Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

Meditation is actually a very simple exercise in resting in the natural state of your present mind, and allowing yourself to be…

— Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

Happiness and unhappiness are not primarily created by the material world or the physical body. First and foremost, they are decisions of…

— Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

The expectations you bring to meditation practice are often the greatest obstacles you will encounter.

— Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

So overall, though my life is far from perfect, I'm contented with it. And in a peculiar way, I'm grateful for the…

— Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

“We choose ignorance because we can . We choose awareness because we can . Samsara and nirvana are simply different points of…

— Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

Any attempt to capture the direct experience of the nature of mind in words is impossible. The best that can be said…

— Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

Within our perceived weaknesses and imperfections lies the key to realizing our true strength.

— Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

We're all buddhas. We just don't recognize it.

— Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

TO CUT THROUGH problems, we need problems.

— Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

Compassion is the spontaneous wisdom of the heart.

— Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

The mind is the source of all experience, and by changing the direction of the mind, we can change the quality of…

— Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

Compassion is the spontaneous wisdom of the heart. It's always with us. It always has been, and always will be. When it…

— Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

If everything were permanent, singular, or independent, nothing would change.

— Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

Practice is personal; no two people's experiences are alike.

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The best part of all is that no matter how long you practice, or what method you use, every technique of Buddhist…

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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

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

Emotional states are fairly quick bursts of neuronal gossip. Traits, on the other hand, are more like the neuronal equivalent of committed…

— Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

When you transform your mind, everything you experience is transformed.

— Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

There's no difference between what is seen and the mind that sees it.

— Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

Any daily activity can be used as an opportunity for meditation.

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You don't want to block your thoughts, emotions, and so on; nor do you want to chase after them. If you chase…

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Not recognizing natural mind is simply an example of the mind's unlimited capacity to create whatever it wants.

— Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

Being human means having power; specifically, the power to accomplish whatever we want.

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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