Five Buddha Families: Emotions As Gateways

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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Finding My True Home Through Immense Loss

When her mind wouldn’t stop spinning and her heart was breaking, Liliana Maravilla found a pathway to her true home.

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Monthlong Retreat: Deepening Practice in Portugal

A new monthlong Joy of Living retreat in Portugal is helping meditators experience the full arc of Mingyur Rinpoche’s teachings — and the results are deeply inspiring.

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Reminders for Practicing on Retreat

Drawing on decades of meditation experience, Myoshin Kelley offers practical and heartfelt guidance for anyone wishing to deepen their meditation practice.

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Abandoning, Transforming, Recognizing Retreat Encompasses Totality of Practice

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.

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Riding the Waves in the Ocean of Emotions

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.

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From Cynicism to Pure Perception Hana Ko

After years of burnout and cynicism as a clinical psychologist, Hana Ko found renewed faith in humanity through the teachings of Mingyur Rinpoche.

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Meditation and University Life: A Conversation with Tshepo Molekwa

For first-year university student Tshepo Molekwa, meditation has become more than just a stress reliever — it’s a way to stay grounded, make wiser choices, and bring deeper meaning into student life.

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Mingyur Rinpoche’s Visit to South Africa

Mingyur Rinpoche’s 2025 visit to South Africa brought together decades of Buddhist practice and fresh inspiration for a growing meditation community.

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Aging, Awakening Wisdom

With humor, tenderness, and deep trust in the teachings, writer Susan Barrett reflects on aging, loss, and wisdom — discovering how even wrinkles, hearing aids, and peony blossoms can become reminders of beauty and awakening.

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