The Story of Shantideva with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

In today’s Buddhist world, Shantideva is universally considered an exemplary scholar-practitioner. However, this was not always true. While living in the ancient Nalanda monastery, his peers doubted him and labeled him as lazy and uneducated. In this teaching, Mingyur Rinpoche introduces Shantideva and tells the story of why his peers looked down on him. He also shares how Shantideva’s life story - as exemplified in The Way of the Bodhisattva - can serve as an inspiration for us today.
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[@je_sinn1190]

May the blind see the forms, May the deaf hear sounds. May the naked find clothing, The hungry find food; May the thirsty find water And delicious drinks. May the poor find wealth, Those weak with sorrow find joy; May the forlorn find new hope, Constant happiness and prosperity. May the frightened cease to be afraid And those bound be freed; May the powerless find power, And may the people think of benefiting one another -Shantideva

[@nikhilkhamkar4589]

Beautiful and soulful 🙏❤

[@A.G.Birajdar]

Thank You for sharing this great poem

[@Kundrol24]

OM AH HUNG VAJRA GURU PADMA SIDDHI HUNG REJOICE, REJOICE, REJOICE I rejoice in your merit OM MUNI MUNI MAHA MUNIYE SVAHA OM MANI PADME HUNG OM AH HUNG VAJRA GURU PADMA SIDDHI HUNG OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SVAHA OM VAJRASATTVA HUNG 🙏🙏🙏 🙇🏻🙇🏻🙇🏻 🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️ 🥞🥞🥞 🥮🥮🥮 🍮🍮🍮 🍰🍰🍰 🍕🍕🍕 🍩🍩🍩 🍪🍪🍪 🧇🧇🧇 🧁🧁🧁 🍜🍜🍜 🍛🍛🍛 🍲🍲🍲 🧆🧆🧆 🌮🌮🌮 🌯🌯🌯 🍔🍔🍔 🍟🍟🍟 🌭🌭🌭 🥓🥓🥓 🍝🍝🍝 🙇🏻🙇🏻🙇🏻 🙇🏻🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️ 🙏🙏🙏 May all sentient beings enjoy happiness & the causes of happiness, may we be free from suffering & the causes of suffering, may we be never separated from the perfect happiness devoid of any suffering, may we all abide in the boundless equanimity free from bias, attachment & aversion 84,00,00,00,00,000 infinity times

[@RickarooCarew]

as ye believe.. so shall it be within the laws of physics

[@RickarooCarew]

our thoughts and ideas are exactly what shape our futures.. individually and collectively.. how can it be otherwise?

[@hungrymusicwolf]

I absolutely love this fable like story. The lesson I learned from this video: remain humble and do not judge others for moral failings as they may in fact not be failings at all.

[@insalubriousdithyramb1742]

More of these stories please. ♥️

[@tenzinchhodon2337]

Yeah 🙏

[@Hejirah]

@The Saint are you craving right now? hahah jk

[@shah1591]

Beautiful and inspiring story

[@amanayodhi1695]

I am belong to the land of veda , upnishad, great buddha , great sages, shantideva , Nagarjuna, banbatta , ashoka , kabira. I proud to be an indian. I love my motherland who teaches peace. I live in bhopal madhya Pradesh near sanchi.

[@Samana358]

If you belong to the first then you are not the part of the rest and if you belong to the rest of them, then you don't belong to first.

[@Awperan]

Beautiful ❤️ Now stop getting attached to it

[@NABINRAII]

😂😂😂 LOL

[@gcampos3271]

I liked that Shantideva tought them a lesson, the lecture, and the second lesson to be humble and not judge. Namasté.

[@rajasis2321]

May all beings be awake 🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹

[@infinitenothingness]

🙏 Love and Light 💚

[@MichaelRoyBroughton]

This one gave me goosebumps 🤩🙏

[@superamazingworld3770]

Thank you teacher. I am so glad I am alive to listen to your teachings. Great story

[@NickvonZ]

To think that His fellow Monks called Master Shantideva "Three Thoughts" is really amusing. He certainly ENLIGHTENED them! And us.

[@diljothomas8899]

Superb..Your teachings has been significantly changed my life and perceptions....Thank you so much Rinboche..

[@SandeepKumar-hk1lv]

Actually ours life😀😍

[@patricksmith9049]

@@SandeepKumar-hk1lv and me too

[@halcyonsikes7018]

I love stories like this, thank you so much for sharing!

[@RMATeluguStories]

God bless you

[@halcyonsikes7018]

@@RMATeluguStories Bless you too, have a great day!

[@anjaliagrawal4095]

Interesting story...My regards 🙏🏻 to you Rinpocheji

[@user-eh6hb9mz4g]

Katin Cheo Lama Rinpoche 🙏🙏🙏🌼🌼🌼🌹🌹🌹

[@mariabejaranomonge2183]

What a nice story! You are really nice too!!! 🤗🙏

[@tsunmakarmasoepa6049]

Thank you for humorous, teaching story🙏

[@JustForfun-ok4ed]

May you Shine always to dispel the darkness of this ignorant world. Keep invoking the devotion. How grateful we Buddhist in particular and all the sentient beings in general to Shantideva.

[@mcsmith732]

I love Buddhist stories!

[@A.G.Birajdar]

What a wonderful story

[@johnryan2193]

Thank you Rinpoche

[@stewartthomas2642]

Love your stuff kick on love it

[@luciacanizares5469]

Great these stories, thanks!

[@TheNativoamericano]

Thank you so much for bringing light on us 💖🙌✨

[@ngawangjambay1926]

just seeing you gives me immense joy la rinpoche 🙏

[@bizdrip-truebusinessknowle9068]

Great story 🙏

[@nishantbhaskar7685]

Wonderful

[@998MILLONES]

Gracias Rimpoche. bodhicharyavatara!!

[@lobten2376]

Thank you

[@Pisces79]

Very interesting! Thank you Rinpoche la🙇🏽‍♀️🙇🏽‍♀️🙇🏽‍♀️

[@tashitala7658]

Great and interesting story Rinpoche. Kadrinchey. Love from Bhutan

[@PemaLhundrup108]

I would like to know if he realy teached that in one session. Its really awesome and profound, well structured and spontanious. I ve read it many times but only combined with commebtaries I begin to understand a little bit more step by step. "There is nothing that does not grow light through habit and familarity, if I cope with little cares I train myself to endure great adversity." May all beings be happy 🙏🙏🙏

[@jimmylama8328]

Thankyou rinpoche 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Apr1cotBunny]

Amazing 😇

[@RinpochesRose]

Its a true story of a great master. Really inspiring.

[@sanjeevvashistha8154]

hello sir i m also from india

[@MandoLarian007]

I love ❤️ Shantideva 🙏 💐 💐 💐 Om Mani Padme Hum 💐 Om ara Baza Na DiDi. Jetsun Jampey YangLa ChaTselo 🙏 Hail Manjushiri 🙏 💐 💐 💐

[@mptajosog]

I Love You!🙏😇🙏❤

[@amanayodhi1695]

I recommend osho for spritual knowledge and guruji master yongen mingyur Rinpoche for learning of meditation. My love to my master Rinpoche. I bow down to your Feet. या विद्या या विमुक्त्येय । सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिन सर्वे संतो निरायमया सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यंतु मां कश्चित दुखभव भवेत

[@sanwarmalbairwa4168]

Namo buddhay

[@utladakh2947]

Great

[@AdzomToday]

More stories please 🙏

[@Pulkitom]

Nice story 😊

[@michaelnice93]

Nice story

[@stayhappylittlemermaid]

Use your energy wisely.

[@koehean9043]

Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu

[@danielboavida2373]

🙏

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🙏🙏🙏

[@elceliaw8606]

🙏🏻😊💕

[@gerardmorlais7870]

😊🙏😊

[@davidholaday2817]

I want to hear more!

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[@vishnuknowhist9489]

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Rimpoji❤️❤️❤️

[@user-li4se4wg4d]

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 이분 볼 때마다 재미있어

[@rtj7397]

Wae?

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[@TheBookofUma]

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[@patriciarosetimmers7730]

Jippie

[@PeterTerpstra7]

Very nice, thank you, haha :)

[@RickarooCarew]

thanks... great story... I am not sure I want that particular result from my studies... perhaps more like the Cheshire cat in Alice and wonderland.. big smile 😊 Peace ✌️🕊️

[@RickarooCarew]

perfect timing.. as always.. Master... how the heck do you do that 🤩???

[@RickarooCarew]

love you.. Walk in Beauty señor. Go in Peace 🕊️

[@RickarooCarew]

.. so.. today.. monkey mind is mixed up with.. something the cat dragged in.. me... limp and shaky from pain... but.. here is your smile.. best thing that's happened all day

[@qaesar09]

Hellu Rinpoche!

[@renukhadayat5212]

Aweee

[@alvinchow5351]

Rinpoche, the video also suddenly ended/ disappeared like the story. May I know the story more?

[@KibaloveG]

Hi rinpoche 😄

[@royalbanna9001]

Tashi dalek...India is base of Spirituality

[@ankitthapa6629]

Hello sir i have a question? Sir if i want to learn meditation from Buddhist monk! Do i need to become a monk as well ? Is it necessary?.. …

[@swingingcrow124]

It is not necessary

[@Rubylove48]

No, there are plenty of householder bodhisattvas and realised masters.

[@joesephfrankskillen7469]

I really liked that Mingyur thank you

[@swingingcrow124]

You don’t address the first name of a masters. It’s a least courtesy you can show

[@Kundrol24]

@@swingingcrow124 I agree but maybe he is not aware of this things & lets not the forget moral of this story 🙏🏼❤️💕🌷😊

[@swingingcrow124]

@@Kundrol24 if someone doesn’t inform him/her then they’ll be ignorant and repeat it again. Or do you think we should keep quiet about it

[@Kundrol24]

@@swingingcrow124 just because he called rinpoche by his first name doesn’t necessarily mean he lack courtesy. You are missing the bigger picture my friend. Buddhism have always place more value on compassion & wisdom compare to ethics & morality. I am not saying you couldn’t inform someone, of course you can but you can also do it with skill & compassion my friend 🙏🏼

[@swingingcrow124]

@@Kundrol24 ah I see, Thanks for correcting my views.

[@souravghosh3842]

How can I become Rinpoches disciple

[@juzbecoz]

Sir, when you are going to levitate?( Says your learner)

[@guysome3263]

If you ever choose to reincarnate into my household, may my descendants shower you with hugs, ice cream and general affection.

[@ikillify]

Oh my, that sounds quite horrible, I could possibly become very attached to such niceness!

[@hellboundtruck123]

Mmm.. ice cream, don’t say it thrice or I might incarnate there.

[@hellboundtruck123]

@@ikillify attachment might not end with detachment, attachment might end with embracing all.

[@Kundrol24]

@@hellboundtruck123 it is possible but most probably difficult for majority of people because we easily end up getting attached even with dharma 🙏🏼💕😊

[@ikillify]

@@hellboundtruck123 Oh, detachment, that sounds quite horrible, like sleep walking all the time!

[@mayarmshmsha957]

💚 what do you mean emptiness ?

[@sandipghosh2563]

Ever wondered where do you get lost while you are in deep sleep? That is true emptiness... In deep sleep there is neither the experiencer(you) nor the experienced(object).

[@hellboundtruck123]

What I am curious about is Rinpoche la is what was that “particular sentence”? 😏

[@swingingcrow124]

What are you referring to ? “Bhusuku” ?

[@hayovm]

How come all these great yogis in the past were able to fly (shantideva, milerepa) and nowadays not a single monk in the world is famous on youtube for be able to flying? What is the point im missing?

[@TG-wo5fk]

Flying is not the goal of meditation, it's just byproduct which comes with meditation and realization. And nowadays to fly we have planes and helicopter, why worry with flying alone.

[@elizabethantoine9652]

I can’t understand 😭I want to get this it sounds lovely but a terrible language barrier for my ears😓 I’m saddened

[@gazendra9081]

How is it possible ☹️🤔

[@patricksmith9049]

Couldn't understand the moral of this story.......but thank you anyway

[@RMATeluguStories]

God bless you

[@sugarfree1894]

I took it as 'never judge a book by its cover', just that really. :)

[@Ravenheart_]

Acceptance, compassion, and non-interference. By being judgemental, callous, and ultimately plotting a path of interference, the monks cost themselves the opportunity of that relationship, the learning and growth they might have experienced, and shared.

[@TheNativoamericano]

Judgement it's a double blade sword.

[@SandeepKumar-hk1lv]

@@Ravenheart_ u r a genius bro

[@ErinRaeBraswell]

Where did he go!?! Was he ever seen again?! Did he die!?!

[@kajimagar3488]

Dear Lama, do you read whole Theravada i.e 82000 Buddha' teachings and 2000 Thera' teaching.Then will discuss.

[@swingingcrow124]

Poor thing

[@masterprotocol]

History about me

[@mintusaren895]

Ahlad Ringing bowel.

[@riley3295]

Bro look like Vivec

[@TheDeepening718]

Is the Brahma World immortal? I don't see anywhere where The Buddha says the "Brahma world" is mortal.

[@hellboundtruck123]

This realm of gods ends when this universe ends. Not even the highest trinity of gods “brahm, Vishnu, mahesh” are safe. According to Buddhist scriptures.

[@hellboundtruck123]

No one is immortal in this cycle of birth and death. Everything that has a beginning must end and vice-versa. Impermanence.

[@swingingcrow124]

They are Brahmas because they got humongous merits, but merits are exhaustible and one day they’ll run out of it. They haven’t escaped samsara

[@gyadre]

According to Buddhism all living beings are mortal including those who dwell in heaven where gods/ Devas and Devi. Heaven is one of the 6 REALMS where Brahma. etc reside. They have very long life but eventually die and they before when ends come. It is said that biggest suffering for God is knowing their imminent death and where they will be born in 6 realms of existence. One has to get out of this cyclic existence / Samsara birth and death cycle. This is achieved by Buddhahood or enlightenment or Nirvan or freedom from birth and death.

[@cosmicgliderBruce]

🙏😂🌅

[@mayarmshmsha957]

I did not get it ?

[@sadikinjeryon9082]

Beautiful teachings means Shantideva is very wise and all this time keep his wisdom and knowledge hidden from others. He levitated means, he achieve such state that make levitation happened (miraculous signs of realized person). Dissapearance of the Body means Shantideva reached Parinirvana, the last stage of spiritual attainment in Buddhism when the self is completely gone, even the Body also gone. Some tradition has similiar concept called Rainbow Body.

[@mayarmshmsha957]

@@sadikinjeryon9082 why should the self be gone ? It is the only thing worth keeping

[@sadikinjeryon9082]

@@mayarmshmsha957 in buddhist tradition, Self is not real, No-self is the real one. Existence of self (this misunderstanding of Self) bring suffering. Aware of this no-self (right understanding) bring bliss and peace.

[@mayarmshmsha957]

@@sadikinjeryon9082 but if I dont have a self what am I ?

[@sadikinjeryon9082]

@@mayarmshmsha957 we seek it through meditation. Not discussion.

[@bendadestroyer]

*What is the moral of the story?*

[@SandeepKumar-hk1lv]

Just an interesting story. I think. Monk lost chance of great learning by judging. So acceptance compassion, tolerance, non judgemental may be the moral of story

[@michaelnice93]

The moral was Shantideva rocks!

[@SandeepKumar-hk1lv]

@@michaelnice93 😂😂😂

[@Ninja_Squirtle]

It depends on the perspective. Maybe something like: "don't judge a book by its cover"

[@learningenglish9316]

It is better to explain without acting Sleeping (without snoring)

[@RameshRamloll]

Netflix or Disney+ would pay hundreds of millions for this script ... :) Hey Mingyur am eager to hear what happened after ... the ending was a bit too abrupt.

[@hellboundtruck123]

Next what happened is first the ottomans came and then the mughals, and nalanda burned for 6 months.

[@hellboundtruck123]

We do not address Meditation masters by their first name. Insensitive. It’s like calling your sadhguru as “hey jaggi”.

[@RameshRamloll]

@@hellboundtruck123 We are all the same mate. All enlightened. Ha ha.

[@swingingcrow124]

@@RameshRamloll keep that same energy and you’ll always remain a student

[@RameshRamloll]

@@swingingcrow124 Thank you :) I always want to remain one.

[@VicSorbi]

So many times different monks repeat that story 🤣

[@JustForfun-ok4ed]

Yeah, many haven't heard about it like me, these stories need to be repeated again and again so that others get inspired and invoke devotion in us.

[@kajimagar3488]

Dear Lama, if we have Buddha's teaching then whey shout we follow there shant Deva , Padma samvaba etc nor they are Arahant nor Buddha.

[@hellboundtruck123]

Study Mahayana, don’t rely on just one book or one teaching, you have to really work hard to get gold, it is just like that.

[@freetibet1000]

Please believe me when I say that no one practicing the Mahayana path is seeing the first turning of the Wheel of the Dharma by the Supreme Teacher Buddha Shakyamuni, the so called Hinayana path, as something we don’t need. Over and over again it is taught by our teachers that if we don’t understand and practice according to Hinayana principles we have absolutely no foundation for our practice at all! Please understand that for a Mahayana practitioner the first turning of the Wheel of the Dharma is our most precious instructions from the Lord Buddha too!

[@kajimagar3488]

@@freetibet1000 dear Lama,we have to first free from rebirth i.s NIRVANA.Buddha teach bhikhu as ANAGARIK If we have to liberate from this impermanent world then why are you worried about Tibet.

[@kajimagar3488]

@@hellboundtruck123 dear Lama,Tri Pitak is not a single book, total pages are more than 50000pages.

[@kajimagar3488]

Dear Lama, Mahayana is not pure Buddhist philosophy. In Mahayana Hindu philosophy were mixed i.e Vardoo, nonduality

[@TASKGAMER123]

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[@harveybeck8762]

😂

[@mintusaren895]

Believe in Russia ask them. Nanga parbat.

[@lahirunuwanjeewa3736]

If I die, ashwarya rai and his brother will be responsible for my death

[@SoimulPatriei]

With stories like this one, the essence of a teaching is destroyed. What the common people imagination made of Shantideva : he was a fat guy who was flying to the throne.

[@gcampos3271]

I liked that Shantideva tought them a lesson, the lecture, and the second lesson to be humble and not judge. Namasté.

[@sanwarmalbairwa4168]

Namo buddhay

[@Minu.S10]

🙏

[@sanwarmalbairwa4168]

Namo buddhay

[@incircleperformer]

🙏