What if every emotion you’ve ever tried to get rid of — anger, jealousy, confusion — was actually a doorway to wisdom? The five buddha families offers such an exploration.
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If you find that your emotions are challenging, join us on a transformative meditative journey as Justin Kelley reflects on Mingyur Rinpoche’s November retreat, “Abandoning, Transforming, Recognizing,” and the power of meeting the teachings where they come alive — at Tergar Osel Ling Monastery in Kathmandu.
Merra Young offers a compassionate guide to being present with our difficult emotions — learning not just to survive life’s waves, but to ride them.
What happens when awareness, community, and friendship come together in a Joy of Living Cohort?
In this reflection, Mingyur Rinpoche invites us to reconnect with Mother Earth—not only as our source of life, but also as a powerful teacher of impermanence, resilience, and interdependence. Through his own story of witnessing glacial retreat in the Himalayas, he offers a message of hope: even small efforts can create lasting impact.
Tergar Guide Maria Primachenko shares her journey from an intense advertising career to a healthier work-life balance, emphasizing self-care, mindfulness, and letting go of the need to act on every idea or be constantly heroic. Guided by Mingyur Rinpoche’s teachings, she highlights the importance of living in the present moment, embracing change, and trusting intuitive…
“When you’re grounded amid others’ suffering, you can help them in a different way. It’s better for them—and for yourself. You’re not afraid of coming up against a person’s suffering, but you don’t merge and identify with it, so you’re free.” – Micael Inês
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