Moscow

The Joy of Living

During this weekend retreat, Tibetan meditation master and best-selling author Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche will teach how meditation can help create a peaceful mind and joyful heart. With his characteristic clarity and wit, he shows how any experience, even powerful emotions and chronic pain, can be transformed into a source of joy. This weekend is suitable for people of all faiths, as well as both beginning and experienced meditators.

Event Details

When:

• Thursday, April 22, 7-9pm, Public talk, free entrance, registration required
• Friday, April 23, 7-9pm, The Joy of Living I, registration required
• Saturday, April 24, 9am-5pm, The Joy of Living I
• Sunday, April 25, 9am-5pm, The Joy of Living I

Where:

• Public talk on April, 22, at 19:00, address: Central House of Writers, Bolshaya Nikitskaya Str. 53, Barrikadnaya Metro St., Moscow.
• Meditation retreat, April 23-25: Moscow city. Location to be announced. To be notified about the location info, please join the notification list on www.tergar.ru or join corresponding event on the Tergar Moscow facebook.

Recommended Donation: $100 (early registration before 10/04/10: $85); students $50 (early registration before 10/04/10: $40); families of 3 or more members - 20% discount. Payment is to be offered upon arrival at the retreat; for pensioners & persons with social benefits admission is free; work/study options also available, please contact us if you are interested in work/study opportunities.
Where to donate: From the very moment the registration opens till April, 22 you can pay/take tickets at “Beliye Oblaka” (“White Clouds”) Shop and Culture center (at the cash desks), located on Pokrovka Street, 4. Tel. +7 (495) 621-6125, open daily.
Registration: To register for this event, please fill out our online registration form.
Contact Information: If you have any questions about the retreat, please email moscow@tergar.org, 6383388@mail.ru or call +7 (926) 638-3388.

About Mingyur Rinpoche

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is a rising star among the new generation of Tibetan Buddhist masters.  With a rare ability to present the ancient wisdom of Tibet in a fresh, engaging manner, Rinpoche’s profound teachings and playful sense of humor have endeared him to students around the world. His first book, The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into over twenty languages.  Rinpoche currently teaches throughout the world, with centers on four continents. Read more...

About the Joy of Living

The Joy of Living retreats provide a path of meditation training that is open to people of all faiths and belief systems. The style of meditation presented in this program teaches how to work with the problems and experiences of everyday life to create a peaceful mind and joyful heart. Read more…