Volume 23, Number 6 / December 2023
Letter from the Editors
Bringing Our Best into Being
Dear Friends,
When we struggle with uncertainty and our anger, our pain and our fears get the best of us, we limit the possibilities in our lives. We know this is true, but how do we handle the anger and the fears? How do we see through them? Read Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche's clear and inspiring guidance in the excerpt below More
End-of-Year Letter from Rob Patzig
Very Active Plans for 2024
Dear Sangha and Friends,
As we come to the end of 2023, Ligmincha International and Serenity Ridge are looking forward to a very active 2024. Many of these plans involve programs that will begin at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center only to turn into programs that may be held at other retreat centers, or online for our global community. More
Gaining an Unshakable Trust in One's Basic Nature
An Excerpt from Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche's Webcast Series on The Healing Power of Breath
It's not uncommon these days to hear people express feelings of helplessness in what they are experiencing as an uncertain world. I know many of us are probably feeling similar things, such as feeling doubtful and not feeling safe as our sense of certainty is shaken by all of the political situations, the fighting and the ongoing instability within the country and around the world. More
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche's Worldwide Teaching Schedule
December 2023 and Upcoming in 2024
Here is Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche's upcoming teaching schedule. Many new dates have been planned for 2024. Continue to check the Ligmincha website for updates and additions to Rinpoche's schedule. Rinpoche returns soon to Serenity Ridge for the annual winter retreat at the end of December. Then beginning in 2024 Rinpoche will be traveling a lot, teaching in Brazil in January, then back to the US in February through April, then traveling to many places in Europe during April and May, More
Annual Winter Retreat December 26, 2023-January 1, 2024
Experiential Transmission of Zhang Zhung, Part 4
The Experiential Transmission series, the centerpiece of Rinpoche's dzogchen teachings, is presented each year at the Serenity Ridge winter retreat. This December, Part 4 of the five-year cycle of teachings focuses on overcoming obstacles to realizing the nature of mind.
You can attend the retreat in person at Serenity Ridge or online through Zoom. More
Tummo Practice Retreat in January
The Bliss of Inner Fire with Geshe Yungdrung Gyatso
Join us this January for our first Tummo Practice Retreat at Serenity Ridge, with Geshe Yungdrung Gyatso. You can attend for three or seven days, in person at Serenity Ridge or online via Zoom.
All are welcome! Anyone who attend the retreat, including those new to the practice of tummo, will meet the prerequisite to attend the teachings of Tummo Part 4 More
Upcoming CyberSangha Events
Next Live Broadcasts with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
You are warmly invited to join Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, invited guests and fellow participants for any or all of these upcoming online events. Free and open to all, most of these events are part of Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion, Rinpoche's free yearlong program. More
Thank You for Supporting Ligmincha
Please Consider Year-End Donation
Dear Sangha and Friends,
This year, we have all seen images in the news of the great suffering many around the world are experiencing. How very fortunate we are to have come into contact with the precious Bon teachings and teachers who so generously share their wisdom and knowledge so that we may connect with our inner wholeness beyond suffering, and with compassion for ourselves and others. More
Ligmincha Learning Tsa Lung Course Starts December 1
Look for Sleep Yoga Course in the New Year
Ligmincha Learning is pleased to offer Meditation, Breath and Movement with Alejandro Chaoul-Reich beginning December 1. In 2024, Sleep Yoga with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will be offered in March and again in November 2024. Stay tuned for more courses to be announced soon on the Ligmincha Learning website. More
Newly Scheduled: 2024 GlideWing Workshops
With Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
All GlideWing online video workshops listed below also feature personal support and guidance throughout from Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. More
Join Us for Sacred Interviews
A New Free Online Event Series
Ligmincha International and Ligmincha Brazil launched a new online program in November called "Sacred Interviews. During the first session, participants learned more about the life and background of Geshe Denma Gyaltsen, resident lama of Ligmincha Texas. More
Join 3 Doors Self-Transformation Retreat December 2 and 3
Coming in 2024: Three Signature Academies Around the World
Everyone is welcome to join The 3 Doors community on December 2 and 3 for a dynamic weekend retreat with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche as he explores the topic of self-transformation. Rinpoche, Tibetan meditation teacher and founder of Ligmincha International, founded The 3 Doors in 2010 to support people to transform their lives through meditation. More
Sharing the Timeless Joy
From the VOCL Archives
Here we share two students' writings about their experience and joy in finding connection to Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche while on retreat, and what it meant to them to meet the kind sangha we all share. This article was previously published in the December 2006 VOCL. More
Student and Teacher
Together on the Path
Asked whether fear arises in the dissolution of one's ego, Tenzin Rinpoche responds during a Facebook Live webcast in February 2017, archived on the CyberSangha website. More
Spanish Translation of VOCL
Link to October 2023 Issue Now Available
Look for the translations of Voice of Clear Light newsletters at the top of the VOCL website.
