If everything were permanent, singular, or independent, nothing would change. — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Copy Share Image
If you don’t try to stop whatever is going on in your mind, but merely observe it, eventually you’ll begin to feel… — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Copy Share Image
The Buddha said that all conscious beings possess an enlightened nature. Because of that, we have this natural purity, peacefulness and power.… — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Copy Share Image
You don't want to block your thoughts, emotions, and so on; nor do you want to chase after them. If you chase… — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche 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… — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Copy Share Image
If we could see the whole truth of any situation, our only response would be one of compassion. — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Meditation is actually a very simple exercise in resting in the natural state of your present mind, and allowing yourself to be simply and… — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Happiness and unhappiness are not primarily created by the material world or the physical body. First and foremost, they are decisions of the mind. — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Copy Share Image
The expectations you bring to meditation practice are often the greatest obstacles you will encounter. — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Copy Share Image
So overall, though my life is far from perfect, I'm contented with it. And in a peculiar way, I'm grateful for the troubling emotions… — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Copy Share Image
“We choose ignorance because we can . We choose awareness because we can . Samsara and nirvana are simply different points of view based on the choices we make in how to examine and understand our experience. There’s nothing magical about nirvana and nothing bad or wrong about samsara. If you’re determined to think of yourself as limited, fearful, vulnerable,… — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Copy Share
Any attempt to capture the direct experience of the nature of mind in words is impossible. The best that can be said is that… — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Within our perceived weaknesses and imperfections lies the key to realizing our true strength. — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Copy Share Image
The mind is the source of all experience, and by changing the direction of the mind, we can change the quality of everything we… — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Compassion is the spontaneous wisdom of the heart. It's always with us. It always has been, and always will be. When it arises in… — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Copy Share Image
