A rising star among the new generation of Tibetan masters, YONGEY MINGYUR RINPOCHE is an internationally known and respected teacher of Buddhist philosophy and meditation techniques.
The New York Times Bestseller!
“Compelling, readable, and informed.”
—Buddhadharma
“Rinpoche’s investigations into the science of happiness are woven
into an accessible introduction to Buddhism”
—Tricycle
“There is real wisdom here. Fresh and clear. Mingyur Rinpoche has
offered us what may well be an essential link between the Buddha
and contemporary neuroscience and physics. He effortlessly makes
connections between seemingly disparate and complex disciplines,
and makes the journey sparkle. His voice is generous, intimate, and
refreshingly personal. As he repeatedly reminds us, our experience
of ourselves and our world is none other than an interactive
projection of our mind; and most important, our minds can change.
Our neurons can change structure and function, merely by observing
the flow of our mental activity. Through repeated familiarity with
positive mind states, such as love and compassion, and by
transforming our limiting mental conceptualizing into vast freedom,
we can achieve the already present basic mind of clarity and
knowing—true happiness. Read this book.”
—Richard Gere
“An extraordinarily clear book on the whys and the hows of
cultivating mindfulness effectively in our lives. It makes use of
the idiom and exciting discoveries of modern science in ways that
are easy to understand and entirely relevant to the meditation
practices themselves.”
—Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Coming to Our Senses and vice-chair of
the Mind and Life Institute
“The first of its kind . . . a truly compelling and infinitely
practical fusion of Tibetan Buddhism and scientific ideas. Mingyur
Rinpoche is a teacher for our time, uniquely gifted to bridge these
two worlds.”
—Sogyal Rinpoche, author of The Tibetan Book of Living and
Dying
“It is extraordinary to see the words lineage, compassion,
spacetime foam, and limbic resonance all in the same book. . . .
The Joy of Living is a personal, readable, and wonderfully warm and
clear guide to changing the way we see ourselves and the
world.”
—Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art
of Happiness
“Mingyur Rinpoche is a charismatic teacher with a heart and smile
of gold. The clarity, humor, and wisdom of his stories and
teachings are collected in this book, and it will always be with me
as a most valued companion. This is one of those rare books where
you meet the author and learn from his radiance.”
—Lou Reed
“A beautiful tapestry of Buddhist insight woven together with
modern science, this book is a landmark in the development of a
contemplative neuroscience . . . a must-read for anyone interested
in the causes and consequences of happiness.”
—Richard J. Davidson, professor of psychology and psychiatry and
Director, Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior at the
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The New York Times Bestseller!
"Compelling, readable, and informed."
-Buddhadharma
"Rinpoche's investigations into the science of happiness are woven
into an accessible introduction to Buddhism"
-Tricycle
"There is real wisdom here. Fresh and clear. Mingyur Rinpoche has
offered us what may well be an essential link between the Buddha
and contemporary neuroscience and physics. He effortlessly makes
connections between seemingly disparate and complex disciplines,
and makes the journey sparkle. His voice is generous, intimate, and
refreshingly personal. As he repeatedly reminds us, our experience
of ourselves and our world is none other than an interactive
projection of our mind; and most important, our minds can change.
Our neurons can change structure and function, merely by observing
the flow of our mental activity. Through repeated familiarity with
positive mind states, such as love and compassion, and by
transforming our limiting mental conceptualizing into vast freedom,
we can achieve the already present basic mind of clarity and
knowing-true happiness. Read this book."
-Richard Gere
"An extraordinarily clear book on the whys and the hows of
cultivating mindfulness effectively in our lives. It makes use of
the idiom and exciting discoveries of modern science in ways that
are easy to understand and entirely relevant to the meditation
practices themselves."
-Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Coming to Our Senses and vice-chair of
the Mind and Life Institute
"The first of its kind . . . a truly compelling and infinitely
practical fusion of Tibetan Buddhism and scientific ideas. Mingyur
Rinpoche is a teacher for our time, uniquely gifted to bridge these
two worlds."
-Sogyal Rinpoche, author of The Tibetan Book of Living and
Dying
"It is extraordinary to see the words lineage, compassion,
spacetime foam, and limbic resonance all in the same book. . . .
The Joy of Living is a personal, readable, and wonderfully
warm and clear guide to changing the way we see ourselves and the
world."
-Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art
of Happiness
"Mingyur Rinpoche is a charismatic teacher with a heart and smile
of gold. The clarity, humor, and wisdom of his stories and
teachings are collected in this book, and it will always be with me
as a most valued companion. This is one of those rare books where
you meet the author and learn from his radiance."
-Lou Reed
"A beautiful tapestry of Buddhist insight woven together with
modern science, this book is a landmark in the development of a
contemplative neuroscience . . . a must-read for anyone interested
in the causes and consequences of happiness."
-Richard J. Davidson, professor of psychology and psychiatry and
Director, Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison
He should know: studies on the brain of the Very Venerable 7th Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche show a mammoth increase in neural activity in the part associated with those good-time feelings. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
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