“The habit of thinking that things exist “out there” in the world or “in here” is hard to give up, though. It means letting go of all the illusions you cherish, and recognizing that everything you project, everything you think… — Yongey Mingyur Copy Share Image
“As in other exercises my father taught me, the way to begin is to sit up straight, breathe normally, and gradually allow your mind… — Yongey Mingyur Copy Share Image
“As my father explained after we’d finished, the point of the exercise was to recognize that there really is no difference between the mind… — Yongey Mingyur Copy Share Image
“If you're determined to think of yourself as limited, fearful, vulnerable, or scarred by past experience, know only that you have chosen to do… — Yongey Mingyur Copy Share Image
“Our thoughts, emotions, and sensations are like waves rising and falling in an endless ocean of infinite possibility. The problem is that we've become… — Yongey Mingyur Copy Share Image
“You can enjoy your perceptions without actively engaging them, looking at them in the same way you’d look at the objects you’d experience in… — Yongey Mingyur Copy Share Image
“In so doing, we regain the innocent perspective most of us knew as children. Our hearts open up to others, like flowers blossoming. We… — Yongey Mingyur Copy Share Image
“After a few years of asking some very pointed questions in public teachings and in private counseling sessions, I began to see that when… — Yongey Mingyur Copy Share Image
“As we contemplate the enormous variety of factors that must come together to produce a specific sense of self, our attachment to this “I”… — Yongey Mingyur Copy Share Image
“The habit of thinking that things exist “out there” in the world or “in here” is hard to give up, though. It means letting… — Yongey Mingyur Copy Share Image
