Author: Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Publisher: Harmony Books
ISBN: 9780307346254
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For millennia,Buddhists have enjoyed the limitless benefits of meditation. But how does it work? And why? The principles behind this ancient practice have long eluded some of the best minds in modern science.
Until now.
In this groundbreaking work, world-renowned Buddhist teacher Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche invites us to join him in unlocking the secrets behind the practice of meditation. Working with neuroscientists at the Waisman Labatory for Brain Imaging and Behaviour, Yongey Mingyur provides clear insights into modern research indicating that systematic training in meditation can enhance activity in areas of the brain associated with happiness and compassion. He has also worked with physicists across the country to develop a fresh scientifically based interpretation of the Buddhist understanding of the nature of reality.
With an infectious joy and insatiable curiosity, Yongey Mingyur weaves together the principles of Tibetan Buddhism, neuroscience, and quantum physics in a way that will forever change the way we understand the human experience. Using the basic meditation practices he provides, we can discover paths through everyday problems, transforming obstacles into opportunities to recognize the unlimited potential of our own minds.
With a foreword by bestselling author Daniel Goleman, The Joy of Living is a stunning breakthrough, an illuminating vision of the science of Buddhism and a handbook for transforming our minds, bodies, and lives.
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Who is the author:
Born in 1975 in Nubri, Nepal, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is a rising star among the new generation of Tibetan Buddhists masters trained outside of Tibet. DFeeply versed in the practical and philosophical disciplines of the ancient tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, he also conversant in the practical issues and details of modern culture. His candid, often humorous accounts of his own personal difficulties have endeared him to thousands of Buddhist and non-Buddhist students around the world. More information about Yongey Mingyur, his teachings, his activities can be found on the Yongey Foundation website, mingyur.org.
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Why You Should Read The Book:
I knew this book for a very long time from some of the reviews featured in Buddhist's websites and magazines. I spotted a few copies too in local bookstore, however I never got to read them. But once after I got it and started to read it, I can't stop reading it. This book provide the clearest explanation on meditation. Rinpoche takes difficult practice and presents it in a very simplified way to anyone able to understand.
I remember one of my friend said that, when reading this book, read it quietly, casually and have No intention to meditate. By this way, just let Rinpoche's kindness and sense of humor come through the pages. Having stress from works, studies, relationship, health or wealth are all factors deteriorates our mind, this book is definitely the book that can actually calm your mind to embrace a peaceful state in mind.
Here is the simply prayer that Rinpoche shares with us:
May all sentient beings have happiness
And the cause of happiness.
May all sentient beings be free
Form suffering and the cause of sufferings.
May all sentient being have joy and the causes of joy.
May all sentient beings remain in great equanimity,
Free from attachment and aversion.
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