Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, celebrated Tibetan Buddhist master and
author of the internationally acclaimed The Joy of Living, is
deeply versed in the practical and philosophical disciplines of the
ancient tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. He is perhaps best known for
his accessible style, his self-deprecating humor, and his ability
to address human weakness with deeply personal understanding and
compassion. For more information about Yongey Mingyur, his
teachings, and his activities around the world, visit
www.mingyur.org.
Eric Swanson is coauthor of The Joy of Living. A graduate of Yale
University and the Juilliard School, he is the author of the novels
The Greenhouse Effect and The Boy in the Lake. After converting to
Buddhism in 1995, he cowrote Karmapa, The Sacred Prophecy and
authored What the Lotus Said, both of which focus on Buddhism
within Tibet.
“Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, the Tibetan Buddhist master of
mind-over-matter and co-author of the best-selling The Joy of
Living...recommends Buddhism’s cheerful, non-alarmist, big-picture
approach to life’s obstacles as a prescription for contemporary
troubles.”
—“Paper Cuts” blog, NewYorkTimes.com
“[Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche] has written an unusually lucid and
graceful addition to the modern canon….The exceptionally clear
descriptions combined with Mingyur’s compassion and gentle wisdom
make this book a valuable guide to Buddhist practice.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Talking to Mingyur Rinpoche is like sipping chamomile tea. He has
spent a lifetime cultivating calm. But, as a child, he says, he was
plagued by nearly debilitating anxiety attacks. He moved beyond
them, not by trying to be the master of this problem or by becoming
its slave. He made friends with the problem. This is a third
approach to adversity and one that Americans rarely consider.”
–Arizona Republic
Praise for The Joy of Living
"Compelling, readable, and informed."
–Buddhadharma
“Rinpoche ’s investigations into the science of happiness are woven
into an accessible introduction to Buddhism.”
–Tricycle
“I rejoice in this book, the first of its kind, a truly compelling
and infinitely practical fusion of Tibetan Buddhism and scientific
ideas.”
–Sogyal Rinpoche, author of The Tibetan Book of Living and
Dying
“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.”
–Richard Gere
“An extraordinarily clear book.”
–Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Coming to Our Senses and vice-chair of
the Mind and Life Institute
“[P]ersonal, readable, and wonderfully warm.”
–Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art
of Happiness
“Mingyur Rinpoche ’s unique contribution to this emerging field is
an early flowering of the interface of neuroscience and Buddhism. .
. . I heartily recommend this to anyone interested in the healing
arts, consciousness studies, and genuine contemplative practice
today.”
–Lama Surya Das, author of Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan
Wisdom for the Western World and founder of the Dzogchen Center in
America
“Mingyur Rinpoche is a charismatic teacher with a heart and smile
of gold. . . . This is one of those rare books where you meet the
author and learn from his radiance.”
–Lou Reed
“This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the causes and
consequences of happiness.”
–Richard J. Davidson, director of the Waisman Laboratory for Brain
Imaging and Behavior at the University of Wisconsin—Madison
“We are lucky and blessed to have the possibility to hear the
candid, down-to-earth, and beyond the consciousness of imagination
generosity that Mingyur Rinpoche exudes in his teachings.”
–Julian Schnabel
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