10 Life Lessons We Can Learn from Coronavirus - with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

Coronavirus has brought a wave of painful and difficult experiences of isolation, uncertainty, illness, and death. These experiences can also be a wake-up call to some important life lessons. This week Mingyur Rinpoche will reflect on the most important lessons we can learn from these challenging times.
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[@susydyson1750]

a great talk at any loner Thank you Yongay Rimpoche ❤

[@madhavangopalan7463]

My heart and body full of gratitude and thanks for your talk🙏🏻👍👍❤️

[@anjaS.86]

I like the normal kind. He is funny and normal. I like to listen to him. He helped me to understand more

[@ebatchelder1660]

I appreciate that I discovered you, Rinpoche. Thank you for these teachings. Be well!

[@camillekoering9804]

Yes, thank you so much for providing these essential teachings during this period. And thank you so much Rinpoche for your teachings.

[@TheWorldTeacher]

🐟 02. A BRIEF EXPLANATION FOR “LIFE”: Everything, both perceptible and imperceptible - that is, anything within the material universe which can ever be perceived with the senses, plus the subject (the observer of all phenomena) - is what most persons actually refer to when they use the term “GOD”. REAL God is Impersonal Absolute Nothingness (otherwise called “The Tao”, “The Great Spirit”, “Brahman”, “Pure Consciousness”, “Eternal Awareness”, “Independent Existence”, “The Ground of All Being”, “The Undifferentiated Substratum of Reality”, “The Unified Field”, et cetera). “God” is One Reality, but just as a knife cannot cut itself, or fire cannot burn itself, “God” cannot know Himself (or at least EXPERIENCE Himself), and so, has manifested this phenomenal universe within Himself. Therefore, this world of duality is really just a play of consciousness within Consciousness. N. B. The word “God” is, by definition, a title of the male Deity, and is not to be taken literally here. Apparently, this phenomenal universe was “created” (within Consciousness) with the initial act (the so-called “Big Bang”), and from that first deed, every action that has ever occurred has been a direct or indirect result of it. Just as every particle of matter in the universe was once contained in the ’singularity’, Infinite Consciousness was NECESSARILY present at the Big Bang, and is in no way an epiphenomenon of a neural network. “Sarvam khalvidam brahma” (‘all this is indeed Brahman’). There is NAUGHT but Eternal Being, Conscious Awareness, Causeless Peace - and you are that! Everything which can be presently perceived, both tangible and immaterial, including we human beings, is a consequence of that initial manifestation. That is the most accurate and logical explanation for “karma” - everything was preordained from the initial spark, and every action since has unfolded as it was predestined in ETERNITY. The notion of retributive (“tit for tat”) karma is just that - an unverified notion. Whatever state in which we currently find ourselves, is the result of two factors - our genetic make-up at conception and our present-life conditioning (which may include mutating genetic code). Every choice ever made by every human (and non-human animal) was determined by those two factors ALONE, thus free-will is purely illusory, despite what most believe. Because we are temporarily residing within this dualistic universe, we experience both pleasure and pain. Suffering and pain are NOT synonymous. Suffering is due to a false sense of personal doership - the belief that one is a separate, independent author of one’s thoughts and deeds. There are five MANIFESTATIONS of suffering: 1. Guilt 2. Blame 3. Pride 4. Anxiety 5. Regrets about the past and expectations for the future These types of suffering are the result of not properly understanding what was explained above - that life is a series of happenings and NOT caused by the individual living beings. No living creature, including us humans, has personal free-will. There is only the Universal, Divine Will at play, acting through every body, to which William Shakespeare famously alluded when he scribed “All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” The human organism is simply a biological machine, comprised of the five gross material elements and the three subtle material elements. So, now that you understand life, and the reason why we are suffering here in this (supposedly) material universe, you are now able to be liberated from all forms of suffering, RIGHT? WRONG! It is imperative to find an authentic spiritual master to assist you to come to the above realization, by slowly undoing your past conditioning. Just as you have been conditioned over an entire lifetime to think one way, you need to be re-conditioned to think another. Even if you follow a competent teacher, you may still not come to a full understanding of life, but if you are sincere, humble and dedicated, you will definitely find more peace in your daily life (all of which was DESTINED to occur, of course). Furthermore, if it was ordained, you may be fortunate enough to accept discipline from a truly enlightened master, and subsequently realize the aforementioned fundamental concepts, by practicing at least one of the four systems of yoga (religion) described in the Holy Scripture, “A Final Instruction Sheet for Humanity”. Best wishes for your unique, personal journey towards unalloyed peace and happiness! “The meaning of life is life itself.” ************* “A wise Rabbi once said 'If I am I because you are you, and you are you because I am I, then I am not I, and you are not you'. In other words, we are not separate.” Professor Dr. Alan Wilson Watts, British-American Philosopher. (06/01/1915 - 16/11/1973). “What you seek is seeking you.” Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, Persian Sunni Muslim poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic. (30/09/1207 - 17/12/1273).

[@patriciab8561]

I really want to learn to meditate ai choose this..now understanding my panic attacks. Where do Ifind the meditations about it?

[@miveronese]

Thank you for being so kind, honest, humble and down to earth when teaching. I watched this talk in a really difficult day for me and your words warmed my heart. Listening you talking about your garden, the trees, the mountains and the birds gave me so much hope... Thank you, Rinpoche. 🙏🏼❤️

[@greathimalayantraderspvtlt463]

Wonderful talk on how to mentally cope with this devastating situation. Many thanks Rimpoche Guru🙏🏼

[@carls8058]

These are the 10 lessons : Relationships. Spirituality. Self-discovery. Cleanliness/Health. Environment. New discoveries. Treatment/Vaccine. Resilience. Meditation. Education.

[@SandeepKumar-hk1lv]

Thanks man. I was looking for it in the comment section

[@maywin4204]

What ever is happenig is good for us, we need to appreciate and thank always to our creator...

[@christinegirouard8121]

I have learned so much from your teachings and they have changed my life. Thank you for helping me live with my anxiety and panic. ❤🙏

[@madrasapattinam]

Thanks Swamy 🙏🙏🙏🙏💐 May the Divine Be with You 🕊

[@Everest4Peace]

🙏🏽🛐Thank you Rinpoche-la

[@madhavangopalan7463]

My gratitude and thanks to you for your wonderful and beneficial talk 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍😀🌺

[@taekwonsonyu]

Thank you for providing these wonderful teachings during this time 🙏

[@armandavieira5025]

Thank you to Rimpoche and all involved in this transmission, including translators. From Portugal, EU.

[@3464984]

Como e que se consegue ver a tradução para português?

[@armandavieira5025]

Lamento mas não sei. No site do Tergar devem explicar.

[@3464984]

Alguém me diz como aceder à tradução para português?

[@thuphan6058]

Thank you for your teachings, Rinpoche! 🙏🙏🙏

[@InnerLightTemple]

I Really Appreciate & Love Watching 👀 Your Videos 📹 ❤ Thank You! Much Blessings for You!

[@kalpanagurung9009]

🙏🙏🙏

[@Bodhismile]

Thank you for this wonderful teaching. I very much appreciate reflecting on the positives of this very unusual time. It’s helpful to reflect on the lessons and positive experiences. One for sure has been in the category of innovations, and my Lama being able to teach live classes online, since he was in Sikkim and could not yet return to the US. The teachings were so beneficial during this time along with maintaining contact with him and our Sangha all over the US, Canada and Chile. 💗🙏

[@TERRA8581]

Dear beloved Rinpoche, I wonder what wisdom you might have to offer now that we’ve learned so much more about the manipulation of our beloved sentient beings, not just humans, by the misguided lack of leadership in our world especially by the greed of governments and pharmaceutical companies. Tragedies…🙏🏽

[@celticpeasant9753]

Thank you so much Rinpoche.

[@rosemariemurphy3333]

Beautiful teaching thank you Rinpoche for your valued guidance 🙏❤️

[@surenderk1200]

Thankyou rinpoche for your teachings 🙏

[@SusannaBearfoot1]

Such beautiful and generous teaching. Thankyou so much. 💗🙏💗

[@lazydaisy649]

In my imagination you are reading this comment. I am reading your book “In Love With the World” and savouring every sentence. Thank you for writing it. I can put a face and voice to the narrator. Awesome.🌸

[@chodendenzongpa1191]

Rimpochala, thuchaychayla from sikkim.🙏🙏🙏 doing meditation everyday with your blessing.

[@maywin4204]

Thank you for growing our appreciation and encourging us...

[@3464984]

Obrigado,Rinpoche La

[@jalajamenon8664]

Thank you so much Master🙏🙏🙏

[@saurabhmisra6997]

Thank you Rinpoche for these teachings 🙏🙏

[@sabinashakya8702]

Thank u rinpoche for ur kindness Live very very long 🤗🤗💟

[@juliahunsinger3070]

Thank you for reminding me of the 9 positive things, and guiding me back to center.

[@KenAdiRingLuver]

Thank you for reminding I still have this body to appreciate and I do as I am able after a serious car accident.

[@nothing.lasts.forever]

Eagerly waiting

[@juancarlos121982]

Thank you Rinpoche

[@thomasinasng1802]

Thank you Rinpoche .

[@tsunmakarmasoepa6049]

Thank for #4. Handwashing has becone a mindful activity in my life.

[@namdeonawale527]

Your teaching about awareness meditation benefits lot of people. Thank you for your valuable great job. Namo Buddhay.

[@maywin4204]

Very good appreciation meditation...no doubt all my tragety in my life, but I'm still growing with my spituality practice...

[@lamalama6807]

GURU RINPONCHE .....Thank you so much I am Meditating as you taught us

[@elceliaw8606]

🙏🏻💕😊

[@lolliman21]

I learnt that a person you love will let you down when you need them the most.

[@lolliman21]

@slapjack silver66 no youre right. but sometimes you think you can

[@catherineiliff1985]

Your teaching as much insight and clarity... thank you for sharing these lessons.... living in Minneapolis, Minnesota...there have been challenges.... besides the CV19..... but your teaching rings true. While it seems like there is more disturbance around the world due to events in my city... The condition for change has been long over due...and was ripening in other places than this city in a forest.... without the large wars going on and more peace around the world...we have more time to address needed changes in our communities..... We are learning community resilience....strangers helping strangers...strangers no more... Your teaching rings true as a the sound of a bell!

[@NewbieGamerz884]

Thank you so much, master rinpoche 🙏🙏

[@kated.2063]

It’s so true. Often times because of habits I sometimes only see the negative side. Then complaints happen. But with mindfulness then I see that there are good things, too. Thank you for helping me see another way and develop more equanimity.

[@maywin4204]

Recognize your breath every moment with awareness...then everything will become calm..

[@PreethiGNATH]

thank you so much guruji🙏

[@madhavangopalan7463]

I appritiate not only your talk but also how fortunate my life without wasting my time learning and practicing Buddha ‘ s teachings from all the monks and great teachers like you and fit to practice 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻😀👍🌺❤️

[@nilamalina]

thank you so much

[@Ana74301]

Namaste. Tashi Delek Lak most auspicious...

[@jennytan2301]

Dedication of Merit May the merit and virtue accrued from this work adorn Amitabha Buddha's Pure Land, repay the four great kindnesses above, and relieve the suffering of those on the three paths below. May those who see or hear of these efforts generate Bodhi-mind, spend their lives devoted to the Buddha Dharma, and finally be reborn together in the Land of Ultimate Bliss. Homage to Amita Buddha

[@patriciab8561]

Thank you for this. Also the meditation about panic it has calmed me Thanks a Lot and May God Bless you .Long Life

[@maywin4204]

Yes, never give up and cotinue working transform and good time will follow..

[@tayliang8812]

❤❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@chauoan9653]

💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@redglazedeyez6652]

Please do more. I miss these

[@Kdubbzism]

Thank you so much for this talk!

[@PenelopeKhandro]

thank you

[@timmarshall4881]

Thank you.

[@monagurung8954]

Namaste Guru

[@redglazedeyez6652]

The master he is the best

[@StudywithNainika]

So beautiful ❤️

[@Akemi__San]

It will be inspiring as always 🙏🏻🇧🇷

[@ratuldutta1521]

"after finishing restroom, wow, life is wonderful" Very true. 💓🤣

[@tsunmakarmasoepa6049]

Sound okay

[@indigoali5612]

A few lessons I learned from this time period: 1. People will poison your own to show resistance to you 2. All people care about is money. 3. The Hegelian Dialectic works, there is opportunity in tragedy 4. The Mainstream Media will continue to use fear as a tactic to get you to watch 5. To live with others is hell, No Exit as Sartre says 6. Depress=32 in reduction gematria like Christ=32, if people can’t scare you into action they will attempt to depress you 7. Concepts are meaningless 8. Use this isolation time to stay away from crazy people

[@ermelinaamorabroguena2191]

Thank you ,so much pls translate filipino

[@redglazedeyez6652]

I wish there were more talks

[@samtentsering6110]

I appreciate most of your teaching but l hope one day you talk about how sinful eating meat the animals. Thank you rinpoche la

[@ermelinaamorabroguena2191]

This is my ist time

[@mindpacify]

🙏 🙏 🙏

[@willisnjim]

Question: do you have advice for people with addiction issues and their practice? For example, the “need” to meditate at the expense of other things! Many thanks

[@clionam9171]

🙏

[@maywin4204]

Spitualy grow yourself with ample time...

[@mianchan949]

For the broadcast on 24 May, will there be a live Q&A session with Rinpoche ?

[@TergarMeditationCommunity]

You can send your questions to [e-mail], Rinpoche might answer them next Sunday, May 31

[@mianchan949]

Noted. Thanks! 🙏 ☺️

[@steffenschmidt3470]

Well, I don't necessarily agree with the hand-washing part. I think we should learn more about our body's health system and how to maintain it than hygiene. But I do agree that the pandemic is raising awareness about the body in general, which is a good thing by itself.

[@sumit18281]

Sir, I m having a bit difficulty in my meditation, should I just observe the coming and going of breath with awareness or should I feel the breath with awareness, as the later tends to open my heart and there is a sense of tranquillity...thanks and regards

[@booby9319]

Namaste Guru ji 🙏 I am from Dang, Nepal. I really love your teaching. How can I direct contact with you?

[@renejul2534]

Meening of life : 42

[@jennytan2301]

THe Five Precepts 1. The rule against killing 2. The rule against stealing 3. The rule against impurity 4. The rule against untruthfulness 5. The rule against intoxicating drink and drugs

[@mallikaflor2623]

❤

[@TheWorldTeacher]

What do the cards say today, Mrs. Flor? 😉

[@reginadegiovanni6685]

🙇🙇🙇🙏🙏🙏🌷🌷🌷

[@pp367]

I need some one help covid India.Sir, Are you can help them.Example, energy power is treat for them.

[@lokmht9626]

Rinpoche will there will be vaccine for corona virus......

[@jennytan2301]

Repentance All the unwholesome karma created by me, Arising from beginningless greed, hatred and delusion; Expressed through my body, speech, and mind; I hereby regret and repent them all

[@TheWorldTeacher]

🐟 02. A BRIEF EXPLANATION FOR “LIFE”: Everything, both perceptible and imperceptible - that is, anything within the material universe which can ever be perceived with the senses, plus the subject (the observer of all phenomena) - is what most persons actually refer to when they use the term “GOD”. REAL God is Impersonal Absolute Nothingness (otherwise called “The Tao”, “The Great Spirit”, “Brahman”, “Pure Consciousness”, “Eternal Awareness”, “Independent Existence”, “The Ground of All Being”, “The Undifferentiated Substratum of Reality”, “The Unified Field”, et cetera). “God” is One Reality, but just as a knife cannot cut itself, or fire cannot burn itself, “God” cannot know Himself (or at least EXPERIENCE Himself), and so, has manifested this phenomenal universe within Himself. Therefore, this world of duality is really just a play of consciousness within Consciousness. N. B. The word “God” is, by definition, a title of the male Deity, and is not to be taken literally here. Apparently, this phenomenal universe was “created” (within Consciousness) with the initial act (the so-called “Big Bang”), and from that first deed, every action that has ever occurred has been a direct or indirect result of it. Just as every particle of matter in the universe was once contained in the ’singularity’, Infinite Consciousness was NECESSARILY present at the Big Bang, and is in no way an epiphenomenon of a neural network. “Sarvam khalvidam brahma” (‘all this is indeed Brahman’). There is NAUGHT but Eternal Being, Conscious Awareness, Causeless Peace - and you are that! Everything which can be presently perceived, both tangible and immaterial, including we human beings, is a consequence of that initial manifestation. That is the most accurate and logical explanation for “karma” - everything was preordained from the initial spark, and every action since has unfolded as it was predestined in ETERNITY. The notion of retributive (“tit for tat”) karma is just that - an unverified notion. Whatever state in which we currently find ourselves, is the result of two factors - our genetic make-up at conception and our present-life conditioning (which may include mutating genetic code). Every choice ever made by every human (and non-human animal) was determined by those two factors ALONE, thus free-will is purely illusory, despite what most believe. Because we are temporarily residing within this dualistic universe, we experience both pleasure and pain. Suffering and pain are NOT synonymous. Suffering is due to a false sense of personal doership - the belief that one is a separate, independent author of one’s thoughts and deeds. There are five MANIFESTATIONS of suffering: 1. Guilt 2. Blame 3. Pride 4. Anxiety 5. Regrets about the past and expectations for the future These types of suffering are the result of not properly understanding what was explained above - that life is a series of happenings and NOT caused by the individual living beings. No living creature, including us humans, has personal free-will. There is only the Universal, Divine Will at play, acting through every body, to which William Shakespeare famously alluded when he scribed “All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” The human organism is simply a biological machine, comprised of the five gross material elements and the three subtle material elements. So, now that you understand life, and the reason why we are suffering here in this (supposedly) material universe, you are now able to be liberated from all forms of suffering, RIGHT? WRONG! It is imperative to find an authentic spiritual master to assist you to come to the above realization, by slowly undoing your past conditioning. Just as you have been conditioned over an entire lifetime to think one way, you need to be re-conditioned to think another. Even if you follow a competent teacher, you may still not come to a full understanding of life, but if you are sincere, humble and dedicated, you will definitely find more peace in your daily life (all of which was DESTINED to occur, of course). Furthermore, if it was ordained, you may be fortunate enough to accept discipline from a truly enlightened master, and subsequently realize the aforementioned fundamental concepts, by practicing at least one of the four systems of yoga (religion) described in the Holy Scripture, “A Final Instruction Sheet for Humanity”. Best wishes for your unique, personal journey towards unalloyed peace and happiness! “The meaning of life is life itself.” ************* “A wise Rabbi once said 'If I am I because you are you, and you are you because I am I, then I am not I, and you are not you'. In other words, we are not separate.” Professor Dr. Alan Wilson Watts, British-American Philosopher. (06/01/1915 - 16/11/1973). “What you seek is seeking you.” Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, Persian Sunni Muslim poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic. (30/09/1207 - 17/12/1273).

[@user-yz1ym6jo6h]

28:07 백신

[@leoniereichel9805]

A bit difficult to listen to. One really important point: what is the meaning of health? Being depressed, takin' pills, functioning again, smiling: it's ok? Yes, we have to learn. We have to learn being aware again. Do we? Stagnation is a human potential, it's nothing nature likes to learn from us. Never will.

[@cavandavidson1185]

Boring predictable

[@utpalgautam]

ha ha ha!