Date(s) - July 14, 2020 - July 19, 2020
All Day
Awareness, Compassion, and Wisdom
Essential Teachings on the Joy of Living
With Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Glenalmond College
Perth, Scotland
United Kingdom
This event has been postponed due to COVID-19 virus concerns. We will soon be announcing a webpage on Tergar.org for ongoing updates and support for practitioners at this challenging time.
This retreat offers an opportunity to practice the Joy of Living teachings under Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche’s direct guidance. Rinpoche will share practical advice on using meditation to cultivate awareness, compassion, and wisdom, sharing insights from his own experience and illuminating key points on meditation practice. This retreat is open to all meditators.
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Meditation enables us to discover a lasting contentment that is not subject to the fluctuating conditions of our lives and to nurture the qualities of wisdom and compassion that naturally manifest from awareness itself. The Joy of Living is a secular path of meditation practice that was created by Mingyur Rinpoche. Though rooted in the ancient Buddhist teachings of Tibet, these practices are not religious in nature. They deal with basic functions of the mind, such as mindful awareness and the impulse to move toward happiness and away from suffering. In working with these qualities of mind, we gradually transform our relationship to present-moment experience, learning to approach our thoughts, feelings, and sensory experiences with unconditional warmth and acceptance.
The daily schedule will include teaching sessions with Mingyur Rinpoche, as well as six to eight hours of meditation per day (practiced in twenty- to thirty- minute sessions). The retreat will also include periods of silence, group discussions, and opportunities to have individual interviews with Tergar instructors and facilitators. We will also review Awareness Yoga, a series of simple physical exercises where we bring mind and body together.
This retreat is suitable for both novice and experienced meditators. It offers beginning meditators an opportunity to receive in-depth teachings on meditation practice from Mingyur Rinpoche and for experienced meditators to deepen their practice and understanding.
About Mingyur Rinpoche
Mingyur Rinpoche is a much-loved and accomplished Tibetan Buddhist meditation teacher with a rare ability to present the ancient wisdom of Tibet in a fresh, engaging manner. His New York Times bestselling book, The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness, has been translated into over twenty languages. Read more…
Location:
Glenalmond College
Back Ave
Glenalmond
Perth PH1 3RY, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glenalmond College is situated on the River Almond near the village of Methven, about 8 miles (13 km) west of the city of Perth. It is easily accessible by rail or car. The nearest airport is Edinburgh.
Residential and commuter options will be available. More details about rooming options and costs will be added when registration is open.
Location
Glenalmond College, Glenalmond Perth, United Kingdom