Letter from the Editors

The Sky Is the Limit

Dear Friends,

This VOCL is coming to you a bit early this month because of several of our team member's schedules, and we really couldn't do it without them! With less time and lots on our plates, I asked Jeff, the one who finds all of the beautiful excerpts of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche's teachings, about the topic of this issue's teaching, and he responded, "Anything is possible!" I thought he meant that he was still culling the audio files of Rinpoche and hadn't chosen an excerpt yet. BUT instead, he was actually summarizing in just a few words the theme of Rinpoche's teaching for this issue: anything is possible! You are going to love this one. May it inspire you to surprise yourself in going beyond your habitual limitations and imagined boundaries!

Lots more to share in this issue:

• Rinpoche will teach a new cycle of A-Tri Dzogchen retreats, beginning online this September 24-26, hosted by Chamma Ling Colorado. This year's Annual Fall Retreat, hosted by Serenity Ridge, is on "Living in Joy, Dying in Peace" and will be held online October 13-17.
• Don't miss this October 23-24 FREE online Serenity Ridge Dialogues Summit with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and many special guests, including B. Alan Wallace and co-hosted by Wisdom Publications and the UVA Contemplative Sciences Center. Details below.
• The 3 Doors North American Academy starting in October (space still available) will have its first meeting on Zoom, rather than in person at Serenity Ridge, followed by in-person retreats in the future. As of now, Rinpoche's winter retreat is planned to be both in person at Serenity Ridge, and online.
• Ligmincha's Biennial Report for 2019 and 2020 is now available on the Ligmincha website.
• A new September 14 CyberSangha broadcast with TWR and guest speakers focuses on "The Breath Within: How Breath Practices Awaken the Spirit and What Science Says about the Benefits." The next Full Moon practice is on September 20.
• Many, many thanks to Shelly Hanson, managing director at Serenity Ridge for the past five years, who stepped down in August to focus on her personal practice. We welcome Gram Slaton to Ligmincha as operations manager, and we hope that we can all meet him in person at Serenity Ridge before too long!
• See Rinpoche's retreat schedule for September through December.
• Ton Bisscheroux Reports on Europe's Summer retreat "Who Am I?" and how the practice helped in his personal transformation.
• The 3 Doors announces a new Compassion Project to start this October that will be offered in several more languages; see all the details below.
• Several Ligmincha Learning and GlideWing workshops are offered in September and October.
• As always, you can find the link for the Spanish translation of the last VOCL from August.

In Bon,
Aline and Jeff Fisher