Ligmincha Europe Magazine # 6 – Autumn 2012

future. The same questions are being asked by
email to all those who were not able to be
present, and in the near future regular Skype
meetings will be scheduled to keep in touch with
each other and to continue our sharing and
exchanging of our skills and competences.
Meeting personally with our American and worldwide
counterparts has been fundamental, and
there is nothing like personal contacts to develop
and strengthen the bond that is already present in
our worldwide Dharma family. To this end, the
progress of the Ligmincha International website
project is fundamental.
Rinpoche has also announced that there will be a
Ligmincha Europe International Retreat Center in
the near future, about which more information
will be available in the next magazines.
From my personal side, it has been a beautiful
experience. It was my first time at Serenity Ridge,
and I had the feeling of being in a sacred place,
such as I felt when visiting our Bonpo Monasteries
in India and Nepal. At my arrival I was welcomed
and hosted with warmth and kindness, made to
feel at home.
The natural setting at Serenity Ridge is wonderful,
and spending some time there with Rinpoche, the
Geshes, and so many brothers and sisters from all
over the world has been a great experience. Living
side by side for some days, sharing experiences
and establishing personal contacts, taking all part
in the teachings and daily practices, has been a
rich and warm present!
Text by Lidia Castellano
Photos courtesy of Ligmincha Institute
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