135  Early-Bird Registration thru December 9th\n  $150 Standard Registration \nLocation \nLigmincha Texas – 5316 Bellaire Blvd. – Bellaire TX\nRegister through the links provided above. \nFinancial hardship alone should not prevent a practitioner from attending teachings.\nSpecial payment plans are available.\nPlease contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org\n \n \n \n \n \nTeaching by Geshe Denma Gyaltsen\, Resident Lama\n \n \n \n \nGeshe Denma Gyaltsen is the resident lama of Ligmincha Texas. He arrived in Houston in January 2016 to serve as Ligmincha Texas’s first resident lama. \nGeshe Denma was born in northern Nepal. His father brought him to Menri Monastery\, India\, regarded as the mother Bon monastery in exile\, in 1981 to begin his program of study toward the Geshe degree. He received all the Bon teachings\, initiations and transmissions in sutra\, tantra and dzogchen from His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche\, the 33rd Menri Trizin\, and His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche. \nWhen he became a senior student\, he was asked to teach philosophy to younger students. He successfully completed this degree program in 1996 and was awarded the Geshe certificate\, which is considered equivalent to a Ph.D. in Bön Buddhist philosophy and religion. \nGeshe Denma was an accomplished teacher and in 1998 was appointed\, with the approval of the Tibetan government in exile\, first abbot of Zhu Rishing Yungdrung Kundak-Ling Monastery\, a Bon Monastery in Sikkim\, India by His Holiness. He served two terms in this capacity until 2003. In addition\, from the time he graduated until 2008\, Geshe Denma also was active in assisting Geshe Nyima Dakpa with the Bon Children’s Home\, which houses many children in Dolanji\, India\, providing them with food\, healthcare and free education. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/five-precious-wisdom-medicines-how-to-take-daily/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States CATEGORIES:Public Talk,Teaching,Weekend Retreat ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191124T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191124T133000 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20190128T220406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190526T202043Z UID:10000302-1574595000-1574602200@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Opening the Door to Bön - Tsa Lung (Tibetan Yoga) DESCRIPTION:Practice Description \n \n \n \n\nWith the Bon Buddhist practices of Tsa Lung\, we explore the five Tsa Lung movements. In this practice we will deepen our inner connection by exploring the 5 five energy centers (chakras) with the movements of Tsa Lung. Tsa means channel and lung (chi or prana) means breath. These movements along with the visualization that accompanies them help us to clear what keeps us from recognizing and connecting to the positive qualities inherent in our true nature.\n\n\nThis practice is led by Leslie Abuso. For more information\, contact her at: leslieabuso@ligminchatexas.org.\n\nDoors open at 11:00 am. There is no fee but donations to the center are greatly appreciated. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/opening-the-door-to-bon-tsa-lung-tibetan-yoga/2019-11-24/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States CATEGORIES:Meditation,Sunday Practice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ligminchatexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Cloud-and-Sun-750-955.png ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191124T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191124T133000 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20190128T220406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191025T225522Z UID:10000304-1574595000-1574602200@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Opening the Door to Bön - Tsa Lung (Tibetan Yoga) DESCRIPTION:Practice Description \n \n \n \n\nWith the Bon Buddhist practices of Tsa Lung\, we explore the five Tsa Lung movements. In this practice we will deepen our inner connection by exploring the 5 five energy centers (chakras) with the movements of Tsa Lung. Tsa means channel and lung (chi or prana) means breath. These movements along with the visualization that accompanies them help us to clear what keeps us from recognizing and connecting to the positive qualities inherent in our true nature.\n\n\nThis practice is led by Leslie Abuso. For more information\, contact her at: leslieabuso@ligminchatexas.org.\n\nDoors open at 11:00 am. There is no fee but donations to the center are greatly appreciated. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/opening-the-door-to-bon-tsa-lung-tibetan-yoga-2019-11-24/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States CATEGORIES:Meditation,Sunday Practice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ligminchatexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Cloud-and-Sun-750-955.png ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191118T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191118T201500 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20181216T224724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190424T205019Z UID:10000270-1574103600-1574108100@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Red Garuda Meditation Practice DESCRIPTION:Practice Description \n \n \n \nRed Garuda is a powerful healing practice useful in gaining confidence\, strength and for healing others as well as oneself. The Red Garuda is more often associated with taming the negative energies associated with unusual diseases. \nRed Garuda meditation practice is held the third Monday of every month at 7:00 and is led by Jackie Cole. The practice is open to anyone who has had instruction in Red Garuda\, if interested in instruction please contact our resident lama Geshe Denma. \nThere is no fee but donations to the Ligmincha Texas Center are greatly appreciated.\n \n \n \n Practice Contact \n \n \n \n\n Jackie Cole \n \n \n \n info@ligminchatexas.org URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/red-garuda-meditation-practice/2019-11-18/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States CATEGORIES:Meditation,Repeating Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ligminchatexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Red-Garuda.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191115T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191117T160000 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20190429T204129Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191108T211502Z UID:10000327-1573844400-1574006400@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:The Seven Mirrors of Dzogchen DESCRIPTION:Based on the teachings of Drenpa Namkha in the 8th century AD\, this weekend will focus on quintessential instruction for attaining clear innate awareness\, like seeing your face in a mirror. Dzogchen is called the great perfection and is considered the highest Bon understanding. Open your inner space through this weekend of rare Bon teaching\n\n\n Public Talk\nFriday. November 15th 7:00pm – 9:00 pm \n$15 Suggested Donation \nWeekend Retreat\nSaturday\, November 16th 10:00 am – 5:00 pm \nand Sunday \, November 17th 10:00 am – 4:00 pm \n$135  Early-Bird Registration thru November 11th\n  $150 Standard Registration \nLocation \nLigmincha Texas – 5316 Bellaire Blvd. – Bellaire TX\nRegister through the links provided above. \nFinancial hardship alone should not prevent a practitioner from attending teachings.\nSpecial payment plans are available.\nPlease contact us at info@ligminchatexas.org\n \n \n \n \n \nTeaching by Geshe Denma Gyaltsen\, Resident Lama\n \n \n \n \nGeshe Denma Gyaltsen is the resident lama of Ligmincha Texas. He arrived in Houston in January 2016 to serve as Ligmincha Texas’s first resident lama. \nGeshe Denma was born in northern Nepal. His father brought him to Menri Monastery\, India\, regarded as the mother Bon monastery in exile\, in 1981 to begin his program of study toward the Geshe degree. He received all the Bon teachings\, initiations and transmissions in sutra\, tantra and dzogchen from His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche\, the 33rd Menri Trizin\, and His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche. \nWhen he became a senior student\, he was asked to teach philosophy to younger students. He successfully completed this degree program in 1996 and was awarded the Geshe certificate\, which is considered equivalent to a Ph.D. in Bön Buddhist philosophy and religion. \nGeshe Denma was an accomplished teacher and in 1998 was appointed\, with the approval of the Tibetan government in exile\, first abbot of Zhu Rishing Yungdrung Kundak-Ling Monastery\, a Bon Monastery in Sikkim\, India by His Holiness. He served two terms in this capacity until 2003. In addition\, from the time he graduated until 2008\, Geshe Denma also was active in assisting Geshe Nyima Dakpa with the Bon Children’s Home\, which houses many children in Dolanji\, India\, providing them with food\, healthcare and free education. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/the-seven-mirrors-of-dzogchen/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191027T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191027T160000 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20191024T162555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191024T162555Z UID:10000333-1572181200-1572192000@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Tsa Lung Breathing & Ma Tri DESCRIPTION:Please join us at Yoga Haven in Galveston for this practice.\nThe ultimate goal of the meditation is to learn to abide with stability in clear\, open awareness. You can enhance your ability to connect with and rest in this naturally joyful state by alleviating any physical distractions\, emotional blocks and disturbances to your practice. \nThese five Tsa Lung exercises are a step by step means for identifying and clearing these obstacles. \nThe 3 heart mantras are said to be the essence enlightenment in sound and energy. Geshe Denma will lead a practice with these 3 mantras. Come and experience the vibration from these sacred sounds. \nTo register\, please  visit the Yoga Haven website   https://theyogahaven.net/apps/mindbody/enrollments\n \n \n \n \nText Divider \n \n \n \nGeshe Denma Gyaltsen is the resident lama of Ligmincha Texas. He arrived in Houston in January 2016 to serve as Ligmincha Texas’s first resident lama. \nGeshe Denma was born in northern Nepal. His father brought him to Menri Monastery\, India\, regarded as the mother Bon monastery in exile\, in 1981 to begin his program of study toward the Geshe degree. He received all the Bon teachings\, initiations and transmissions in sutra\, tantra and dzogchen from His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche\, the 33rd Menri Trizin\, and His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche. \nWhen he became a senior student\, he was asked to teach philosophy to younger students. He successfully completed this degree program in 1996 and was awarded the Geshe certificate\, which is considered equivalent to a Ph.D. in Bön Buddhist philosophy and religion. \nGeshe Denma was an accomplished teacher and in 1998 was appointed\, with the approval of the Tibetan government in exile\, first abbot of Zhu Rishing Yungdrung Kundak-Ling Monastery\, a Bon Monastery in Sikkim\, India by His Holiness. He served two terms in this capacity until 2003. In addition\, from the time he graduated until 2008\, Geshe Denma also was active in assisting Geshe Nyima Dakpa with the Bon Children’s Home\, which houses many children in Dolanji\, India\, providing them with food\, healthcare and free education. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/tsa-lung-breathing-ma-tri/ LOCATION:Houston\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191027T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191027T133000 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20181216T233529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190424T205742Z UID:10000293-1572175800-1572183000@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Opening the Door to Bön - The 9 Breathings of Purification DESCRIPTION:Practice Description \n \n \n \n\n\nThis Sunday\, we will explore the practice of the Nine Breathings of Purification. \nThe View of the wisdom tradition of Bön Buddhism is that the nature of our mind is clear and open\, like a cloudless dessert sky. What causes our suffering\, is our disconnection from our true nature. The practice of these cleansing breaths\, help us to clear what obscures our recognition of our true nature. \nThere is no fee for this session but a suggested donation of $10 to the Center is gratefully appreciated. \n\n\n \n \n \n Contract Information \n \n \n \n\n Leslie Abuso \n \n \n \n leslieabuso@ligminchatexas.org URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/1026517/2019-10-27/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States CATEGORIES:Meditation,Repeating Events,Teaching ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ligminchatexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Channels.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191021T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191021T201500 DTSTAMP:20260408T230600 CREATED:20181216T224724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190424T205019Z UID:10000269-1571684400-1571688900@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Red Garuda Meditation Practice DESCRIPTION:Practice Description \n \n \n \nRed Garuda is a powerful healing practice useful in gaining confidence\, strength and for healing others as well as oneself. The Red Garuda is more often associated with taming the negative energies associated with unusual diseases. \nRed Garuda meditation practice is held the third Monday of every month at 7:00 and is led by Jackie Cole. The practice is open to anyone who has had instruction in Red Garuda\, if interested in instruction please contact our resident lama Geshe Denma. \nThere is no fee but donations to the Ligmincha Texas Center are greatly appreciated.\n \n \n \n Practice Contact \n \n \n \n\n Jackie Cole \n \n \n \n info@ligminchatexas.org URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/red-garuda-meditation-practice/2019-10-21/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States CATEGORIES:Meditation,Repeating Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ligminchatexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Red-Garuda.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR