Letter from the Editors

From Confusion to Creativity

Dear Friends,

How often does our pain and confusion get the better of us? The teachings, though, point to another way. In this excerpt from Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche's latest book, Spontaneous Creativity: Meditations for Manifesting Your Positive Qualities, he reminds us to simply leave it as it is when our emotions and unfinished business seem to carry us away. And in the VOCL feature, Student Teacher – Together on the Path, a student shares her experience of amazement at the creativity that has manifested through her not trying to do anything to get there! Rinpoche‘s response reminds us how often we can be fooled into thinking that effort is always the answer.

A lot of news and happenings to report at Ligmincha International:

• His Holiness the 34th Menri Trizin's first visit to Europe and North America has begun! See the dates and locations below and check out the five different places to attend the special Sa Le Ö Musical Healing and Meditation concerts that will benefit children in need in Nepal and India.
• Hot off the press! Two new books published by Sacred Sky Press, a division of Ligmincha International, will be available in June. Journey into Darkness is about the spiritual journey of the Buddha Tonpa Shenrap’s daughter Shenza Nechung, translated by Sangmo Yangri, Ph.D. Living Wisdom features excerpts of dzogchen teachings from His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche, the 33rd Menri Trizin, during four retreats at Serenity Ridge, plus many photos.
• See the latest dates and locations in Rinpoche's worldwide teaching schedule through September.
• Read this informative overview of the first of three annual Ligmincha Symposia for the  Contemplative Sciences on the topic of Body, Breath and Mind.
• Mark your calendar for the June Facebook LIVE Broadcasts!
• Registration is now open for the Fall Retreat at Serenity Ridge October 22–27 on “Guidance for Living and Dying: Commentary on the Bardo Teachings from the Bön Mother Tantra."
• Coming in late July: an audio book of Spontaneous Creativity, narrated by Marcy Vaughn.
• June 29 is the start date for GlideWing's next online course “Healing From the Source" with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. 
• “Sherap Chamma" with Marcy Vaughn, an online course through Ligmincha Learning, will begin July 10.
• An article by Joan Duncan Oliver features The 3 Doors Compassion Project, which will be offering a new online training beginning in September.
• You can find the link for the Spanish translation of the April VOCL.

In Bon,
Aline and Jeff Fisher