Beyond Mindfulness:

The Essence of Meditation with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

May 1, 2021

Many of us are currently facing unprecedented challenges in our lives. Meditation can provide us with the tools necessary to recognize our innate potential and increase our well-being, regardless of circumstance. The key here is understanding what meditation actually means. Meditation goes beyond the serene or blissed-out mindfulness presented in pop-culture. It is not a zombie-like state that is free from thought and emotion, either. As elucidated by Mingyur Rinpoche, meditation is a process of discovery — a path of realizing the inherent potential that exists within each of us. During this event, you will explore the core elements of meditation, including awareness, compassion, and wisdom. Join us and discover your true potential. This program is open to everyone and is especially intended for those who wish to begin learning how to meditate.

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From Doing to Being:

Meditation and Effortless Awareness with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

May 21-23, 2021

In this program, you will explore the role of effortlessness in meditation. We often believe that effortful striving is the only way to transform our lives. However, as Mingyur Rinpoche will explain, the path is much more about shifting from our usual mode of doing to one of simply being. Over the course of the weekend, Mingyur Rinpoche will illustrate this topic through the lens of each of the three levels of the Joy of Living training series. This program is open to everyone.

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Saga Dawa Celebration

with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

May 29, 2021

We would love to have you join us for this special Saga Dawa community celebration. Rinpoche will give a teaching on the practice of The Treasury of Blessings, a liturgy of Buddha Sakyamuni, composed by Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche. We will then practice this liturgy together, and share aspirations for the world. This is a Buddhist event, but all are welcome. There are no prerequisites for attendance.

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Self-Liberating Meditation:

Patrul Rinpoche on Dzogchen with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

June 18-21, 2021

Patrul Rinpoche is considered one of the most important figures in the tradition of Dzogchen, or the Great Perfection. During this program, Mingyur Rinpoche will teach one of Patrul Rinpoche’s most engaging texts, Self-Liberating Meditation. Introducing the theory behind and methods for realizing the nature of mind, this text presents practical approaches to dealing with the conceptual mind and afflictive emotions. As always, Mingyur Rinpoche’s teachings will be applicable and down to earth, returning to the essence of the pithy wisdom presented by Patrul Rinpoche. There are prerequisites for attendance at this program.

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All Phenomena Come from Mind:

Path of Liberation Level 1 with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

July 9-12, 2021

The Path of Liberation training constitutes the core of Mingyur Rinpoche’s Vajrayana teachings. In this program, Mingyur Rinpoche will introduce the practices central to this training, as well as teachings on the nature of mind and the practice liturgy that Rinpoche has composed, Nectar of the Path. This inspirational practice manual provides a complete overview of the path in a daily practice format and includes topics such as refuge, bodhichitta, loving-kindness and compassion, guru yoga, and nature of mind. There are prerequisites for attendance at this program.

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Discovering the Wisdom of Emotions

with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

July 30-August 1, 2021

Cultivating awareness, loving-kindness, and wisdom in the face of difficult emotions often represents the most challenging aspect of the path. Yet, at the heart of these emotions, wisdom can be found. In this program, Mingyur Rinpoche will present various methods for relating to emotions as well as how to use them as opportunities to recognize our basic nature, which is imbued with profound capabilities. This program is open to everyone.

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The Heart of The Way of the Bodhisattva

with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

August 13-15, 2021

During this program, Mingyur Rinpoche will offer deeply contemplative and experiential teachings on Shantideva’s quintessential text The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra). The Way of the Bodhisattva is one of the most widely studied and practiced texts within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, providing a foundation in regard to topics such as bodhichitta, ethics, meditation, loving-kindness and compassion, and wisdom. In his characteristically relatable way, Mingyur Rinpoche will bring this text to life, helping you incorporate its profound teachings into your everyday life. This program is an essential component within our annual transmission, focused this year on The Way of the Bodhisattva. There are no requirements for participation in this program. This program is open to everyone.

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The Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen:

Path of Liberation Levels 3 and 4 with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

August 27-30, 2021

At the core of the Mahamudra and Dzogchen practice systems are profound methods for recognizing one’s nature of mind. These approaches, as well as the essence of the Middle Way, constitute the heart of Mingyur Rinpoche’s teachings in the Path of Liberation training series. In this program, Mingyur Rinpoche will provide quintessential instructions on recognizing the nature of mind, drawing inspiration from all these traditions. Additionally, you will receive instructions on the preliminary practices associated with the relevant Path of Liberation levels. There are prerequisites for attendance at this program.

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