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“You cannot escape your mind. So make peace with it.”
peaceTurning Confusion into Clarity
“Open awareness is the most natural state.”
awarenessThe Joy of Living
“Allow whatever arises. Then it passes naturally.”
allowingTurning Confusion into Clarity
“Trust the simplicity of awareness.”
trustThe Joy of Living
“Living joyfully is not a luxury. It's a practice.”
joyIn Love with the World
“Awareness is not a thing. It is the openness in which all things appear.”
awarenessThe Joy of Living
“Wisdom is the recognition of what was already obvious.”
wisdomTurning Confusion into Clarity
“Sometimes the most powerful practice is doing nothing.”
practiceThe Joy of Living
“In awareness, there is no inside and no outside.”
awarenessTurning Confusion into Clarity
“Recognize awareness once, and you will recognize it forever.”
recognitionTurning Confusion into Clarity
“Don't postpone joy. Joy is here now.”
joyIn Love with the World
“Meditation is a continual return to what is already true.”
meditationThe Joy of Living
“Compassion is the music of awareness.”
compassionTurning Confusion into Clarity
“Even loneliness, when met with awareness, becomes intimacy.”
intimacyIn Love with the World
“You cannot grasp awareness. Awareness is what is grasping.”
awarenessThe Joy of Living
“Train in short sessions. Repeat often.”
practiceThe Joy of Living
“In the recognition of nature of mind, all problems dissolve.”
mindTurning Confusion into Clarity
“Each moment is a chance to be free.”
freedomThe Joy of Living
“Don't seek peace outside. Be the silence within.”
silenceTurning Confusion into Clarity
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