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“Practice the way you breathe — naturally.”
practiceTurning Confusion into Clarity
“There is freedom in every breath if you notice.”
freedomThe Joy of Living
“Loving-kindness is a practice, not a feeling.”
loving-kindnessTurning Confusion into Clarity
“You are already what you are looking for.”
identityThe Joy of Living
“Even fear is a doorway to awareness.”
fearTurning Confusion into Clarity
“Awareness is friendly. It welcomes everything.”
awarenessThe Joy of Living
“On the road, I learned that awareness needs no shelter.”
awarenessIn Love with the World
“Joy and awareness are not separate.”
joyThe Joy of Living
“The teacher is awareness. The student is awareness. The path is awareness.”
awarenessTurning Confusion into Clarity
“Just sit. Awareness will do the rest.”
meditationThe Joy of Living
“Difficult emotions are good news. They show where the work is.”
emotionsTurning Confusion into Clarity
“Be a friend to your own mind.”
friendshipThe Joy of Living
“To be lost in love with the world is the highest practice.”
loveIn Love with the World
“The mind is the source of joy and the source of pain. Awareness is the cure for both.”
mindThe Joy of Living
“In each thought, find awareness. In each feeling, find awareness.”
awarenessTurning Confusion into Clarity
“Death is not far away. Practice now.”
nowIn Love with the World
“Meditation is not difficult. Remembering to meditate is the practice.”
meditationTurning Confusion into Clarity
“Recognize. That is the whole path.”
recognitionThe Joy of Living
“Be kind to your mind. It is doing its best.”
kindnessTurning Confusion into Clarity
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