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Letter from the Editors

Best Wishes for a Great Year Ahead!

Prayer flags and stupa at SRDear Friends,

Happy Losar! Celebrate the Tibetan New Year beginning February 10, 2024, an auspicious time for letting go of the past and readying oneself for the new! As Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche had encouraged during the winter retreat, we should engage with our resolutions, and act, and be strong in the new year, and believe that we can!

In this issue we share an excerpt of Rinpoche's teaching that delves more deeply into why this letting go of old limitations is such an important aspect of transformation into a fuller, bigger, and more open and fluid identity. Enjoy!

We are happy to announce the publication of a special new book, Flight of the Bon Monks, by Harvey Rice and Jackie Cole. We were so fortunate to read the galley copy and couldn't wait to let you all know that this book is both a treasure and a real page-turner! It is the amazing true account of H.E. Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak and H.H. Lungtok Tenpai Nyima's escape from Tibet, and the survival of Bon. Don't miss the interview with the authors by Ton Bisscheroux below. The book is available through many booksellers.

More news and events at Ligmincha:

  • Mark your calendar upcoming Spring Wellness Retreat April 10-14, 2024, in-person at Serenity Ridge and on Zoom.
  • Celebrate Losar with Rinpoche and other Ligmincha lamas, teachers, guests and friends! See all the details below.
  • See Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche's upcoming teaching schedule.
  • New Full Moon Series starts on February 23 with Rinpoche's webcast.
  • Read the first in a series of "Sacred Interviews" with Geshe Denma Gyaltsen.
  • You are invited to The Great Medicine Retreat at Menri Monastery in April.
  • Announcing several Ligmincha Learning 2024 online courses.
  • Dream Yoga online GlideWing course begins February 17.
  • Upcoming 3 Doors Academies, practice day and other practice opportunities.
  • From the VOCL archives, enjoy a previous Losar article from 2018 with gorgeous wisdom and photographs.
  • In the Student and Teacher article, Rinpoche responds to a student's despair about feeling frozen with so many painful thoughts.
  • Read the Spanish translation for the December VOCL.

In Bon,
Aline and Jeff Fisher