Last night was the beginning of our weekend retreat with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, a funny, very happy, little guy from Tibet, and also extremely gifted Dharma teacher.
Here is a (bad iPhone) picture of the Rinpoche acting out the 'serious meditator':
His instructions for meditation - abbreviated version:
- Don't meditate (as in don't take yourself too seriously and tense up)
- Don't get lost (as in stay aware)
Now off to day 2 of retreat, and looking forward to some more joy, play, and simplicity from Mingyur!
PS- I never quite know which part of his name to use in short. Yongey, Mingyur, Mingyur Rinpoche, Yongey Mingyur . . . Do you know?
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Wish I could be there! mudita...
ReplyDeleteMingyur Rinpoche or Rinpoche.
ReplyDeleteMy wife attends meditation sessions at his center in Phoenix AZ, and I have heard him speak numerous times. Mingyur Rinpoche enjoys hiking, and this winter he and about 12 - 15 people took a hike up a rugged, rocky trail here in town. I had not experienced a monk who so enjoyed the out-of-doors before !
Peace,
Diego
Thanks for the clarification, D!
ReplyDeleteRinpoche also surfs apparently . . .
Lucky you and your wife to be able to attend his lectures so frequently! I think enlightenment and the ability to laugh and play are related somehow :)
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ReplyDeleteThe above is an ancient Tibetan Buddhist Mantram, originally from Indian Buddhism, and it was taken to Tibet hundreds of years ago, by way of a Buddhist Guru from Kashmir, India, who established the first Buddhist Monastery in Tibet.
ReplyDeleteYes Rinpoche surfed....in Bali.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info, Gunawan. I love the image! :)
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