Mingyur Rinpoche
Tibetan Buddhist teacher and master of the Karma Kagyu and Nyingma lineages. Born in Nepal in 1975, the son of meditation master Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, he has been an early collaborator with neuroscientists studying the effects of meditation on the brain. In 2011 he disappeared into a four-and-a-half-year wandering retreat — vanishing into Indian monasteries, caves, and streets — an experience he chronicled in In Love with the World. His teachings emphasize joyful awareness, the natural openness of mind, and the practice of basic happiness available right now.
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Quotes by Mingyur Rinpoche
97 quotes“Mind is like the sky. Clouds come and go.”
mindThe Joy of Living
“In a single moment of awareness, everything is liberated.”
liberationTurning Confusion into Clarity
“Practice gently. The path is not a struggle.”
practiceTurning Confusion into Clarity
“Each emotion has buddha nature within it.”
buddha-natureThe Joy of Living
“You don't need to suppress what you feel. Just be aware of it.”
awarenessTurning Confusion into Clarity
“In love with the world means seeing every thing as a teacher.”
loveIn Love with the World
“Joy is not far away. Joy is the very texture of awareness.”
joyThe Joy of Living
“Forget about being perfect. Just be aware.”
awarenessTurning Confusion into Clarity
“Anxiety is just energy without direction. Awareness gives it direction.”
anxietyThe Joy of Living
“Whenever you forget — that's your chance to remember.”
remembranceTurning Confusion into Clarity
“Naked awareness has no problem.”
awarenessThe Joy of Living
“To die before you die is the secret of living fully.”
deathIn Love with the World
“Equanimity is the ability to taste joy without grabbing and pain without pushing.”
equanimityTurning Confusion into Clarity
“Awareness has no boundaries. There is nowhere it does not reach.”
awarenessThe Joy of Living
“Suffering and freedom share the same address: this moment.”
nowIn Love with the World
“Don't try to find inner peace. Recognize you are already peace.”
peaceTurning Confusion into Clarity
“Meditation transforms the brain. Science can see it. The heart has always known.”
scienceThe Joy of Living
“Wandering in the world taught me that awareness is the only constant.”
awarenessIn Love with the World
“Don't try to stop your thoughts. Watch them go.”
thoughtsThe Joy of Living
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