Can Meditation Be Dangerous with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
- Are you perhaps struggling with some aspects of practice? Do you wonder whether or not there are side effects from meditation? In this video, Mingyur Rinpoche explains that this depends on both the way you learn meditation and what your goal is for the practice. In particular, he mentions that embracing experience as opposed to blocking or controlling it is critical to cultivating well-being.
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After decades of exposure to Western Buddhist teachers from the Zen and Vipassana tradition I have found in Rimpoche a teacher that explains his Tibetan version of Buddhism in a way so simple and direct that I cannot get enough of his talks. What a privilege to live in our time when we can go to You Tube and listen to talks from such an exceptional meditation master.
Great respect to this teacher. He has a way of explaining simple yet complex ideas in an understandable way. AND he doesn't bother with BS. He tells it like it is. It's about the sky, man, not the clouds.
“It’s about the sky, man, not the clouds!” Why did I just hear that in a Big Lebowski voice? Haha! Keep on rocking brother!
Hello 👋 he is a gentle soul
Ishvara ? ( I take responsibility for my ego ignorance , and seek refuge in raja yoga ) , just some words of kind intent !
I agree. Indeed great respect to the teacher. As a new beginner to meditation, I enjoy learning and it is comforting to know that the teacher takes the time to explain that there are no negative side effects from meditation. I really appreciate this. I am very interested in developing good mediation skills and there is an old saying that I once heard, " too much of one thing or too much of a good thing can be bad for you.' I am glad to know that I can apply myself as much as possible to learning mediation without worrying about experiencing negative side effects.
@u-dont-exist dotcom Yes, you are correct. But realization happens in stages. It's much easier for beginners to visualize and contemplate the sky/cloud model. Once they become more advanced, the model is just another manifestation of the mind/ego and must disappear. Then they will be able to progress to moksha.
Great the video. In the beginning I meditated according to a book. It caused me to develop this whole concept about how thoughts are bad, that nothing inherently exists and that I don’t exist myself. It totally freaked me out and I felt like I was going crazy. I stopped meditating for over 1 year because I thought it was the cause of me freaking the f*** out. Eventually I ran into YMR’s instruction and it was totally different. He teaches that it is the basic function of the mind to produce thoughts, like it’s the natural function of the heart to beat. Whenever your heart beats you don’t try to stop it right? We accept it as a natural function of the heart. But somehow we believe that thoughts must stop. Through YMR’s instruction I’ve been able to properly meditate. I’ve been doing it for 3 years now and I’m at the point where the stream of thoughts is something that vaguely happens in the background of my mind.
maybe you were meditating wrong.. but You became aware of troubling thoughts about your own existence. That's good, few have stared into the eye of the Gorgon and lived.
@@kayakMike1000 you mean: ... and (few) lived without freaking out. The ones who did were probably asleep. 😆😂🤓
@@thankyou9534 freak out, be asleep, be afraid, be courageous, whatever you be, you can just observe it. You not existing isn't quite right... It's not "non-existance", it's non-self. Anatta is the idea that there is no permanent you. You're always changing, the old you ceases to exist and a new you takes it's place every moment. The continuous experience of being a self is the illusion. I assure you, you are quite real right now.
@@kayakMike1000 If I prove to you that you are wrong based on the evidence you believe in, will you accept Islam if I prove that Islam is the only true religion?
@@qalam8609 why would you do that? Look at your own thoughts, why is it important that I believe as you do? I am not even sure what beliefs actually are other than a claim of truth, but these are could be linked to an adequate reference frame. For example, in physics, we all believe the earth is a round planet. I cannot make myself believe otherwise. However... On small scales up to a few hundred meters, approximating the earth as flat is actually just fine. At small scales, you could say the earth is flat then... So within the context of some reference frame I am pretty sure Abraham's God is God.
Having bad instruction in meditation IS dangerous! At the very least, wastes a lot of time.
Buddhas do NOT have blank minds! Master Kamalashila was RIGHT! The BEST meditation one can learn and practice is the ways taught by Tibetan Masters (Lamas/Rinpoches). I lived with Tibetan Lamas and Monks for years. Rinpoches, such as You, can teach us PROPER, BENEFICIAL meditation practice and techniques.
Tashi delek!
are you willing to see that not every technique or tradition works for every aspirant the way that not every medicine works for every patient?
I can tell anyone that following/ practice Tibetan Buddhism will only benefit/ guide you to your spiritual journey..... to the enlightenment..... if this is the path you're looking for.
We have many enlightened Buddhisattvas and the teachings from great ancient masters....... many many amazing, powerful and miracle stories from past and present.....I'm totally blown just by knowing/ learning more about them. I pay homage/ bow to our great Buddha Dharma, Buddhisattvas and Masters.....for the wisdom, love and compassion for all sentient beings. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🪷🪷🪷☸️🕉️🌈
Peace and love be with you, brother.
Thank you for explaining with such simplicity 🙏🌸🌸🌸
Thank you for the content! Meditation has been helping going through heard times. Giving myself motivation to be strong and succeed!
Thank you teacher Rinpoche 🙏🏼♥️
cultivating a loving-kindness kind of awareness lets us connect to our deeper self that's wiser and more compassionate than our autopilot selves.
don't try to stop/block thoughts and emotions; don't try to achieve/ aim for calm/bliss/ some special state; don't hold on so much to your expectations of meditation...just be, and focus on being more aware.
Thank you for sharing your love, compassion and wisdom. 🙏✨✨✨
Thank you Rinpochayle 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️
Much needed clarification thank you rinpoche
Great video ! I am inspired by his teachings in my videos ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you Mr Mingyur Rinpoche !
Thank you so much. Now that I know I do it to connect with a deeper part of me, I feel more motivated to practice every day ❤
Love the simile that the mind is like the sky, which might have clouds in it. Weather can vary, as do thoughts and emotions.
Thank you so much Rinpoche for making us understand LA!!! 😊🤗
Keep up LA!! 🤗
Force be with you always LA!!
We are blessed LA!!!
I agree Sir that when you have so much expectation with meditation the more you really can’t connect . The more you let go of too much goal or expectations ,you can see outcome because this is what happening to me . When I sit and expect something nothing will happen when I started sitting down and no worries I can see development . Thank you 🙏
Gracias amigo, me gusta su manera clara y sencilla de explicar la verdadera meditación.
Thank you so much Rimpoche la. I find your meditation advices
priceless.
Thankyou Rinpoche 💐 for this wisdom. I felt like you were actually talking to me🙏🌿
🙏🌹🌹🌹many many thanks Dear Rinpoche Laa 🌹🌹🌹🌹
Very hard to find out teacher like him... 🙏❣️
Very instructive and insightful, thank you
I am very grateful for sharing!
Master.. That’s great ideas.. That’s right meditation or concentration.. Every words that you speak is right.. Thank you very much..
Great teachings sir . Your teaching really helped me.
Thank you for this instruction...🌱🙏
Thank you 💕 rechochey le... Really so informative..
Невероятная удача встретить такого мастера в этой жизни! Благодарю Мингьюр Ринпоче ❤🙏
I always seem to have this teachers video appear at the exact time s I need them. Its uncanny..... No its the universe sending his message and instructions to me in a timely manner. I get much life lessons through him. Thank you for your offering s.
Danger can be found both in meditation as well as in non meditation, great video
That was very helpful to me. I'm always judging my meditation: that was a good one, that was a bad one. Thank you for reminding me of what is real and true. 🥰
beautifull explanation ... thank you for all ... i trully love your sense of humor ... is like getting on the people language in these days ... simple amazin
Wonderful advice all around, thank you
May all Sentient beings be free from all suffering. Namaste🙏
Finally i have discovere recognization thanks 💜💜💜💜
Really informative .... Meditation is not a process we have to do its just happened and then a person know the real meaning of who am I ? Connect with higher self ✨
Obrigado Mingyur! Vontade de conhece-lo pessoalmente um dia amigo.
So educational!! Thank you. I’m at the beginning of my meditation practice. I’ll keep practicing!
Awesome e 🙏🙏🙏💕💕💕
Thank you rinpochen la it really helps me 🙏
brilliant lesson 🙏🏼❤️ thanks!
Thank you Rinpoche la
02:02 Well said Master Rinpoche "if you do not learn to embrace thoughts... your mind becomes more sensitive..it becomes more agitated". Even for a meditator, these samskaras are not easy to identify as it lurks in the multilayered subconscious, and it does influence the body as stress. See the full video, for the master gives the right way to achieve the goal. The remaining part is practice or Kriya. Jai Gurudev
Blocking mind is hard but not impossible. Buddha also tried it and he became successful on that it just that you need right way to do it I think....
So well said. So beautiful.
This is very helpful. Thank you!
In my humble opinion the best teacher on the planet!..been following him for 5yrs or so has helped me greatly...60000hrs + of meditation experience..he knows what he's talking about love this guy & I dont think I've come across a more happy,peaceful ,content, humorous & compassionate being..thankyou YongeyMinigur Ripinoche 🙏🙏
Wow... thats almost 7 years, not a break for sleep or bathroom or dinner...
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60000 hours 🤯
Yes he does. Meditation shouldn’t be hard to many people make it think it is unobtainable
Thank you from Japan.
Thank-you so, so much!
god thank u Yongey Mingur
💚💚💚by listening to you Ive found lots of problems within me and I was able to solve them your calmness helped me to be peaceful and happy .you are my hero thanks for your videos which are very helpful .love you
Jesus wants to save you
Something I was told is that thoughts will always come to your mind because that's what minds do. Allow it to occur and allow it to pass by as well, simply observe.
I also use the awareness method
i lay down on bed close my eyes and let my mind run free, all i have to do is watch it run
when your mind stop thinking on their own and body feel like sparking water
the real meditation start at that point.
I am at the stage of getting iggitated and kind of angry because of sounds and movements around me. I am like "Shut up! Let me be in peace" but ironically, of course... can't be in peace. I will try again and again to learn how to embrace those thoughts and emotions. I have insecurities, fear of failure and strangers so it's very difficult for me to get out of my comfort zone. But, I am aiming to be a person who is content with things in life so Thank you so much for the clear mediation technique 🙏
Thank you sir Rinpoche for an amazing explanation about can meditation be dangerous. I have never heard that kind question before , anyway for me and our families have learned a lot from you ,sir Rinpoche, mediation have helped us survive during this pandemic and is still helping us during this Covid-19 crisis .
Again thank you so much about your best advice sir with high respect .
He is the best mind teacher that ive ever come across. Please search many of his seminar talks.
He belongs to the Nyingma school of tibetan buddhism, which means old school (7th-8th cent), a set of very powerful teachings taught by Padmasambhava or Guru rinpochhe.
Thank you 🙏
Thank you… Really… Thank you for sharing
herzliches dankeschön!
Viel Vergnügen!
Beautifully said
Turn all thoughts into a swirling ball and that's the thought. Its a happy swirling ball or not but its yours to control everything in it. Just to be able to think is a reason for celebration.
Short and easy answer: no meditation is not dangerous, it is very useful.
Being superstitious is dangerous and harmful. so let go all your fears and beliefs and walk the path of a seeker instead. and open your mind! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I had problems with anhedonia for a long time. Also a partial, perhaps superficial, ego death destroyed who I thought I was.
Wonderful. Thank you for sharing
Hi Reyna
Thank you
Thank you so much
Excellent one ✨✨✨💛💛💛🌷💃
Tashi delek Rinpoche 🙏. Your guided meditations have helped me immensely. Can you please record longer sessions for guided meditations?
Your guided meditations along with aerobics not only pulled me out of depression but also made me more productive. Thank you Sir.
Jesus is the savior of mankind he wants to know you
Very superb, thanks a lot !
Deep rooted explanation.
I had these discussion from time to time. In the Daoist lineages I practice in the danger of certain techniques in connection with specific psychological prepositions is part of the teaching - and definitely not something to learn from books or a video.
such a clear explanation of a sometimes unclear concept. it is really hard to bypass the intellect these days because we changed from homo sapiens to homo intellectualis. Intellect is that part of the mind that analyses and rationalizes about the data collected though our bodies. sometimes our intellect is so active we stop paying attention to any new data coming from our senses, or even worse we invent data all together which does not even exist in the world we live in, and this causes us to miss out on our lives. meditation is indeed shifting focus from our analytical mind to our observing mind. awareness means that we are able to observe the world around us without the urge of judging it, analyzing it intellectualizing it. this is why meditation for beginners is based on concentrating our attention on breathing or some other form of exercising our observing mind, which in turn forces our intellect in retreating from the central stage of our brains.
You are on the right track, allow me to help you a little bit:
Meditation is shifting from our linear, reasoning mind to OUR ORIGINAL MIND. The instinctive, 'devine' mind.
I will let the greatest writer ever describe it in this way:
"Enter into Inner Silence (deep meditation) and tell me what you see...
What is it, don Juan?" I asked. "I see fleeting black shadows all over the place."
"Ah, that's the universe at large," he said, "incommensurable, nonlinear, outside the realm of syntax. The shamans ( and rishis of old India) of ancient Mexico were the first ones to see those fleeting shadows, so they followed them around. They saw them as you're seeing them, and they saw them as ENERGY THAT FLOWS IN THE UNIVERSE. And they did discover something TRANSCENDENTAL."
"What did they discover, don Juan?" I asked.
"They discovered that we have a companion for life," he said, as clearly as he could. "We have a predator that came from the depths of the cosmos and took over the rule of our lives. Human beings are its prisoners. The predator is our lord and master. It has rendered us docile, helpless. If we want to protest, it suppresses our protest. If we want to act independently, it demands that we don't do so. They are the ones who set up our hopes and expectations and dreams of success or failure. They have given us covetousness, greed, and cowardice. It is the predators who make us complacent, routinary, and EGOMANIACAL. In order to keep us obedient and meek and weak, the predators engaged themselves in a stupendous maneuver-stupendous, of course, from the point of view of a fighting strategist. A horrendous maneuver from the point of view of those who suffer it. They gave us their mind! Do you hear me? The predators give us their mind, which soon after we are born and as we grow to young children it becomes our mind. Through the mind, which, after all, is THEIR MIND, the predators inject into the lives of human beings whatever is convenient for them. By playing on our EGO BASED self-reflection, which is the only point of awareness left to us, the predators create flares of awareness that they proceed to consume in a ruthless, predatory fashion. They give us inane problems that force those flares of awareness to rise, and in this manner they keep us alive in order for them to be fed with the energetic flare of our pseudoconcerns.And they ensure, in this manner, a degree of security to act as a buffer against their fear.The predators' mind is baroque, contradictory, morose, filled with the fear of being discovered any minute now."
Book The Active Side of Infinity, chapter Mud Shadows by the writer Carlos Castaneda
Just follow the experience whatever comes up. Every experience, because you know, what happens, is awareness. If not you won't even know.
3:45 you can visualize Awareness as your pure "soul" that can't be modified by any experience, always the same forever
when I meditate I feel like is located in the back of my mind, and the "clouds" (emotion, thoughts, etc.) are in the front
so the more you focus and observe the clouds from the point of view of your Awareness the more your mind "heals" itself
That wouldn’t be awareness if you think of a soul :)
Saucy if this was only real ✨🌿🎶🌸🕯💐🧘♀️💐🕯🌸🎶🌿✨
Very good🙏🙏
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Thanks Swamy 🙏🌺
Thank you.
Thank you 🙏🏽
My meditations made me more sensitive in and empathic sense.
Able to understand experience and relate what others are feeling or thinking.
I started remembering my dreams.
thats the growing of compassion from the meditation.
I tend to observe my thought while meditating instead of control them pr block them.
Listen to the correct meditation practices
Let it be, let it go, 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you 🙏🏻
Thank you ❤️👏
Thank You 😇
Muchas gracias, de verdad
Observe your thoughts without identifying with them.
Interestingly, in Italian mind (mente) has two meanings:
1. mente (mind)
2. mente (3rd person singular of the verb mentire - to lie). Almost implying that our mind is a liar!
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You have to make appointment.
Hahaha, love this kind of explaination, makes me laugh. Peace doesn't comes with craving
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Thank you so much Guru, this is eye opening. The true essence of meditation is compassion, love and kindness. Thank you for this great lesson ❤🙏 love you and bless you Guru
Vajra Tara 🙇
May accept Wisdom too..
in order to oriented and balanced compassion, love and kindness according to variety of faculties of sentient beings, on the way of receiving phenomena more or less with effectiveness.
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Thank you so much 🙏❤
Will do 😊
Jesus is God and wants to save you
@@bloodwashedsaint i thought jesus was the son of god 🤔
@@bladvagsrgyallo2053 that means he's God
Life is dangerous. Removing and controlling my thoughts and feelings has been the best thing to happen to me man.
Nicely explained.
Strong medicine can be dangerous. You need to approach meditation with wisdom. The Buddhists largely have this wisdom, I trust what this man says.
Thank you deeply for your advice 🌞Is it possible to introduce a simple peace meditation🌻So that everyone can do it 🕊️I think soon we will have a war in Europe. So we can be united in one peaceful way.
Namo siddha guru yongen namastubhyam
Self awareness has always been a mystery to many , only through self inquiry you can achieve the state of pure awareness of becoming an observer
After observer, deconstruct and unbind into no observer. As Buddha explained in Bahiya sutta.
Very true…. I recently found a meditation that helped me a lot (Shinzen young’s see-hear-feel method) and I was so excited but was thinking to myself I was subtracting all my limiting beliefs and eventually I would be a beliefless vibrant person (how I jumped to this conclusion no ideas). Anyways as the days continued I became more and more confused… I was like “wait what’s the point?!” Now I see that I’m doing it as a practice to increase my concentration like exercising and also for in the moment to see my thoughts 😊
Since you are a shinzen fan look up dark night of soul. Or "dukkha ñanas"... feeling like you're stuck or not making progress may actually be a good thing and a sign of progress
@@gxlorp thanks but I was stuck because of the reason that Yongey mentions here… got caught up in believing I was meant to subtract thoughts. Doing the meditation now has a clear purpose 👍🏻 (of course no goal is the goal) but I found the purpose of getting to know my awareness and strengthening my concentration power has not yet limited me in any way 👍🏻👍🏻
How can I meet you dear Rinpoche? I want to have a time together, learn/get trained, and enjoy with you. Millions of thanks. 🙏🙏
Really I also want to meet him and live with him some time
You can also go to ten days vipassna meditation session
He resides in bodhgaya where he has a monastery.
You should follow the Tergar path, starting from joy of living level one, if you are the brand new comer.
Thanks sir Rinpoche. I've only a questions: what's appened if there are no experts close to me? I lookin for it with no success... so I must learn with books (also your wonderful books!), video liek this etc etc. Again Thanks!
Wow what good timing for me. I’ve been trying to get serious about meditating lately and I went in thinking the idea was to remove all thoughts and emotions and just simply exist, but that just made me feel depressed and scared and I decided I would rather never reach enlightenment than go through that again lol. I will try again and maybe again if I have to
Hi Knick ,I've just commented on YongeyMinigur Ripinoche above....you have come to the right place he is the best teacher you will find I promise you!He has a 2 part u tube teaching on meditation both one & a half hours each..that is all u need I have watched a dozen times & still pick up something new everytime hope this helps you😌
Your last sentence really sums it up. We just keep doing it, without expectations. It's its own reward. 🌱
Meditation is a hug from the universe
Save the time Jesus is God and wants to save you