Teaching Issue
Volume 14, Number 3 / June 2014
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Letter from the Editors
This issue of Voice of Clear Light appears as a Ligmincha International News article because the VOCL website has been hacked and needs to be rebuilt More
Keep VOCL Shining!
Volunteer Help Needed for Singular Website Project
We are looking for individuals who are knowledgable with Joomla to help rebuild the VOCL website. More
Advice Along the Path
Excerpts from Awakening the Luminous Mind by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Changing your life is a matter of connecting with aces in yourself you may have never fully connected with, and understanding things you may never have fully understood or trusted. More
Serenity Ridge New Resident Lama Arrives!
Welcoming Geshe Tenzin Yangton
We are excited and honored to welcome Geshe Tenzin Yangton as our new resident lama at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center, the headquarters of Ligmincha International. More
Ligmincha Resident Lamas to Participate in Summer Retreat
Fundraising Auction Set for June 27 During First Week
Resident lamas from Ligmincha’s international community will be attending the three-week Summer Retreat, scheduled for June 22–July 12, and giving talks during the evening. More
Schedule of Live Webcasts with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Next Webcast Is on June 8
Mark your calendar for these upcoming webcasts with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. More
The Story Behind the Live Webcasts
Translating Rinpoche’s Dream
More and more we can enjoy the live webcasts by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche from our computers. Lourdes Hinojosa tells us how this project began and how you can help. More
3Doors Academies Graduate
New U.S. and Europe Academies Begin in 2015
The 3Doors Academy recently held graduations for two groups of trainees, in the U.S. and Europe. New Academies will begin in 2015. More
Ligmincha Texas Celebrates 20 Years
Building for the Future
The Ligmincha Texas sangha writes about celebrating 20 years, and its upcoming fundraiser. More
Lishu Institute Update
Plans for a Unique Bon Educational Program
Lishu Institute is the fulfillment of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche’s vision of providing a retreat center and study program for western students to do long-term, in-depth study and practice of the Tibetan Bon Buddhist teachings. More
View Recent YouTube Video Recorded in Mexico
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche on Sherap Chamma
This YouTube video of teachings on Sherap Chamma (Part 1), with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, was recorded in April 2014 at the Great Stupa for World Peace, Chamma Ling Retreat Center, Valle de Bravo, Mexico. More
International Sangha Sharing
A Poem by Stephen Humphries
VOCL recently invited sangha to share their writings and pictures with all of us. Here is a poem by Stephen Humphries, who is 35 and lives in Thailand. More
Ligmincha Learning Course on the Three Heart Mantras
Four-Week Course Begins June 4
Ligmincha Learning is pleased to offer a month-long online course, “The Three Heart Mantras of Bon,” from June 4–July 4, 2014. More
GlideWing Workshop on Tibetan Dream Yoga
July 12–August 10, 2014
The next GlideWing online workshop with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche is on “Tibetan Dream Yoga” and begins July 12. More
Posters on Tibetan Yoga and Cancer Research Featured at Recent Conference
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and Alejandro Chaoul-Reich Are Among Co-Authors
An MD Anderson Cancer Center/Ligmincha Institute research team led by Lorenzo Cohen. Ph.D., and Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Ph.D., presented, at a recent conference, two new aspects of their research on using Tibetan Yoga with cancer patients, which began in 2000. More
Link to Latest Spanish Translation of VOCL
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Upcoming Retreats
Serenity Ridge Retreat Center
The retreats listed below will take place at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center, Ligmincha Institute’s headquarters located in Nelson County, Virginia. To register or for more information, click on the links below, or contact us at
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June 22–July 12, 2014
Summer Retreat – The Twenty-One Nails, Part 2
with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Join us for one, two or three weeks! All are welcome.
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Sept. 6–7, 2014
The Nine Ways of Bon
with John Jackson
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Oct. 7–9, 2014
New Dialogs Between Buddhism & Science: Pathways to a Healthy Mind
with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and Renowned Researchers
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Oct. 10–12, 2014
Fall Retreat – The Healing Power of Primordial Awareness
with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
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Oct. 31–Nov. 2, 2014
The Sacred Body in the Bon Tradition – Spiritual Guidance from the Tsa Lung Sol Dep
with H.E. Menri Lopon Trinley Nyima Rinpoche
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Nov. 6–9, 2014
Trul Khor – Completing the Training: Tibetan Bon Yoga, Part 4
with Alejandro Chaoul-Reich
Open to all who have done Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the Tibetan Bon yoga as taught at Ligmincha Institute’s Serenity Ridge Retreat Center and Chamma Ling Colorado Retreat Center since 2009.
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Dec. 27, 2014–Jan.1, 2015
Winter Retreat – The Experiential Transmission of Zhang Zhung, Part 1: Ngondro
with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
This is the first in a five-part series—to be held over the next five years—of special Bon Buddhist dzogchen teachings based on the ancient Zhang Zhung Nyen Gyu texts. Part 1: Ngondro is a prerequisite for further study of the Experiential Transmission series.
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Read more about retreats
To register for any of the above retreats, or for more information about teachings in the Bon Buddhist tradition of Tibet, please contact us at
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