A friend who was just reading Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche's books saw the poster on the 2 days "Joy of Living level 1" meditation retreat organised by his local centre, Tergar Singapore, at Poh Ming Tse Temple and invited me to sign up with her. I had no idea who he is then but as I was also looking for short-term meditation retreat, I just signed up without knowing what to expect. Later, she lent me the "Joyful Wisdom" which upon flipping the 1st few pages, I found it to be so smooth reading that I decided to get the 2 books myself. Through reading his books, I get to know that he was also one of those meditators, along with Ven. Matthieu Ricard involved in the MRI testing of Happiness mentioned by Meng, in his recent talk.
I did not managed to finish reading the books before the retreat in the short time frame, and went there still without expectation. Nevertheless, no regrets, it is really an eye-opener on the flow of teachings "provided by Rinpoche", which is well facilitated by Ani. An unconventional refreshing way of teaching, focusing on teaching methods to apply in daily lives. I am looking forward to their level 2 & 3 retreat but before that we have to accomplish the homework set by Rinpoche as it will still take some time for us to digest all the teachings taught over the last 2 days and build up our foundation. I had only known Vajrayana Buddhism via their prayers and mantra chanting, so this meditation aspect is a new experience and new aspect of it revealed.
Joy of Living retreat is Definitely one that I will strongly recommend to my friends, especially the beginners, to meditation. Not to reveal the details but for you to discover by attending yourself if there is another retreat coming up.
Find out more at http://tergar.org/,
or join them at their monthly Meditation practice & text study session one of the Sundays of the month, 2.30-5.30pm at Taipei Buddhist Centre (near Lavender MRT) Meditation room at level 3.
The text study sharing session on the Chinese or English version of the book: Joyful Wisdom is very enriching, very reflective. Hope there is no obstacles to attend their future sessions.
Rejoice! Following video clips can be found at You-tube for a glance of his Teachings:
How to Meditate - Mingyur Rinpoche Talks about the Essence of Meditation:
(1 of 2) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOHH6pxYi8A
(2 of 2) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPKhJfrpDDg
What Meditation Really is:
What Meditation is Not:
Rejoice: more copies of his Teachings under http://www.youtube.com/user/MingyurRinpoche?gl=SG&hl=en-GB
For those interested to get his books, you may get them locally at Evergreen Buddhist (333 Kreta Ayer Rd, #02-24, S080333, corner of hdb block diagonally opposite Buddha Tooth Relics temple at Chinatown ), Awareness Place (Bras Basah Complex #01-63 or at kmspks beside Hall of Universal Brightness) or
via Amazon by clicking here for"Joy of Living" or here for "Joyful Wisdom" or
on the logo on right column of this page for more review.
May you enjoy them as much as many of us did. :-)
Oh attached also a Very good QnA session between Mingyur Rinpoche & Venerable Haitao on Vajra practices. :-)
很棒的问答！详解藏传修行法！
Watch "海濤法師與明珠仁波切智慧座談" on YouTube - 海濤法師與明珠仁波切智慧座談: http://youtu.be/Q_D_tobL_Ls
A good article!
A rare combination of youth and wisdom, Mingyur Rinpoche discusses his life as a young teacher and student of the dharma.
http://www.tricycle.com/interview/easy-middle
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He is now on world tour benefitting more beings after coming out of his 4.5 years retreat...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2011/sep/22/mingyur-rinpoche-buddhist
Making friends with panic and anxiety ~Mingyur Rinpoche
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Reflecting, while Rinpoche was in 4.5 years' retreat, we were being taught by Anilas during JOL workshops using prerecorded DVDs as well as monthly practice by Anila who really comprehended well in Rinpoche's books and shared with us the teachings.
She is receptive to feedbacks and fine-tuned the group practice schedule over time to ensure we benefited from the monthly practices.
Recalling, quite enjoyed the small group discussions during reading club sessions where Anila and the seniors shared their experience. From them, I learnt and really benefitted from the monthly practices.
In Gratitude..._/|\_
http://www.lionsroar.com/when-retreat-is-over/
感恩与聆听～
明就仁波切开示💕
http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/qZ9CKk3G3BgmzCzOkQ0AaA
What is the Joy of Living?
The Joy of Living is a path of meditation practice that can be followed by anyone, regardless of religious or cultural orientation. Meditation enables us to discover a lasting contentment that is not subject to the fluctuating conditions of the external world, and to nurture the qualities of wisdom and compassion that naturally manifest from awareness itself.
Though rooted in the ancient Buddhist teachings of Tibet, the practices taught in the Joy of Living are not religious in nature. They deal with basic functions of the mind, such as mindful awareness and the movements toward happiness and away from suffering. In working with these qualities of mind, we gradually transform our relationship to present–moment experience, learning to approach every thought, feeling, and sensory experience with unconditional warmth and acceptance.
The Joy of Living program contains three levels:
Calming the Mind
Opening the Heart
Awakening Wisdom
Level I: Calming the Mind
In the first level of the Joy of Living, Mingyur Rinpoche teaches how awareness meditation can be used to create a peaceful mind and joyful heart. Awareness meditation allows us to use any situation or experience, even difficult emotions and physical pain, as a gateway to inner peace.
In this level, you will learn:
How to rest in open awareness, a state of spacious and alert presence
How to use visual objects, sounds, tastes, and other sense objects as supports for awareness in meditation
How to transform your relationship to physical pain, difficult emotions, and destructive thought patterns using the practice of awareness meditation
How to deal with distractions and obstacles in meditation, such as excessive thought activity, sleepiness, and discouragement
How to start a daily meditation practice, including the correct meditation posture and the ideal length of a meditation session
Level II: Opening the Heart
In the second level of the Joy of Living, Mingyur Rinpoche teaches how meditating on love, compassion, joy and equanimity can open our hearts to the world around us and decrease the self-fixation that lies at the root of suffering.
In this level, you will learn:
How our tendency to fixate on our own wellbeing creates anxiety and suffering
How positive mental states like love and compassion erode the causes of dissatisfaction
How these positive mental states can be cultivated through meditation
How ordinary experiences, and even “negative” factors like difficult emotions and physical pain, can be transformed into sources of empathy and compassion using the practice of meditation
Level III: Awakening Wisdom
In the third level of the Joy of Living, Mingyur Rinpoche offers guidance on the practice of insight meditation, a profound form of meditation that uproots the causes of anxiety and suffering.
In this level, you will learn:
How to use insight meditation to break through the distorted ideas that create confusion and suffering
How to see beyond superficial thoughts and emotions to the basic goodness that lies within
How our rigid beliefs about ourselves and the world around us keep us locked in a cycle of dissatisfaction and anxiety
How to see things as they actually are, rather than the mistaken version of reality that we project onto the world
Ready to Get Started?
Starting to meditate isn’t as difficult as you might think. If you’re ready to begin, you can start by taking our free Intro to Meditation course on the Tergar Learning Community website. When you are ready for more, you can attend a Joy of Living Level I workshop at one of our many local groups and centers or online at the Tergar Learning Community website.
http://tergar.org/programs/what-is-the-joy-of-living/
有所缘的睡眠禅修http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/coN0vhZJuiKETcuAIPIIjA
Q&A:
问：尊敬的仁波切，您除了每年的亲自巡回讲课以外，还有开心禅DVD讲课，请问您亲自上的workshop和DVD讲课有什么区别？（韩国德噶要求所有学员）在上过您的工作坊之后，至少要再上一次的DVD讲课，这个是必要的吗？为什么？
答：如果亲自教授的课程只是开心禅每一阶精要的教授，那就要再参加DVD的课程，内容更完整。
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问：很多人称开心禅Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ阶为“基础教法”，认为只适合于初学者学习，但仁波切自己却称之为“精髓教法”，而且仁波切特别强调说无论是初学还是老参都适用，这是为什么？甚至仁波切自己每天练习的内容也都主要是开心禅Ⅰ阶的内容，这是真的吗？对于那些已经参禅10年、20年以上的人们，开心禅Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ阶会不会太简单？
答：开心禅是用最简单的方法去体会佛法里最深刻的内容，包含了见修行、戒定慧、止观的核心内容，所以初学者能够受益，有些老参会更加受益。
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问：开心禅的课程反复学习了三五遍的人也有，他们觉得随着自己修学的进步，每次上课的感觉都不一样，这会是真的吗？您建议大家反复上开心禅的课程吗？
答：每次重复上开心禅都会有新的收获，开心禅课程的学习没有毕业的时候，可以一直学习，直到完全证悟。
more...(source : http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/f0sRLe0vO9XZKL83PfOaVg)
Very good Video in link of Weixin. Please watch...
For one with a hyperactive monkey mind, I am glad to have met monkey befriender, Mingyur Rinpoche...🙈🙉🙊🌝
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