Buddhist Geeks - Episode 135: Meditation is Good for Your Life
In this episode we speak with Karma Kagyu teacher, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. He starts off by telling us about how he got into formal Buddhist practice, at the tender age of 9. He also shares some of his initial challenges with anxiety, and how he was able to work with it on his first 3-year retreat. Rinpoche also shares some suggestions for meditators who are fairly new to the path, suggesting that they focus on 1) Wisdom & 2) Method. In addition to that he speaks about what makes a good teacher and whether or not it is vital to practice in a particular lineage.
We finish our interview with Rinpoche discussing the importance of Joy on the Buddhist path, and of what he calls "Boundless Joy." Tying in with that he shares what it was like participating in the meditative research conducted by Dr. Richard Davidson, and what the results of that study were.Related Links:
Monday, August 24, 2009
Buddhist Geeks - Episode 135: Meditation is Good for Your Life (Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche)
This weeks the Buddhist Geeks talk to one of my favorite Tibetan teachers, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. Very cool!
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