What happens when the pressure to perform becomes too much for a young athlete to bear? This personal story reveals how the unexpected gift of meditation transformed not just a high jumper’s performance, but the entire course of his life.
After overcoming self-doubt and joining the Meditation Teacher Program, Mark O’Donaghue is helping those behind prison walls by sharing the radical message that everyone — even those society has forgotten — is already whole, complete, and inherently good.
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.
Discover how a French city-dweller transformed into an environmental pioneer, cultivating 20,000 trees at 3,550 meters in the Himalayas while empowering an isolated Nepali village.
French humanitarian Margot Clavier leads sustainable development projects at 11,800 feet in remote Himalayan village Samagaun, helping locals create income through innovative initiatives while preserving their environment and cultural identity.
From outer success to inner clarity, Emilda Rahim shares her journey of discovering the dharma — and how it quietly transformed her life.
Faced with the challenges of Crohn’s disease, philosopher Maria Müller Hornbach turned to meditation, which transformed her relationship with pain and brought greater ease to her life. Inspired by Mingyur Rinpoche’s teachings, she took Tergar’s Meditation Teacher Program, and now teaches meditation classes in Germany.
Meditation practice, like a relationship, unfolds gradually and requires patience, curiosity, and a willingness to engage with its layers over time. By understanding our own learning process, staying connected to the deeper meaning of practice, and adapting when challenges arise, we can sustain motivation and develop a lasting, meaningful connection with our path.
Yeshe, or innate wisdom, is ever-present and simply needs to be recognized. Though we often believe that awakening requires effort and progress, true wisdom is already here—our challenge is to stop overlooking it.
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