Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche - How to tap into your Awareness - and why Meditation is easier than you think
Our Intrapersonal Dimension is sometimes one of our most neglected dimensions as we think that it means sitting still, doing nothing and battling with the noise in our in our head. However, time spent with yourself is an important dimension of life and it requires our full attention and nurturing. It is during these times that we allow ourselves to reflect, ponder and analyze our ideas, actions and feelings. We balance this dimension through explorations of meditation, writing, breathwork and spending time in nature. Learn to know yourself profoundly and your ideas will become clearer. You can then better reflect your true self to the world.
In this new blog series, published every two weeks, we will share with you some extraordinary videos from Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. Some of the posts will be guided meditations and some will be discussions with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche about various intrapersonal topics which can have the power to transform our lives, our perspectives and our relationships both with ourselves, others and the world around us.
"Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is a much-loved and accomplished Tibetan Buddhist meditation teacher. With a rare ability to present the ancient wisdom of Tibet in a fresh, engaging manner, Rinpoche's profound teachings and playful sense of humor have endeared him to students around the world.
His first book, The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into over twenty languages. When not attending to the monasteries under his care in India and Nepal, Rinpoche spends time each year traveling and teaching worldwide." - Tergar Website
Meditation asks you to slip into a state of serene presence. But why does something that sounds effortless often feel so difficult? In this lighthearted invitation, spiritual leader Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche shares three steps to help you accept the ebb and flow of your emotions and learn to meditate anytime, anywhere.
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Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche presents the ancient wisdom of Tibet in a fresh, engaging manner.
"Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche's profound yet accessible teachings and playful sense of humor have endeared him to students around the world. After completing traditional training in the meditative and philosophical traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, he founded a monastic college at his home monastery in north India. As an advanced meditator, Rinpoche worked with neuroscientists Drs. Francisco Varela and Richard Davidson to examine the effects of meditation on the brain; the results of that research were reported in both National Geographic and TIME. Now, his teachings weave together his own personal experiences and scientific research, relating both to the practice of meditation. Rinpoche's first book, The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness, debuted on The New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into more than 20 languages." - TED Website
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is recognized tulku (reincarnate lama) of the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, a teacher, spiritual leader and best selling author. He possesses a rare ability to present the ancient wisdom of Tibet in a fresh, engaging manner. His profound yet accessible teachings and playful sense of humor have endeared him to students around the world. Uniquely, Rinpoche’s teachings weave together his own personal experiences with modern scientific research, as they relate to the practice of meditation.
As a child, Mingyur Rinpoche saw his father, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, teaching people from a great diversity of religious and secular backgrounds. Inspired by his father’s nonsectarian approach, he became very curious about what teachings and methods would be of greatest benefit to people from other cultures and backgrounds, and discussed these questions with some of his teachers, particularly his father and Saljey Rinpoche, his retreat master at Sherab Ling. He learned that there is a long tradition (dating back to ancient India) of teaching the essence of Buddhist philosophy meditation practices, such as mindfulness meditation and practices to develop loving-kindness and compassion, in an experiential manner that can easily be adapted for those who are interested from other faiths and cultural backgrounds.
Mingyur Rinpoche was drawn to a life of contemplation from an early age and would often run away to meditate in the caves that surrounded his village. In these early childhood years, however, he suffered from panic attacks that hindered his ability to interact with others and enjoy his idyllic surroundings. Mingyur Rinpoche's maternal grandfather, Lama Tashi Dorje, was the most respected Lama in the Nubri Valley and he had a very close relationship with Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche.
In addition to his extensive background in meditation and Buddhist philosophy, Mingyur Rinpoche has held a lifelong interest in psychology, physics, and neuroscience. At an early age, he began a series of informal discussions with the famed neuroscientist Francisco Varela, who came to Nepal to learn meditation from his father, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche.
Many years later, in 2002, Mingyur Rinpoche and a handful of other long-term meditators were invited to the Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior at the University of Wisconsin at the request of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. There, Richard Davidson, Antoine Lutz, and other scientists examined the effects of meditation on the brains of advanced meditators.
The results of this groundbreaking research were reported in many of the world’s most widely read publications, including National Geographic and Time. Follow-up studies were carried out at Harvard University, MIT, and other important research centers. Rinpoche continues his involvement with this research and contributes actively to the vibrant dialogue between Western science and Buddhism.
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