The Tergar Meditation Community of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
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Tergar offers a step-by-step path to well-being, welcoming both Buddhist and non-Buddhist practitioners on a profound journey of self-discovery.
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Vajrayana Online and the Path of Liberation
Vajrayana Online is Tergar’s platform for students to explore Buddhism, from the first steps of the Buddhist path to more advanced stages of Vajrayana practice and the Path of Liberation – Mingyur Rinpoche’s step-by-step training in Buddhist meditation. Enjoy courses, webinars, retreats and a global community of meditators to support you on your journey of awakening.
Joy of Living Path
Joy of Living is a path of meditation with simple practices to calm the mind, open the heart, and awaken wisdom. It focuses on applying meditation in everyday life and can be practiced by people of all faiths and cultures.
Meditate Anytime, Anywhere
Our mission is to transform hearts and minds by making the ancient wisdom of meditation accessible to the modern world.
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Mingyur Rinpoche
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is a teacher, best-selling author, and the guiding teacher of the worldwide Tergar Meditation Community. He possesses a rare ability to present the ancient wisdom of Tibet in a fresh, engaging manner. His profound yet accessible teachings and playful sense of humor have endeared him to students around the world. Most uniquely, Rinpoche’s teachings weave together his own personal experiences with modern scientific research, relating both to the practice of meditation.
Find Your Tergar Community
We grow together by practicing awareness, compassion, and wisdom in Tergar groups and communities around the globe. We believe that the power of this practice has a ripple effect on the whole world.
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Upcoming offerings
Meditating for Daily Life with Mingyur Rinpoche
November 30, 2024
Meditation is much more than just focusing on the breath. In this half-day meditation workshop with renowned meditation expert Mingyur Rinpoche, learn how meditation can develop three life skills for greater peace in daily life: being present, being kind, and being curious. Whether at home, school, or work, these skills can be applied anytime and anywhere to bring more joy, well-being, and resilience in the face of life’s ups and downs.
Practicing Joy of Living Retreat with Mingyur Rinpoche
November 9-10, 2024
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.
Path of Liberation Level 5: Embodying Pure Awareness
November 1-3, 2024
White Tara represents the enlightened qualities of all awakened beings. Connecting with these profound characteristics in her can help us unlock our own true nature and intrinsic qualities. During this program, Mingyur Rinpoche will introduce the White Tara practice and the profound methods that use the imagination as a tool for awakening. These practices will be based on the liturgy that Rinpoche composed — Radiance of the Heart.
Tergar Events
Join Mingyur Rinpoche and Tergar guides for a selection of online and in-person events, from science-based meditation conversations to ancient Buddhist wisdom.
Offered online and in-person
30,000 registrations per year
Translation into 6 languages
Meditation Teacher Program
The Meditation Teacher Program offers a year of extensive online training for those passionate about becoming teachers grounded in awareness, compassion, and wisdom. Under the guidance of Mingyur Rinpoche, you will learn modern methods to teach timeless wisdom.
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Your generosity fuels our mission. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on donations for about one-third of our total budget. Your support allows us to continue offering transformative meditation programs and resources that help people cultivate peace within themselves and the world around them.
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Monthly Teachings
Mingyur Rinpoche’s monthly teachings cover a broad range of topics. Some address common questions about meditation practice and how to bring mindfulness into everyday life, while others concern important principles in the Buddhist tradition. Most are about 5 minutes long. Enjoy!
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Ahem… Where are the Results of My Practice?
In today’s fast-paced world, when everything is at our fingertips, we may expect immediate responses and instant results in all areas of life–including our meditation practice.
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My Meditation Journey with Michael Imperioli
Join renowned actor and meditation practitioner Michael Imperioli, who had achieved everything he desired but felt a lack of spiritual dimension in his life, prompting him to embark on a new journey. During this intimate and insightful conversation with Dr. Cortland Dahl, Michael shared his personal journey with meditation and navigating the challenges of modern life.
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Community Circle Session with Tim Olmsted
The Community Circle sessions are part of your Joy of Living Online subscription and offer a unique experience of learning and connecting. The sessions create an open and relaxed environment where you can share your experiences and gain insights from the questions and perspectives of fellow meditators.
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Experience Rinpoche’s Teachings
Learn how to use meditation to transform stressful situations and challenging emotions into support for awareness. Access now for free the “Beyond Mindfulness” Webinar and experience Rinpoches teachings. By registering for free now, you will have immediate access to this incredible webinar.
From Foundational to Advanced Buddhist Practices
Tergar International provides online and in-person meditation programs to communities and individuals around the world. Founded to promote the teachings of world-famous author and meditation teacher Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, our global network offers a range of both secular meditation programs and Buddhist study courses to people of all levels and interests who are eager to learn meditation, establish or deepen their practice, and enhance their quality of life.
Whether a curious beginner keen to experience the benefits of meditation or find a reputable teacher, or an established Mahamudra or Dzogchen Buddhist practitioner, you’ll find what you’re looking for at Tergar. With a staff of highly experienced guides, Tergar provides easy access to online meditation classes, guided practice sessions, structured training programs, and in-person meditation retreats for meditators at all levels — with Mingyur Rinpoche’s authentic teachings being the heart and foundation of all of these programs.
From our free mobile meditation app and regular monthly teachings shared across our digital media channels, to subscription study packages supported by live sessions with our teachers, we offer inspiration and support for every step of your meditation journey.
Meditation Programs to Realize Your Full Potential
With support from qualified guides who show you step by step how to relax your mind and cultivate your innate loving-kindness and wisdom, as well as self-paced online learning courses that explore the ancient wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism, Tergar has developed programs for all kinds of meditation journeys. Our wide range of courses help with everything from navigating the chaos of modern life and gaining a deeper understanding of the meaning of tantra to fully entering the path of the bodhisattva, someone who vows to relieve the suffering of all beings.
Connect with Teachers for Personal Meditation Lessons
Within its global network, Tergar International allows students to connect both online and in person with renowned teachers and scholars both secular and Buddhist. Via webinars, seminars, interviews and audience-led Q&A sessions, whether guided by lay practitioners with a lifetime of experience or ordained monastics who hold and transmit the authentic tradition, students can learn at their own pace in an inclusive environment that is designed to fit in with their own environments and lifestyles, wherever and whoever they may be.
Experience the Traditional Wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism
The Path of Liberation is a path of meditation for people who want to experience the real benefits of putting Vajrayana Buddhist teachings into practice. Under the guidance of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, we practice a series of meditation techniques from Mahamudra and Dzogchen traditions and experience the rewards of an immersive spiritual practice within an ancient and authentic lineage.
Connect with Meditation Groups Nearby
Offering access to our study programs and meditation techniques, students of Mingyur Rinpoche facilitate and foster Tergar meditation groups and communities all around the world. When you connect with a vibrant Tergar community you connect with like-minded people where you live, allowing you to develop friendships based on kindness and compassion, and you can learn from and draw inspiration from fellow practitioners. Our communities are facilitated by trained practice leaders who are equipped with skills and resources to help enrich your practice and help you navigate the ups and downs of life.
Meditation and Mindfulness Events
Throughout the year, Tergar offers an exciting schedule of both secular and Buddhist events. Enjoy weekend retreats and community meet-ups, live-streamed and in-person teachings led by Mingyur Rinpoche and other highly notable Buddhist teachers, or recorded sessions and live interviews with famous practitioners from the worlds of business, arts, sports, and science who speak to their experiences and the benefits of meditation in their fields of expertise.