BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ligmincha Texas - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Ligmincha Texas 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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260216T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260216T193000 DTSTAMP:20260412T074257 CREATED:20260131T155911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T174216Z UID:10000491-1771264800-1771270200@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Ransom Ceremony DESCRIPTION:Ransom Ceremony\nMonday\, February 16\, 2026\nLigmincha Texas Center\n6:00 pm CST in person only\nGeshe 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. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/ransom-ceremony-2/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250305T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250305T200000 DTSTAMP:20260412T074257 CREATED:20250225T232028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250307T202153Z UID:10000422-1741197600-1741204800@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Nyamme Sherab Gyaltsen’s Birthday 2025 DESCRIPTION:Celebration of Nyamme Sherab Gyaltsen’s Birthday\nLigmincha Texas Center \nWednesday\, March 5\, 2025 \n6:00 pm CST in person only \nGeshe Denma will lead this celebration instead of our regular practice. \n Celebrate the birthday of the second Buddha of Yungdrung Bön\, Nyamme Sherap Gyaltsen (1356–1415)\, the first abbot and founder of Menri Monastery\, the mother monastery of Bön in Tibet. Geshe Denma will lead us in a practice with a special prayer to Nyamme Sherap Gyaltsen. On this auspicious day\, each person will light a candle and pray the short and long invocation of Nyamme Sherap Gyaltsen. \nNyamme Sherab Gyalsten was known as a great reformer and reinvigorated the Bönpo monastic tradition\, causing many monasteries to flourish. Nyamme Sherab Gyaltsen was also the first master to collect and hold all the transmissions and empowerments of all the Bön lineages. All of these transmissions have continued to be held by each of the successive Abbots of Menri\, and over time\, the Abbot of Menri came to be regarded as the head of the Bön religion. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/nyamme-sherab-gyaltsens-birthday-2025/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States CATEGORIES:Celebration,Past Events ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250226T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250226T200000 DTSTAMP:20260412T074257 CREATED:20250225T221449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250307T202237Z UID:10000420-1740592800-1740600000@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Ransom Ceremony 2025 DESCRIPTION:Ransom Ceremony\nLigmincha Texas Center \nWednesday\, February 28\, 2025 \n6:00 pm CST in person only \nOur center will have a cleansing Ransom Ceremony instead of regular practice. At that time\, we will use this opportunity to cleanse ourselves spiritually to be ready for the New Year. Geshe Denma Gyaltsen will give us blessed water. We will think about releasing all the negative things that happened in this year and karmic traces so they will not be carried into the new male Wood Snake year. All are welcome to come and bring anyone interested in this beautiful experience. \nBefore the Ransom Ceremony\, in anticipation of the new year\, we need to cleanse externally\, and therefore\, we clean our house\, office\, car\, and finish projects. Take this time to prepare generally for a clean start in the next year\, leaving all negativities and unfinished business from the old year. Bring a written ransom wish to discard negativities/obstacles in your life from 2024.  We will also have paper available at the center. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/ransom-ceremony-2025/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240207T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240207T200000 DTSTAMP:20260412T074257 CREATED:20240127T031430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241122T222454Z UID:10000399-1707328800-1707336000@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Ransom Ceremony DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, February 7\, 2024 \nRansom Ceremony \nLigmincha Texas Center \n6:00 pm CST in person only \nThere will be a cleansing Ransom Ceremony at our center instead of regular practice. At that time\, we will use this opportunity to cleanse ourselves spiritually\, to be ready for the New Year. Geshe Denma Gyaltsen will give blessing water. We will think about releasing all the negative things that happened in this year and karmic traces so they will not be carried into the new Wood Dragon year. All are welcome to come and bring anyone who is interested in this beautiful experience. Before the Ransom Ceremony\, in anticipation of the new year\, we need to cleanse externally and therefore we clean our house\, office\, car\, and finish projects. Take this time to prepare generally\, for a clean start in the next year\, leaving all negativities and unfinished business in the old year. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/ransom-ceremony/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200501T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200503T160000 DTSTAMP:20260412T074257 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:20200417T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200419T160000 DTSTAMP:20260412T074257 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:20200222T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200222T103000 DTSTAMP:20260412T074257 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:20260412T074257 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:20200209T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200209T170000 DTSTAMP:20260412T074257 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:20191222T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191222T133000 DTSTAMP:20260412T074257 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:20260412T074257 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:20260412T074257 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:20260412T074257 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:20260412T074257 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:20260412T074257 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:20260412T074257 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:20260412T074257 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:20191027T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191027T133000 DTSTAMP:20260412T074257 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:20260412T074257 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191019T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191020T160000 DTSTAMP:20260412T074257 CREATED:20190613T194923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191013T194958Z UID:10000330-1571479200-1571587200@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Bardo: The Intermediate State of Being with 
Khenpo Tenpa Yungdrung Rinpoche DESCRIPTION:Bardo in Tibetan means “intermediate state” and describes any temporary state of existence – such as dreams\, meditation\, life\, and death.   Usually the term is used for the special phase between death and rebirth. The various states of the Bardo have different names and descriptions.  At the same time\, however\, essential aspects in common include separation\, transition\, awareness\, and a new beginning. In Bardo\, we are particularly sensitive and receptive to our environment. To discover the Bardo states in life and to develop an awareness of them is of great importance. With the resulting knowledge of impermanence\, we can give a new value to life and ourselves and help others on the way to the Bardo of the dying process. In all traditional texts of the original Tibetan Yungdrung Bon tradition\, various forms of Bardo appear. Khenpo Tenpa Yungdrung Rinpoche will explain important philosophical aspects of the Bardo as described by authentic texts and show us how we can integrate the practice and awareness of Bardo in our lives.\n\n\n Weekend Retreat\nSaturday\, October 19th 10:00 am – 5:00 pm \nand Sunday \, October 20th 10:00 am – 4:00 pm \n$135  Early-Bird Registration thru October 15th\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 Khenpo Tenpa Yungdrung\n \n \n \n \n \nKhenpo Tenpa Yungdrung Rinpoche is the abbot of the monastery Bon Triten Norbutse in Kathmandu\, Nepal. He was born in a Tibetan family in Dhorpatan\, a remote area in the west of Nepal. At the age of eleven he joined the monks of the local monastery. He studied the philosophical system of Yungdrung Bon for 13 years\, including the teachings and practice of Sutra\, Tantra and Dzogchenthe\, general Tibetan sciences\,Tibetan grammar\, poetry\, divination and traditional medicine. HH 33. Menri Trizin Lungtok Tenpa  Nyima Rinpoche and HE Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche appointed him in 2001 to Khenpo (abbot) of the monastery. In addition to his activities in the monastery Khenpo Tenpa Yungdrung for many years regularly traveled to many different countries to support its students in their practice. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/bardo/ 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:20191010T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191010T200000 DTSTAMP:20260412T074257 CREATED:20191003T211435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191009T033119Z UID:10000332-1570732200-1570737600@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Special Event: Tea and Conversation with Menri Lopon DESCRIPTION:Please join us for tea and conversation with our beloved Menri Lopon Trinley Nyima Rinpoche. The center will be open at 6:30 and Rinpoche will speak at 7. He will bless our center and greet old students and friends as well as meet new ones. If you like\, you will have the opportunity to offer a khata to receive a blessing and give danna as an offering. \nMenri Lopon Trinley Nyima Rinpoche\, Lopon la\, is the head teacher\, a very high lama at the Menri Monastery\, the mother monastery of Bon\, in India. He is traveling in the US. While he has taught many times in Houston\, this trip is for Lopon la to visit with us and to rest.  Please come to be with this wonderful man. URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/special-event-tea-and-conversation-with-menri-lopon/ 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:20190929T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190929T133000 DTSTAMP:20260412T074257 CREATED:20190131T013629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190424T205349Z UID:10000308-1569756600-1569763800@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/2019-09-29/ 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:20190927T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190929T160000 DTSTAMP:20260412T074257 CREATED:20190424T211039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240127T045450Z UID:10000326-1569610800-1569772800@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:The Practice of Chöd in the Bön Tradition: Cutting through Fear with Compassion DESCRIPTION:The practice of chöd\, from the Tibetan contemplative tradition\, is a skillful method for dissolving emotional conflicts and dissatisfaction by compassionately cutting through the fear and attachment that obscure your true nature of mind. During this retreat Alejandro will introduce the practice of chöd\, from the Tibetan Bön tradition\, as a means to meet the emotional energies of fear and to cut the root causes of suffering: aversion\, attachment and ignorance. Through practicing chöd\, you can cut through the bondage of fear\, whatever form it takes\, and unleash creativity as you reconnect to your natural state—open\, awake and fearless.\n\n\n Public Talk\nFriday. September 27th 7:00pm – 9:00 pm \n$15 Suggested Donation \nWeekend Retreat\nSaturday & Sunday September 28th and 29th  10:00 am – 4:00 pm \n$135  Early-Bird Registration thru September 23rd\n  $150 Standard Registration \nLocation \n\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 \nAlejandro Chaoul PhD \n \n \n \n \nDr. Alejandro Chaoul is a Senior Teacher of The 3 Doors\, an international organization\, founded by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche with the goal of transforming lives through meditation. Alejandro has studied in the Tibetan tradition since 1989\, and for over 20 years with Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak and Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche\, completing the seven-year training at Ligmincha Institute in 2000. He also holds a Ph.D. in Tibetan religions from Rice University. \nSince 1995\, he has been teaching meditation classes and Tibetan Yoga (Tsa Lung & Trul Khor) workshops nationally and internationally under the auspices of Ligmincha Institute. Alejandro is a former member of the Board of the Ligmincha Texas and was an essential leader\, supporting the vision of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche\, in the formation of the organization. He is a much-loved teacher and Sangha member for Ligmincha Texas. \nIn 1999\, Alejandro began teaching these techniques at the Integrative Medicine Program of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston\, TX\, where he holds a faculty position and for the last fifteen years conducts research on the effect of these practices in people with cancer. He is also an associate faculty member at The University of Texas’ McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics\, where he teaches medical students in the areas of spirituality\, complementary and integrative medicine\, and end of life care. Alejandro is also the author of Chod Practice in the Bon Tradition (Snow Lion\, 2009) and most recently\, Tibetan Yoga for Health & Well-Being (Hay House\, Inc.\, 2018). For more information on upcoming offerings by Dr. Chaoul\, please visit his website at: https://alechaoul.com/ URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/the-practice-of-chod-in-the-bon-tradition-cutting-through-fear-with-compassion/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Talk,Teaching,Upcoming Featured Events,Weekend Retreat ORGANIZER;CN="Ligmincha Texas":MAILTO:info@ligminchatexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190916T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190916T201500 DTSTAMP:20260412T074257 CREATED:20181216T224724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190424T205019Z UID:10000268-1568660400-1568664900@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/2019-09-16/ 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:20190825T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190825T133000 DTSTAMP:20260412T074257 CREATED:20190128T220406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190526T202043Z UID:10000301-1566732600-1566739800@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/2019-08-25/ 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:20190819T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190819T201500 DTSTAMP:20260412T074257 CREATED:20181216T224724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190424T205019Z UID:10000267-1566241200-1566245700@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/2019-08-19/ 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:20190728T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190728T133000 DTSTAMP:20260412T074257 CREATED:20181216T233529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190424T205742Z UID:10000292-1564313400-1564320600@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/1026517/2019-07-28/ 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:20190721T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190723T160000 DTSTAMP:20260412T074257 CREATED:20190424T204358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190710T042117Z UID:10000325-1563735600-1563897600@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Introduction to Meditation in the Tradition of Yungdrung Bön - Presented by Ani Sherab Wangmo DESCRIPTION:The meditation in the Yundrung Bön Spiritual Tradition is the Path that we all need to tread to be able to control our mind and train it so that we can live with more peace\, quiet and serenity. \nIn the beginning we do have to know the context in which these sacred practices are\, so that we really know what we are doing and why. This very certainty allows us as practitioners to focus our attention on the goal and do not get distracted. It is an Ocean of Wisdom and we are beginning by touching the surface. \nAni Sherab Wangmo is a nun of the Yungdrung Bön Tradition\, an authorized instructor of the Lineage\, and a practitioner for 22 years. Her name means “the nun initiated in wisdom” and her monastic vows Getsukma were bestowed by His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima\, Abbot of the Menri Monastery in India. She was in charge of the fundraising of the Bön Children and Monks of the two main monasteries. She made a pilgrimage to Zhang Zhung sacred sites in Tibet in 2005\, especially Bon monasteries in the area that held the last capital of the Empire. One of the fruits of this pilgrimage was the collection of relics and sacred offerings for incorporation into the Bön Stupa of Torreon\, the Bön Stupa for World Peace in Chammaling\, Valle de Bravo and two Stupas in Dolpo.  \n\n\n Public Talk\nFriday. July 19th 7:00pm – 9:00 pm \n$15 Suggested Donation \nWeekend Retreat\nSaturday & Sunday July 20th & 21st 10 am – 5 pm \n$135  Early-Bird Registration thru July 15th\n  $150 Standard Registration \nLocation \n\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 Ani Sherab Wangmo URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/introduction-to-meditation-in-the-tradition-of-yungdrung-bon/2019-07-21/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States CATEGORIES:Public Talk,Teaching,Weekend Retreat END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190720T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190722T160000 DTSTAMP:20260412T074257 CREATED:20190424T204358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190710T042117Z UID:10000324-1563649200-1563811200@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Introduction to Meditation in the Tradition of Yungdrung Bön - Presented by Ani Sherab Wangmo DESCRIPTION:The meditation in the Yundrung Bön Spiritual Tradition is the Path that we all need to tread to be able to control our mind and train it so that we can live with more peace\, quiet and serenity. \nIn the beginning we do have to know the context in which these sacred practices are\, so that we really know what we are doing and why. This very certainty allows us as practitioners to focus our attention on the goal and do not get distracted. It is an Ocean of Wisdom and we are beginning by touching the surface. \nAni Sherab Wangmo is a nun of the Yungdrung Bön Tradition\, an authorized instructor of the Lineage\, and a practitioner for 22 years. Her name means “the nun initiated in wisdom” and her monastic vows Getsukma were bestowed by His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima\, Abbot of the Menri Monastery in India. She was in charge of the fundraising of the Bön Children and Monks of the two main monasteries. She made a pilgrimage to Zhang Zhung sacred sites in Tibet in 2005\, especially Bon monasteries in the area that held the last capital of the Empire. One of the fruits of this pilgrimage was the collection of relics and sacred offerings for incorporation into the Bön Stupa of Torreon\, the Bön Stupa for World Peace in Chammaling\, Valle de Bravo and two Stupas in Dolpo.  \n\n\n Public Talk\nFriday. July 19th 7:00pm – 9:00 pm \n$15 Suggested Donation \nWeekend Retreat\nSaturday & Sunday July 20th & 21st 10 am – 5 pm \n$135  Early-Bird Registration thru July 15th\n  $150 Standard Registration \nLocation \n\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 Ani Sherab Wangmo URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/introduction-to-meditation-in-the-tradition-of-yungdrung-bon/2019-07-20/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States CATEGORIES:Public Talk,Teaching,Weekend Retreat END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190719T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190721T160000 DTSTAMP:20260412T074257 CREATED:20190424T204358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190710T042117Z UID:10000323-1563562800-1563724800@ligminchatexas.org SUMMARY:Introduction to Meditation in the Tradition of Yungdrung Bön - Presented by Ani Sherab Wangmo DESCRIPTION:The meditation in the Yundrung Bön Spiritual Tradition is the Path that we all need to tread to be able to control our mind and train it so that we can live with more peace\, quiet and serenity. \nIn the beginning we do have to know the context in which these sacred practices are\, so that we really know what we are doing and why. This very certainty allows us as practitioners to focus our attention on the goal and do not get distracted. It is an Ocean of Wisdom and we are beginning by touching the surface. \nAni Sherab Wangmo is a nun of the Yungdrung Bön Tradition\, an authorized instructor of the Lineage\, and a practitioner for 22 years. Her name means “the nun initiated in wisdom” and her monastic vows Getsukma were bestowed by His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima\, Abbot of the Menri Monastery in India. She was in charge of the fundraising of the Bön Children and Monks of the two main monasteries. She made a pilgrimage to Zhang Zhung sacred sites in Tibet in 2005\, especially Bon monasteries in the area that held the last capital of the Empire. One of the fruits of this pilgrimage was the collection of relics and sacred offerings for incorporation into the Bön Stupa of Torreon\, the Bön Stupa for World Peace in Chammaling\, Valle de Bravo and two Stupas in Dolpo.  \n\n\n Public Talk\nFriday. July 19th 7:00pm – 9:00 pm \n$15 Suggested Donation \nWeekend Retreat\nSaturday & Sunday July 20th & 21st 10 am – 5 pm \n$135  Early-Bird Registration thru July 15th\n  $150 Standard Registration \nLocation \n\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 Ani Sherab Wangmo URL:https://ligminchatexas.org/event/introduction-to-meditation-in-the-tradition-of-yungdrung-bon/2019-07-19/ LOCATION:Ligmincha Texas\, Inc.\, 5316 Bellaire Blvd\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77402\, United States CATEGORIES:Public Talk,Teaching,Weekend Retreat END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR