Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (tergar.org), 11/12/11; CC Liu, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
How to Meditate
(1/2) Rinpoche talks about the essence of meditation. In this short video teaching, Tibetan Buddhist (Vajrayana) Meditation Master Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche discusses the essence and how learning to meditate helped him overcome debilitating panic attacks and anxiety. To take a FREE, self-guided "introduction to meditation" course, visit learning.tergar.org. For more information about Mingyur Rinpoche and his teachings, visit tergar.org to find out about events, retreats, free online course.
- Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (born 1975) is a Tibetan teacher and meditation master of the Karma Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, author of two best-selling books, who oversees the Tergar Meditation Community, an international network of Buddhist meditation centers.
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Mingyur Rinpoche was born in Nepal [Note 1], the youngest of four brothers. His mother is Sönam Chödrön, a descendant of two Tibetan kings, Songtsen Gampo and Trisong Deutsen.
His brothers are Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche, and Tsoknyi Rinpoche. And his nephews are Phakchok Rinpoche and the rebirth of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, known popularly as Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche.
From age 9 his father, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, taught him meditation, passing on to him the most essential instructions of the Dzogchen and Mahamudra traditions.
At age 11 he began studies at Sherab Ling Monastery in northern India, the seat of Tai Situ Rinpoche. Two years later, he began a traditional three-year retreat at Sherab Ling.
At age 19 he enrolled at Dzongsar Institute where, under the tutelage of the renowned Khenpo Kunga Wangchuk, he studied the primary topics of the Buddhist academic tradition, including Middle Way philosophy and Buddhist logic.
At age 20 he became the functioning abbot of Sherab Ling.
At age 23 he received full monastic ordination. During this time he received important Dzogchen transmissions from Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche.
In 2007 Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche completed the construction of Tergar Monastery in Bodhgaya ("Enlightenment Grove," site of the Buddha's Great Awakening) in India, which serves large numbers of people attending Buddhist events at this sacred pilgrimage site.
It also serves as an annual site for month-long Karma Kagyu scholastic debates, and serves as an international study institute for the monastic community (sangha) and laity. The institute also has a medical clinic for locals [2].
He has overseen the Kathmandu Tergar Osel Ling Monastery, founded by his father, since 2010. He also opened a shedra (monastic college) at the monastery [3].
In June 2011 he left his monastery in Bodhgaya to begin a period of extended retreat. Rinpoche left in the middle of the night, taking nothing with him, but leaving a farewell letter [4]. He spent four years as a wandering yogi [5 and 6]. More
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