Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is a rising star of the new generation meditation teachers in the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. He was born in Nepal in 1975 and entered a traditional three-years retreat at age 13. Currently he directs the project of building the Tergar Institute in Bodhgaya, India, which serves as an international study and meditation center for monastic and lay people. He actively teaching all around the world and also collaborates with western scientists to combine the ancient Tibetan wisdom with latest scientific research. His radiance and clarity have inspired and bring joy to many people.
Quotes
Happiness and unhappiness are not primarily created by the material world or the physical body. First and foremost, they are decisions of the mind.
Without meditation, our mind is like a crazy monkey that we cannot control.
The untrained mind moves like a string of beads. Hopes and fears come one after another. In tranquility meditation, just drop the chain of beads... but once the beads are dropped, don't try to rearrange them!
Purify the mind to the subtlest level. Bit by bit, develop the qualities of realized beings. The mind becomes naturally free, clear and vast.
Buddha taught us wisdom and skillful means. These are like the two wings of a bird!
Devotion to the spiritual teacher brings us blessings when we practice the teachings of the lineage and trust in our innate Buddha nature.
If we try too hard, meditation becomes difficult. But it is so easy... Meditation is resting in our own natural awareness.
By nature, the essence of our mind is total peace. Therefore, we can find true peace of mind through meditation.
Taking a drink of water by grasping with hope and fear only causes the water to spill and leaves the arm sore. We function best when relaxed and mindful.
Anger needs no training to grow. On the relative level, compassion requires training. Relative compassion is like an illusion, but a good illusion that causes other illusions to dissipate.
At the beginning of meditation training, we identify (1) the observer, (2) the observed, and (3) the observing act. As our practice matures, these three become indistinguishable.
To diminish grasping at appearances as if they have a real essence, watch all things as if they were reflections in a mirror.
What is the essence of bodhichitta? The essence of bodhichitta is the heart that thinks, I alone, personally, will establish all sentient beings in the state of complete enlightenment.
Paths 
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is a rising star of the new generation meditation teachers in the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. He was born in Nepal in 1975 and entered a traditional three-years retreat at age 13. Currently he directs the project of building the Tergar Institute in Bodhgaya, India, which serves as an international study and meditation center for monastic and lay people. He actively teaching all around the world and also collaborates with western scientists to combine the ancient Tibetan wisdom with latest scientific research. His radiance and clarity have inspired and bring joy to many people.
