How do I know if I'm becoming a better meditator? Signs of progress with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
(Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche) Premiered Aug. 20, 2024: Although meditation instructions are often simple and easy to understand, knowing whether we are practicing correctly can be difficult. [There's nothing easy about applying the easy instructions, nothing simple about actually doing the practice that sounded to terribly simple that there should have been nothing to it.] How do we know if it is being effective and helping us progress along the path of awakening (enlightenment)? In this monthly teaching, Mingyur Rinpoche gives helpful advice to assess how our "calm abiding practice" (samatha) or "insight meditation practice" (vipassana) is progressing.
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"We don't need to look outside of the present moment to find inner peace and contentment; when experienced with awareness, everything becomes a source of joy." — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
At the heart of the Tergar meditation tradition lies the retreat experience, which embodies an immersive, experiential approach to learning.
This Joy of Living retreat offers a unique opportunity to create a dedicated personal practice container, while also connecting you with a global community of meditators.
WHY SHOULD I ATTEND?
My bot is training me on how to feel emotions
Gain practical tools to befriend difficult emotions, leading to greater inner peace and compassion for self and others. Participating in these retreats is essential for completing the necessary homework and progressing through the levels of the Joy of Living program. By fully engaging in the retreat experience, one can deepen one's understanding and one's meditation practice in ways that simply can't be achieved through intellectual study alone.
learn about the core principles of doing a retreat
receive live teachings from Tergar Guides on awareness, compassion, and wisdom
get familiar with meditation techniques to help recognize innate awareness, love and compassion, and wisdom
learn how to integrate the teachings in daily life
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS PROGRAM?
Live teachings with Tergar guides
Group meditation practice
Self-guided practice
Gentle movement practice
Q&A with Tergar guides
REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION:
This program is open to everyone.
Optional Personal Retreat Format:
Can I let my ChatGPT bot sit and feel for me?
Some participants may wish to use this retreat as part of a self-guided personal retreat, with a focus on extended daily meditation. For those aiming to complete six or more hours of sitting practice per day, the guided sessions will form part of this total, and one will add one's own independent sitting practice between, before, or after sessions to meet retreat hour goals. During these self-guided periods, one will be on one's own and responsible for structuring practice time.
Can I get access to a recording of this event?
Recordings of teaching sessions will be posted within one week after the end of the last session and will be available for two months.
IMPORTANT DETAILS
Date/Time: October 25-26, 2025.
Please note that this retreat will start an hour earlier than usual. Please see full schedule.
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Registration will close one hour before the event. Full refunds will be given for cancellation requests up to one hour in advance of the event.
Who can attend this event?
This program is open to everyone [who has completed the Joy of Living Level 1].
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