Letter from the Editors

Sending Prayers and Love

Dear Friends,

Together we share so much. As humans, as Bon practitioners, as part of the Ligmincha International community. We are in this together with trust and refuge in the truth of who we are. We share our daily lives, our ups and downs, our illnesses, and even the births and deaths of those close to us. We also share our compassion and empathy around the world, sending prayers for healing, with our love and wishes for happiness and long life for each other. We can feel this deeply, this heart connection.

When Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche recently heard that his beloved teacher, H.E. Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, was ill he left just a few days later for Nepal so that he could be with him. His devotion and love inspire ours as well. A week later, during Ligmincha's online Global Long Life Prayer Practice for Yongdzin Rinpoche, people from around the world participated in more than a dozen languages, practicing continuously around the clock.

We are thankful to be able to share with all of you that Yongdzin Rinpoche is doing much, much better.

In the teaching excerpt for this issue, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche offers us guidance on some important things in life in his unique, knowing and perceptive way. Enjoy and take heart!!

Lots more to share in this issue:

• Rinpoche's fundraising goal of reaching $100,000 for India's Covid-19 relief was achieved! Thank you to all who donated.
• Ligmincha now is fundraising to reopen Serenity Ridge this fall. Repairs and much-needed improvements will enable the center to host upcoming retreats this fall for The 3 Doors and this winter for Rinpoche's first retreat since the center closed during the pandemic. Read Rob Patzig's letter and please donate to help make this happen.
• A new 3 Doors North American Academy starts in October at Serenity Ridge. Read an interview with Marcy Vaughn about the Academy experience.
• LOTS of Zoom retreat opportunities with Rinpoche!! See the list of SEVEN upcoming retreats to be held online August through October.
• Ton Bisscheroux shares his conversation with Laura Shekerjian and Raven Lee about an age-old problem of feeling sleepy during meditation and what to do about it.
• Don't miss the CyberSangha updates for Rinpoche's webcasts and for the next Full Moon practice on August 21.
• Several online courses through Ligmincha Learning and GlideWing are offered in August, September and October. Details below.
• See Pat Leavitt's yummy new recipe!
• As always you can find the link for the Spanish translation of the last VOCL from June.

In Bon,
Aline and Jeff Fisher