Date/Time:
This event takes place July 24-26 (Asia-Pacific restream July 25-27), 2026.
Registration
Registration will close 1 hour in advance of the event. Full refunds will be given for cancellation requests up to 1 hour in advance of the event.
Who can attend this event?
Requirements for participation
- Option 1: To have attended all three Joy of Living levels — Calming the Mind (Level 1), Opening the Heart (Level 2), and Awakening Wisdom (Level 3) — and completed the associated practice requirements
- Option 2: To have completed the full preliminary practices (the 4 x 100,000 ngondro)
- Option 3: To have had a daily meditation practice for at least five years and attended either group or solitary practice retreats for a total of at least thirty days, with 6+ hours of formal meditation practice per day, under the guidance of a Buddhist teacher
Translation
Translation from English will be offered in Chinese, French, German, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
It’s not that we are pure way down in the depths of our being, but somehow up on the surface everything is messed up. Rather, we are pure inside and out. Even our most dysfunctional habits are manifestations of this basic goodness.
— Mingyur Rinpoche
WHY SHOULD I ATTEND?
The Path of Liberation constitutes the core of Mingyur Rinpoche’s nature of mind teachings. In this retreat, Mingyur Rinpoche will teach the practices central to beginning this training, including teachings on the nature of mind and the practice liturgy that Rinpoche has composed, Nectar of the Path. This inspirational practice provides a complete overview of the path in a daily practice format and includes topics such as the four thoughts, refuge, bodhichitta, loving-kindness and compassion, and nature of mind.
WHAT WILL I LEARN?
In this program, you will:
- receive instructions on stillness, movement, and awareness in preparation for nature of mind
- receive the first pointing out instruction “All phenomena appear in the mind” and instructions on how to practice it
- receive the transmissions for the Nectar of the Path liturgy, nine-fold breath, and shaking HA
- get familiar with topics of the four thoughts that turn the mind toward the dharma, refuge, bodhichitta, loving-kindness and compassion, and nature of mind
- explore scientific perspectives on meditation, compassion, and the mind through a recorded talk by Dr. Richard Davidson
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS PROGRAM?
- Live teachings, Q&A, and practice sessions with Mingyur Rinpoche
- Teaching sessions with Lama Trinley (Americas) and Khenpo Gyurme (Europe/Africa/Asia-Pacific)
- Q&A sessions with Tergar Guides Tim Olmsted and Kasumi Kato (Americas) and Myoshin and Edwin Kelley (Europe/Africa/Asia-Pacific)
- Group meditation
- A special recorded session on the science of meditation with Dr. Richard Davidson
REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION:
- Option 1: To have attended all three Joy of Living levels — Calming the Mind (Level 1), Opening the Heart (Level 2), and Awakening Wisdom (Level 3) — and completed the associated practice requirements
- Option 2: To have completed the full preliminary practices (the 4 x 100,000 ngondro)
- Option 3: To have had a daily meditation practice for at least five years and attended either group or solitary practice retreats for a total of at least thirty days, with 6+ hours of formal meditation practice per day, under the guidance of a Buddhist teacher
The requirements for participation were set in consultation with Mingyur Rinpoche. In turn, we ask that you honor them. Thank you!
Special note for students in Asia-Pacific time zones:
For students in the Asia-Pacific time zones, Mingyur Rinpoche’s teachings will now be restreamed at convenient morning/afternoon times on July 25–27. Live simultaneous interpretation in Chinese is planned for the restream, and other languages may be added closer to the event.
As it is essential to receive a live teaching transmission for Path of Liberation events, Khenpo Gyurme will offer daily live teachings for the Asia-Pacific audience, and a live summary during the restream of Rinpoche's teaching. Please note that if this is your first time attending this level of the Path of Liberation, you are required to attend all of Khenpo Gyurme’s teachings live and to watch the live summary of each session.
Interpretation in Americas & Africa/Europe
Live interpretation will be provided during the teachings and Q&A in Chinese, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
About "Path of Liberation Level 1:
All Phenomena Appear in the Mind”
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About Mingyur Rinpoche
In his approach to teaching meditation, Mingyur Rinpoche integrates traditional Buddhist practice and philosophy with the current scientific understanding of the mind and mental health – making the practice of meditation relevant and accessible to students around the world.
Mingyur Rinpoche is a world-renowned meditation teacher with personal experience of anxiety and panic attacks, which he suffered from throughout his childhood and into his teenage years, when he learned to transform his panic through meditation. Born in Nepal in 1975, Mingyur Rinpoche began to study meditation as a young boy with his father, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, himself a well-respected Buddhist teacher. As a child he became interested in contemporary science through conversations with scientists who were visiting his father, and as he grew older he began to collaborate with neuroscientists and psychologists, including Richard Davidson and Antoine Lutz at the University of Wisconsin, on research projects that study the effects of meditation on the brain and the mind.
Mingyur Rinpoche’s first book, The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into over twenty languages. His second book, Joyful Wisdom: Embracing Change and Finding Freedom, explores how difficult emotions and challenging life situations can be used as stepping stones to discover joy and freedom. In his most recent book, In Love with the World, Mingyur Rinpoche shares how his meditation practice sustained him when he left his monastery to wander through India and the powerfully transformative insights he gained from the near-death experience he had at the beginning of his journey. Mingyur Rinpoche recently appeared in the Netflix series The Mind, Explained, in an episode about the benefits of mindfulness.
As the head of the Tergar Meditation Community, Mingyur Rinpoche supports groups of students in more than thirty countries, leading workshops around the world for new and returning students every year.
About Lama Trinley
Lama Trinley has been the resident teacher at the Tergar Mingjue Phoenix Center since November, 2007. Lama Trinley began his education at Tergar Monastery, where he studied the rituals, prayers, and other traditional practices of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. He entered the traditional three-year retreat when he was seventeen years old, after which he spent six years training in the monastic college of Tergar Monastery, where he taught for three years as assistant professor. His command of English and his humble and gentle demeanor make him easily accessible to newcomers and experienced meditators alike.
About Khenpo Gyurme Wangchen
Khenpo Gyurmé ordained as a monk at Tergar Monastery, Nepal, at the age of six. There he completed the primary monastic education, studying Tibetan language, Buddhist ritual, and philosophy. Following his training at Tergar Monastery, he was sent to Sherabling Monastery, the seat of Tai Situ Rinpoche, to complete nine years of formal Tibetan Buddhist College (shedra). After graduating from the shedra, he taught for three years and eventually was granted the title of Khenpo, a recognition of his scholarly accomplishment and contribution to monastic education. Khenpo Gyurmé has also studied meditation extensively with Tai Situ Rinpoche and Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche.
Khenpo Gyurmé is continuing his practice as the Principal of Education at Osel Ling Monastery in Nepal and has been teaching there for the past thirteen years. He is responsible for coordinating and overseeing more than 180 young monks' studies and teaching monastic and lay students, thus playing a very significant role in the development of the monastery. As the Abbot of the monastery, he is devoted to educational development and to supporting Buddhist practitioners along their path.
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