Volume 18, Number 3 / June 2018
Letter from the Editors
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche's New Book Available in July!
Dear Friends,
This issue features a special excerpt from Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche's beautiful new book: Spontaneous Creativity: Meditations for Manifesting Your Positive Qualities, published by Hay House, Inc. The book will be available on July 17. More
'Connecting to the Source'
An Excerpt from Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche’s Upcoming Book, Spontaneous Creativity
The following is an excerpt from Chapter 1 of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche’s upcoming new book, Spontaneous Creativity: Meditations for Manifesting Your Positive Qualities, published with permission by Hay House, Inc. (www.hayhouse.com). The book will be available July 17, 2018, through amazon.com and other outlets. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or copied for public or private use without prior written permission of the publisher.
Creativity is the food of joy. When we are creative, we express the joy of being alive. We are all creative at the core.
But what is creativity, exactly? Is it an artist toiling in her loft, a composer hunched over his piano, your grandmother icing a cake, your neighbor planting a garden? Without doubt, these are all creative endeavors. But in the Bön Buddhist tradition creativity is far more than a display of specific skills or talents or behavior. It is an expression of our state of being—who we truly are. More
Available July 17: New Book by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche!
Spontaneous Creativity: Meditations for Manifesting Your Positive Qualities
Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche’s newest book, Spontaneous Creativity: Meditations for Manifesting Your Positive Qualities, will soon be available. Rather than the standard definition of creativity, the book looks at creativity through a wider lens, as a dynamic force that animates us and connects us with every being on the planet. More
New Book by Alejandro Chaoul Also Available July 17
Tibetan Yoga for Health & Well-Being
A new book by Alejandro Chaoul, Ph.D., director of research for Ligmincha International and senior student of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, will be available July 17.
Tibetan Yoga for Health & Well-Being: The Science and Practice of Healing Your Body, Energy, and Mind, focuses on the five principal breaths of Tibetan yoga and how special body movements for each of these breaths engage the five chakras in our body. Photos of each of the 16 movements are provided for reference, as well as tips on how to keep your practice alive in the midst of your everyday life. More
Two Announcements from Menri Monastery in India
September Commemoration for 33rd Menri Trizin and Enthronement for the 34th
On September 3 and 4, 2018, Menri Monastery will host a ceremony commemorating one year since the departure of our great guide, refuge and protector, His Holiness the 33rd Menri Trizin Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche, who passed away last year. His Holiness was the worldwide spiritual leader of the Bön tradition and abbot of Menri Monastery in Dolanji, India. He died September 14, 2017. All followers and disciples are requested to reserve this important date, and are welcome to come to the monastery to pay their respects.
On September 6 and 7, 2018, the grand enthronement ceremony for His Holiness the 34th Menri Trizin Lungtok Dawa Dhargye Rinpoche will take place at Menri Monastery. More
New Kunzang Khang (House of All Goodness) Opens at Serenity Ridge
Enjoy the Photographs!
After years of planning, fundraising and more than a year and a half of construction, the new multipurpose building at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center, headquarters of Ligmincha International, opened its door April 12 with a special blessing and ribbon-cutting ceremony. More
Summer Tummo Retreat at Serenity Ridge Begins June 23
Registration Opens June 7 for Fall Powa Retreat
There is still time to register for a very special retreat this summer at Serenity Ridge in Charlottesville, Virginia: "Tummo: The Inner Fire of Realization.” The retreat runs June 23–July 7, followed by a five-day practice retreat from July 7–12.
Tummo refers to inner heat, and its teachings are designed to burn away subtle obscurations and cultivate bliss. More
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche's Worldwide Teaching Schedule
Visiting Six Countries from June to September
Rinpoche’s 2018 teaching schedule by date and location is available on the Ligmincha International website.
The schedule includes Rinpoche’s in-person teachings at Ligmincha International retreat centers or other locations throughout the world. It also includes his online teachings offered through Ligmincha Learning and GlideWing, plus information about free TWR LIVE teachings offered regularly through Rinpoche’s Facebook page. More
Ligmincha Learning's 'Five Elements' Begins June 22
Look for New Tibetan Language Course in September!
Ligmincha Learning will offer an online course on "The Five Elements: Healing with Form, Energy and Light,” starting June 22, 2018. The six-week course with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will continue through August 3. More
Next GlideWing Course with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
'Healing From the Source' Starts June 30
GlideWing‘s next three-week online workshop on “Healing From the Source: Meditation as Medicine for Mind and Body” will be held June 30–July 22. The focus is on cultivating loving-kindness as a means for preventing and healing both physical and emotional pain. More
TWR LIVE: Next Pith Instructions Teachings on June 7
Subscribe to New Email Service to Stay Informed
TWR LIVE is an innovative way to connect with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, the ancient Tibetan teachings and fellow students around the world through regular live broadcasts that can be easily viewed on Rinpoche’s Facebook page. More
New Research on Tibetan Meditation
Improvement Shown for Cancer Patients and Caregivers
An integrative medicine research study from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center recently concluded that cancer patients and their caregivers had “clinically significant reduction and improvement” in global distress, fatigue, anxiety and shortness of breath when they practiced the Tibetan meditation methods of Nine Breathings of Purification, sacred sounds (A, OM and HUNG) or tsa lung (Tibetan yoga) in a group meditation class. More
The 3 Doors Opens New Programs Online and In Person
North American Academy, 5 Wisdom Breath Energies and Walking the Healing Path
The 3 Doors is pleased to announce several new programs for English and Spanish speakers. The online programs are easy to access – you just need an Internet connection to join the video conference sessions. Class sizes are small to allow personal attention and sharing of experiences. More
Lishu Institute in India Begins New Curriculum in September
Participants Can Apply for Any 10-Week Cycle
Lishu Institute, Ligmincha’s residential retreat center for intensive practice and study of Bön in Northern India, will complete its first three years of teaching and study in June and will begin a new cycle in September 2018.
The curriculum has been revised, and participants are now able to apply for any of the three 10-week cycles offered during a year, as well as for the entire yearly cycle of study. More
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Spanish Translation of VOCL
Link to April Issue Now Available
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Upcoming Retreats
Serenity Ridge Retreat Center
The retreats listed below will take place at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center, Ligmincha International headquarters located in rural Nelson County, Virginia. To register or for more information, click on the links below, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 434-263-6304.
June 18–22, 2018
Summer Service Retreat
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June 23–July 7, 2018
Summer Retreat: Tummo: Inner Fire of Realization
with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
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July 7–12, 2018
Summer Tummo Practice Retreat
with Geshe Denma Gyaltsen
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July 7–12, 2018
Summer Personal Practice Retreat
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October 16–21, 2018
Fall Retreat: Powa: The Transference of Consciousness
with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
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Registration opens June 7 at 5 p.m.
December 26, 2018–January 1, 2019
Winter Retreat: The Experiential Transmission of Zhang Zhung, Part 5
with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Prerequisite: Previous completion of Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Experiential Transmission of Zhang Zhung series.
To register for any of the above retreats, or for more information about teachings in the Bön Buddhist tradition of Tibet, please
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, call 434-263-6304 or visit the Serenity Ridge website.
