My teachers described the clear light of mind as self-illuminating – like the flame of a candle, which is both a source of illumination and illumination itself. Clarity is part of the mind from the beginning, a natural awareness. You can’t develop it the way, for instance, you develop muscles through physical exercise. The only […]
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 us, we’ve simply learned to see how strong and safe we really are. Mingyur Rinpoche
The only difference between meditation and the ordinary, everyday process of thinking, feeling, and sensation is the application of the simple, bare awareness that occurs when you allow your mind to rest simply as it is-without chasing after thoughts or becoming distracted by feelings or sensations. Mingyur Rinpoche
Meditation is a process of nonjudgemental awareness. Mingyur Rinpoche
Meditation is a personal practice, and everyone is different. The most important thing is to find for yourself the appropriate balance between tension and relaxation. Mingyur Rinpoche
The opportunity to experience yourself differently is always available. Mingyur Rinpoche
Your real nature, in other words, is not only unlimited in its potential, but also completely aware. Mingyur Rinpoche
Wherever you are, whatever you do, it’s essential to acknowledge your experience as something ordinary, the natural expression of your true mind. If you don’t try yo stop whatever is going on in your mind, but merely observe it, eventually you’ll begin to feel a tremendous sense of relaxation, a vast sense of openness within […]
Awareness itself allows us to stand at the river’s edge without getting sucked into the current. We are liberated from the tyranny of the monkey-mind. Thoughts are still there. They may be quiet or turbulent, focused or wild and scattered. But we have stopped identifying with them. We have become the awareness, not the thoughts. […]
You can break down the present into smaller and smaller increments, but between the instant of present experience and the instant you identify that instant as “now”, the moment has already passed. It is not longer now. It’s then. Mingyur Rinpoche
Compassion, is a complete identification with others and an active readiness to help them in any way. Mingyur Rinpoche
Meditation is about learning to recognize our basic goodness in the immediacy of the present moment, and then nurturing this recognition until it seeps into the very core of our being Mingyur Rinpoche
The development of loving-kindness and compassion begins with learning how to appreciate oneself. Mingyur Rinpoche
Bringing meditation into your daily life is one of the main objectives of Buddhist practice. Any daily activety can be used as an opportunity for meditation. Mingyur Rinpoche
If we want to cut through all the varieties and levels of pain, suffering, and discomfort we experience in daily life and grasp the full significance of having a mind, we have to make some attempt to look at the mind and distinguish its main features. Mingyur Rinpoche
The great benefit of developing compassion is that through understanding the needs, fears, and desires of others, you develop a deeper capacity to understand your own self – what you hope for, what you hope to avoid, and the truth about your own nature. Mingyur Rinpoche
You know the real obstacle to resting meditation? It’s too simple. There’s no “wow” experience, there’s nothing added, and there’s no work to do. It’s as close as the tip of your nose, meaning it’s too close to see. Sometimes teachers tell us: “Stop meditating.” This does not mean to give up awareness, but rather: […]
When I began to recognize the emptiness and clarity of my own mind, my life became richer and more vivid in ways I never could have imagined. Once I shed my ideas about how things should be, I became free to respond to my experience exactly as it was and exactly as I was, right […]
You may have heard me say this before, but it is the key point of the entire path, so it bears repeating: All that we are looking for in life — all the happiness, contentment, and peace of mind — is right here in the present moment. Our very own awareness is itself fundamentally pure […]
Whatever you experience when you simply rest your attention on whatever’s going on in your mind at any given moment is meditation. Simply resting in this way is the experience of natural mind. Mingyur Rinpoche
