ONLINE 2025 Silent Dzogchen Practice Retreat
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ONLINE 2025 Silent Dzogchen Practice Retreat
October 1 - 5, 2025
About this Retreat
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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
Silence is a powerful tool. Sitting in stillness and resting in silence, the mind can grow more calm and our awareness more luminous. Silence helps us to open the heart and let go of the stresses of daily life. It is powerful tool for personal transformation and expanded awareness.
Come join Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche for his first silent retreat in many years! He will support us in finding a deep connection to our inner stillness, silence and spaciousness. This is not a strictly silent retreat. Once per day Rinpoche will provide instruction and there will be opportunities to ask questions about practice, and there will be time for connecting with other retreatants on the last day. The rest of our time in and out of the meditation hall will be spent in noble silence.
Schedule - New York Time
Link to your local time zone
Tuesday 9/30/25
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Opening Teaching *Silence begins after the teaching concludes
Wednesday 10/1/25-Saturday 10/4/25
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Practice
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Practice
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
Sunday 10/5/25
7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m. *Silence ends
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Practice
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Conclusion
Note: Once per day Rinpoche will provide instruction and there will be opportunities to ask questions about practice
Come join Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche for his first silent retreat in many years! He will support us in finding a deep connection to our inner stillness, silence and spaciousness. This is not a strictly silent retreat. Once per day Rinpoche will provide instruction and there will be opportunities to ask questions about practice, and there will be time for connecting with other retreatants on the last day. The rest of our time in and out of the meditation hall will be spent in noble silence.
Schedule - New York Time
Link to your local time zone
Tuesday 9/30/25
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Opening Teaching *Silence begins after the teaching concludes
Wednesday 10/1/25-Saturday 10/4/25
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Practice
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Practice
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
Sunday 10/5/25
7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m. *Silence ends
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Practice
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Conclusion
Note: Once per day Rinpoche will provide instruction and there will be opportunities to ask questions about practice
