Letter from the Editors

Allowing Yourself to Shine

Dear Friends,

With a new year upon us, we often place a lot of expectations on ourselves for new beginnings, resolutions, goals, or changes, all with good intention and aspiration. But these expectations can end up feeling like a lot of pressure and effort to accomplish, and actually can make us feel worse. So what does it really mean to let go of old patterns, old habits? How can we be more open? How do we change? How do we try new things? In this issue's teaching excerpt, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche beautifully points out how we can do this, and how we will avoid feeling drained or exhausted doing it. It's easier than you think. Thank you, Rinpoche!!

In this issue:

• A NEW book by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche on The Seven Mirrors of Dzogchen will be available in the Ligmincha Bookstore in mid-February.
• Online retreat with Marcy Vaughn February 5-6: Sherap Chamma: Mother of Wisdom and Love.
• Tashi Delek Losar! Join Ligmincha in celebrating the Tibetan New Year. This year Losar is March 3-5.
• Learn more about raising prayer flags for the new year with Raven Cypress-Wood.
• View Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche's upcoming live teaching schedule, including new dates for 2022.
• Serenity Ridge Spring Retreat March 31-April 3: The Nine Winds: Exploring the Union of Breath and Awareness.
• Ligmincha Learning: Past, Present and Future.
• Check out Ligmincha Learning's online courses beginning in February and March.
• View the latest CyberSangha offerings.
• Student and Teacher article features a question about self-reflection and integration.
• GlideWing's next online workshop begins February 12: Tibetan Sound Healing.
• Spanish translation link for the December VOCL.

In Bon,
Aline and Jeff Fisher