Onsite:The Six Lokas with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche in Kildare, Ireland

Meditation of the Six Lokas: Purifying the Obstacles to Enlightenment
Transformation through Body, Breath, and Mind

with

Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

At one time or another each of us suffers strong emotions that throw us off balance, cause us to act in ways that we later regret, and disconnects us from the clear open space of our true nature.

Centuries ago the masters of the Tibetan Bön Buddhist lineage developed the meditations of the Six Lokas (or realms) specifically to meet our powerful emotions, find the medicine in so doing, and live our lives in a balanced and relaxed way.

These meditations focus on the root causes of our suffering: anger, greed, ignorance, jealousy, pride, and laziness—the six destructive emotions that are the obstacles to enlightenment. In each meditation we reflect upon our habitual patterns so that we may recognize them rather than be driven by them. We then invoke the enlightened energy of the Buddhas to purify and transform these patterns, giving rise to their antidotes of love, generosity, wisdom, openness, peacefulness, and compassion. We develop the sincere aspiration that we and all other beings cease to suffer in these ways. The practices of the Six Lokas have a deeply healing and transformative power, and are traditionally practiced as a preliminary to dzogchen contemplation.

Tenzin Rinpoche welcomes everyone to join him to explore these powerful teachings and apply them in our lives. During this retreat, Rinpoche will explain how physical movements, breath, mantra, imagery, and contemplation can deeply purify the seeds of our karmic patterns and support the healing that comes from resting in one’s true nature, the source of all joy and happiness.

About Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

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.

Location

Solas Bhride Centre
Tully Road
Kildare Town
Co. Kildare
Ireland R51Y281

solasbhride.ie

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Pre-registration is required as there is limited capacity at this venue.

Schedule (GMT + 1)

Friday, 26 April 2024

19:00 - 20:30 Teaching

Saturday, 27 April 2024

10:00 - 11:30 Teaching

11:30 - 12:00 Tea break

12:00 - 13:00 Teaching

13:00 - 15:00 Lunch break

15:00 - 16:30 Teaching

16:30 - 17:00 Break

17:00 - 18:00 Teaching

Sunday, 28 April 2024

10:00 - 11:30 Teaching

11:30 - 12:00 Tea break

12:00 - 13:00 Teaching

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch break

14:30 - 16.00 closing

Vegetarian lunch and tea/biscuits are included in the retreat fee.
If you have food sensitivities, you are welcome to bring your own food.

If you have any questions, please contact Robert Sheridan info@ligmincha.ie