29 Quotes by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

When we become fixed in our perceptions we lose our ability to fly.

Meditation is really quite simple. All we have to do is embrace each experience with awareness and open our hearts fully to the present moment. When we are completely at ease with our own being, the ripples of awareness naturally spread out in all directions, touching the lives of everyone we meet.

We’re all buddhas. We just don’t recognize it.

Compassion is the spontaneous wisdom of the heart.

Being human means having power; specifically, the power to accomplish whatever we want.

There’s no difference between what is seen and the mind that sees it.

Any daily activity can be used as an opportunity for meditation.

Simply notice that you’re aware. At any given moment, you can choose to follow the chain of thoughts, emotions, and sensations that reinforce a perception of yourself as vulnerable and limited, or to remember that your true nature is pure, unconditioned, and incapable of being harmed.

The expectations you bring to meditation practice are often the greatest obstacles you will encounter.