ONLINE: 2024 Winter Retreat: Resting in the Wonder of the Natural Mind
Online
ONLINE: 2024 Winter Retreat: Resting in the Wonder of the Natural Mind
560 Drumheller Ln, Shipman, VA, USA
19 - 14
About this Retreat
Your Guides
Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, founder and spiritual director of Ligmincha International, is one of only a few masters of the Bön Dzogchen tradition presently living in the West. An accomplished scholar in the Bön Buddhist textual traditions of philosophy, exegesis, and debate, Tenzin Rinpoche completed a rigorous11-year course of traditional studies at the Bönpo Monastic Center (Menri Monastery) in India, where he received his Geshe, degree. In 1992 Tenzin Rinpoche founded Ligmincha International in order to preserve and introduce to the West the religious teachings and arts of the ancient Tibetan Bön Buddhist tradition. Fluent in English, Rinpoche is known for his clear, lively, and insightful teaching style and his ability to make Tibetan practices easily accessible to the Western student. He is a highly respected and beloved teacher to students throughout the United States, Mexico, and Europe. In addition to Ligmincha International’s affiliates in the United States, Rinpoche has established centers in Central and South America, Europe and India.
Rinpoche is the author of 10 books: Wonders of the Natural Mind, in which he presents the view and practice of the Bön Dzogchen teachings; and The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep; Healing with Form, Energy, and Light: The Five Elements in Tibetan Shamanism, Tantra, and Dzogchen; Unbounded Wholeness; Tibetan Sound Healing; Tibetan Yogas of Body, Speech and Mind; Awakening the Sacred Body; Awakening the Luminous Mind; The True Source of Healing; and Spontaneous Creativity.
Details of this retreat
Welcome to this online dzogchen retreat, open to everyone! In winter, nature turns inward to renew itself before the emergence of spring. As in nature, we, too, benefit from taking time to turn inward—to reflect, meditate, and nourish ourselves in community. As we find our centeredness through resting in stillness, silence, and spaciousness, we discover the sacred expanse of our own being and the rich resource of those who gather in this way. We rest, renew, and generate fresh visions for our lives. We activate our aspiration to benefit others.
For this 2024 Winter Retreat, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche warmly invites you to join him online for nine days of dzogchen meditation. Our traditional six-day retreat has expanded in length as a support to deepen our practice together.
Dzogchen teachings, known as the teachings of “great perfection,” are considered the highest teachings in Bön and Tibetan Buddhism. The teachings hold the view that each of us and all of reality is inherently complete and perfected as it is. Nothing needs to be transformed or renounced, simply recognized for what it truly is. Without accepting or rejecting any of our experiences, thoughts, or emotions, the essential dzogchen practice is a practice of allowing everything to be just as it is, without the elaboration of our habitual patterns or the conceptual mind. In this natural space of openness, we abide, fully present with wisdom and compassion.
In this retreat, Rinpoche will present and guide a selection of dzogchen practices from the ancient Bön text of the Experiential Transmission of Zhang Zhung, the core of Rinpoche’s teaching at our winter retreats for the last 30 years. Experienced practitioners who have attended any of the 5-year cycles of the Experiential Transmission, as well as those who are new to dzogchen meditation are warmly welcomed.
If you are new to these teachings and practices, Rinpoche strongly encourages you to register for two free courses prior to attending the winter retreat:
Starting a Meditation Practice through Ligmincha Learning, and
Focusing and Calming Your Mind: The Tibetan Practice of Zhiné, through Glidewing
Live translation into German, Polish, Russian, and Spanish will be available on Zoom.
Looking forward to having you with us!
Tentative Schedule
Link to your local time zone
December 27, 2024
7:00 p.m.–8:o0 p.m. Welcome/Talk
December 28 –December 30, 2024
7:00 a.m.–7:40 a.m. Practice
7:40 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings/Practice
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
12:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Teachings/Practice
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
December 31, 2023
7:00 a.m.–7:40 a.m. Practice
7:40 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings/Practice
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
12:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Du Dok (end of year ritual)
4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Break
4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Teaching/Practice
January 1, 2025
7:00 a.m.–7:40 a.m. Practice
7:40 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Sang Chӧd & Teachings
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
12:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Teachings/Practice
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
January 2–3, 2025
7:00 a.m.–7:40 a.m. Practice
7:40 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings/Practice
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
12:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Teachings/Practice
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
January 4, 2025
7:00 a.m.–7:40 a.m. Practice
7:40 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Final Teaching/Practice & Close of Retreat
11:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m. Break
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Tsok
1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Khata offering
1:30 p.m. Lunch
Rinpoche will offer a refuge ceremony to anyone with an interest in taking refuge at the end of winter retreat on January 4.
For this 2024 Winter Retreat, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche warmly invites you to join him online for nine days of dzogchen meditation. Our traditional six-day retreat has expanded in length as a support to deepen our practice together.
Dzogchen teachings, known as the teachings of “great perfection,” are considered the highest teachings in Bön and Tibetan Buddhism. The teachings hold the view that each of us and all of reality is inherently complete and perfected as it is. Nothing needs to be transformed or renounced, simply recognized for what it truly is. Without accepting or rejecting any of our experiences, thoughts, or emotions, the essential dzogchen practice is a practice of allowing everything to be just as it is, without the elaboration of our habitual patterns or the conceptual mind. In this natural space of openness, we abide, fully present with wisdom and compassion.
In this retreat, Rinpoche will present and guide a selection of dzogchen practices from the ancient Bön text of the Experiential Transmission of Zhang Zhung, the core of Rinpoche’s teaching at our winter retreats for the last 30 years. Experienced practitioners who have attended any of the 5-year cycles of the Experiential Transmission, as well as those who are new to dzogchen meditation are warmly welcomed.
If you are new to these teachings and practices, Rinpoche strongly encourages you to register for two free courses prior to attending the winter retreat:
Starting a Meditation Practice through Ligmincha Learning, and
Focusing and Calming Your Mind: The Tibetan Practice of Zhiné, through Glidewing
Live translation into German, Polish, Russian, and Spanish will be available on Zoom.
Looking forward to having you with us!
Tentative Schedule
Link to your local time zone
December 27, 2024
7:00 p.m.–8:o0 p.m. Welcome/Talk
December 28 –December 30, 2024
7:00 a.m.–7:40 a.m. Practice
7:40 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings/Practice
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
12:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Teachings/Practice
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
December 31, 2023
7:00 a.m.–7:40 a.m. Practice
7:40 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings/Practice
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
12:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Du Dok (end of year ritual)
4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Break
4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Teaching/Practice
January 1, 2025
7:00 a.m.–7:40 a.m. Practice
7:40 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Sang Chӧd & Teachings
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
12:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Teachings/Practice
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
January 2–3, 2025
7:00 a.m.–7:40 a.m. Practice
7:40 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings/Practice
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
12:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Teachings/Practice
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
January 4, 2025
7:00 a.m.–7:40 a.m. Practice
7:40 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Final Teaching/Practice & Close of Retreat
11:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m. Break
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Tsok
1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Khata offering
1:30 p.m. Lunch
Rinpoche will offer a refuge ceremony to anyone with an interest in taking refuge at the end of winter retreat on January 4.
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