Year long online soul retrieval course by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

[BaguaKicksAss]

http://ligmincha.org/en/international-news/258-soul-retrieval-course-2015-en.html

 

 

Throughout 2015, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will offer a series of monthly webcast teachings on the topic of Soul Retrieval. This yearlong course is based on Rinpoche’s upcoming book The True Source of Healing: How the Ancient Tibetan Practice of Soul Retrieval Can Transform and Enrich Your Life (Hay House, summer 2015). Each live webcast is free and open to all!

Edited November 26, 2014 by BaguaKicksAss

[idiot_stimpy]

Is a soul something that actually departs from you?

 

What would cause it to depart?

[BaguaKicksAss]

Buddhist teachers tend to use the term "soul" quite a bit differently than many other paths from what I have found. Same with Taoists. I'm way too new to anything Buddhist to even start to try to explain.

[idiot_stimpy]

Maybe its the Bon Shamanic aspect because I've never heard of that in Buddhism but could be wrong.

[Infinity]

Thanks for posting

[Anoesjka]

Does anyone know what timezone the live webcast is?

[forestofclarity]

All times shown are Eastern Time U.S. (New York time).

[rex]

Maybe its the Bon Shamanic aspect because I've never heard of that in Buddhism but could be wrong.

It's in Tibetan Buddhism too and can be called a lha ceremony:

 

http://www.tibetanmedicine-edu.org/index.php/n-articles/lha-and-lha-ceremony

 

Some long life practices with Tibetan Buddhist deities also recall lost and stolen elemental energy.

[BaguaKicksAss]

When most paths talk about the "soul" and "soul retrieval", it is more like parts of it missing. These parts missing/not still connected to us due to past traumas, accidents and such. Some folks seem to see this as more literal, others as more psychological, many as both.

[doc benway]

I suspect it originated with the Bön - Tibetan Buddhism and Bön are so intertwined, it's difficult to tease out what comes from where...

 

The Yungdrung Bön teachings include nine "vehicles" (http://ravencypresswood.com/abou/). The first four are considered "causal vehicles" and the soul retrieval methods and rituals are a part of that. The "higher" vehicles relate to sutra, tantra, and dzogchen.

 

According to the description of the program, I suspect that RInpoche will be combining the soul retrieval principles with experiential practices from the Dzogchen teachings as that is his primary focus in teaching. In the course description, he mentions omitting the traditional soul retrieval rituals and ceremonies to focus on the core teachings. By this he is usually referring to developing familiarity with and stability in resting in the inner refuge - the gateway to the nature of mind. This is the foundation of his teachings regarding healing, in general.

 

Here is a link to some interesting information on healing in the Bön tradition -

http://www.olmoling.org/contents/healing

 

Here is another excellent link to information about this aspect of Bön teachings and practices -

http://bonshenling.org/2012/05/tse-dup-yang-bod-tibetan-bon-soul-healing/

[asunthatneversets]

Is a soul something that actually departs from you?

 

What would cause it to depart?

"Soul" is his translation of "Lha", it means something like "life force". The lha can be lost if one's energy is incredibly compromised, it is usually a gradual process.

[thelerner]

Looks like most months it's 1 1/2 hours with an almost full day the first and last month of the series. Looks worthwhile. I think I'll sign up. Here is info from the link:

Free Yearlong Internet Course on Soul Retrieval Begins Jan. 10

Throughout 2015, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will offer a series of monthly webcast teachings on the topic of Soul Retrieval. This yearlong course is based on Rinpoche’s upcoming book The True Source of Healing: How the Ancient Tibetan Practice of Soul Retrieval Can Transform and Enrich Your Life (Hay House, summer 2015). Each live webcast is free and open to all!

Register now for the first, full-day webcast event in the series, scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 10,2015.

Part 1: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015
FULL-DAY LIVE WEBCAST
Reconnecting with Your Joyful Essence: An Introduction to the Tibetan Practice of Soul Retrieval

What better way to bring in the New Year than to make a yearlong commitment to heal your soul and revitalize your life? In this daylong “Internet retreat,” Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will introduce his yearlong course on soul retrieval. In two 90-minute teaching sessions, Rinpoche will explain the source of these teachings, what it means to retrieve your soul, and how to identify signs of soul loss. He will guide the practice of the “Three Precious Pills” to help you reconnect with your inherently joyful nature. Two additional guided meditation sessions will be led by a senior teacher.

Jan. 10 schedule:
9:00–10:30 a.m.: Teaching with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Guided Practice with senior teacher Marcy Vaughn
1:15–2:45 p.m.: Teaching with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
3:30–4:30 p.m.: Guided Practice with senior teacher Marcy Vaughn

About This Series

These practices of Soul Retrieval can help you tap into the ultimate source of healing. Done daily through the entire year of this course, they have the potential to transform your life. They can help you to:

• Avoid losing your vitality when faced with difficult life challenges.
• Revitalize your personal life, family life and professional life.
• Recognize powerful internal and external sources of healing.
• Experience healing on all levels—physically, energetically, psychologically and spiritually.
• Come home to your inherently joyful and creative nature.
• Bring increased happiness and well-being to others.
• Progress on the path to higher liberation.

The practices in this course draw from the ancient Tibetan Bon Buddhist teachings of Soul Retrieval. They omit traditional soul-retrieval ceremonies and rituals and focus, instead, on the most essential elements of the core teachings.

How to Participate

To take part in this free course, simply join us from your home computer or at one of Ligmincha’s participating practice groups or centers worldwide. By registering at the link above, you will receive your own, unique link for viewing the next scheduled webcast teachings on your computer. Each webcast is free and open to all and requires no prerequisite. However, to make the most of this course and its truly life-transforming potential, students are strongly encouraged to view all 12 live webcasts and/or the recordings of those webcasts throughout the year; and to put what they learn into practice daily between sessions.

 

Students who participate in the live webcasts will have access to additional, downloadable course materials.

 

For added support, monthly group webcast viewings, as well as regularly scheduled group meditation practices based these teachings, will be available in many locations worldwide. Check back closer to the date for a list of locations. If there is no group available in your area and you are interested in starting one informally, email [email protected] to indicate your interest and learn more.

Full Course Schedule

Each live webcast is scheduled for the second Saturday of each month in 2015 with the exception of August (third Saturday). Each webcast will take place from 3-4:30 p.m., except the full-day webcasts as noted below. Within a few days after each live webcast, a link to the recorded webcast will be posted below. All times shown are Eastern Time U.S. (New York time).

Jan. 10, 2015, FULL-DAY LIVE WEBCAST*—Reconnecting with Your Joyful Essence: An Introduction to the Tibetan Practice of Soul Retrieval.

Register now to attend any and all sessions of this full-day live webcast

Feb. 14, 2015, 3-4:30 p.m.—The Five Natural Elements: Finding a Healthy Balance.
March 14, 2015, 3-4:30 p.m.—Discovering the Deepest Needs of Your Soul
April 11, 2015, 3-4:30 p.m.—Communing with Nature to Nourish Your Soul
May 9, 2015, 3-4:30 p.m.—Tapping Into Relationships to Nourish Your Soul
June 13, 2015, FULL-DAY LIVE WEBCAST*—The True Source of Healing: Your Own Inner Refuge
July 11, 2015, 3-4:30 p.m.—Overcoming Loneliness: Finding the Friend Within
Aug. 15, 2015, 3-4:30 p.m.—Nourishing Your Inner Being: The Heart of Soul Retrieval
Sept. 12, 2015, 3-4:30 p.m.—Nourishing Your Inner Being: Questions and Answers
Oct. 10, 2015, 3-4:30 p.m.—The Power of Warmth: Physical Healing Through Meditation
Nov. 14, 2015, 3-4:30 p.m.—Healing from the Source: Cutting the Root of Your Pain
Dec. 12, 2015, FULL-DAY LIVE WEBCAST*—Soul Retrieval as a Lifetime Practice.

*Schedule for the full-day live webcasts on Jan. 10, June 13 and Dec. 12:
9:00–10:30 a.m.: Teaching with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Guided Practice with senior teacher
1:15–2:45 p.m.: Teaching with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
3:30–4:30 p.m.: Guided Practice with senior teacher

[idiot_stimpy]

"Soul" is his translation of "Lha", it means something like "life force". The lha can be lost if one's energy is incredibly compromised, it is usually a gradual process.

 

That makes a lot more sense now you put it in this way.

[BaguaKicksAss]

In the meantime, while we are waiting until January 10th..

 

http://webinarjam.net/webinar/go/11747/3ec41c7031

 

Edited December 1, 2014 by BaguaKicksAss

[doc benway]

In the meantime, while we are waiting until January 10th..

 

 

There are many hours of recorded talks on his website...