The Wand anderer erer Mingyur Rinpoche outside Tergar Monastery in Bodhgaya, India.
28
S HAMBHALA S UN
MArcH 2012
l a n o I t a n r e t n I r a g r e t f o y s e t r u o c o t o h P
He was a bestselling author and rising star of the Buddhist world, but one day Mingyur Rinpoche just walked out and left it all behind. AndreA Miller reports on a modern lama braving the ancient ancient path path of the the wandering wandering yogi. yogi.
S HAMBHALA S UN
MArcH 2012
29
Above let: Mingyur Rinpoche at seven with his ather Urgyen Rinpoche, brother Tsoknyi Rinpoche, and mother Sonam Chodron. Above: Mingyur Rinpoche at eight in Nubri, Nepal. Far let: Mingyur Rinpoche at thirteen with his frst three-year retreat group at Sherab Ling. Let: Mingyur Rinpoche participating in meditation research at Richie Davidson’s Waisman Laboratory or Brain Imaging at University o Wisconsin.
t , wi i tib, xpid m Mi rip d wd pi b i m p p i wdi i, d ’d md dii d . “t I d im b ik m im p,” w, “I m w mbki i j m fi , i imii xmp . mb , m ii h e o l D M o n K lm s kkd y wi i imp i bid m i, p d Mi rip’ d. t kkd i. b p wi m dii.” h d i d i I w t M i Bd, Idi, pii i i b d w b im. d lm s w bii Mi rip i , j M i m pd i Mi rip ’d d p d, i Mi rip dippd, d i kw w i. cd D i d d w i ii i pi d pid bd t Ii, wk mi i i m, i d. ti - mdii d d p d Mi r ip’ m w lm s wd kk d; i p, id. W I k D i di i Mi rip wd p i i, lm s wd ’ wb, m w i , b wk i. B i d J, Mi rip did b m. p d d d m m i m. a “I j d bk,” D m, “ w ’k, lm s pd p kd d d t Pm, wi i m piim i i Idi, bd d w i mi d . Mi d I d m d md ii rip w d d k i wi im— i ldk. I id i did im. B i bd m, , b. lm did, d pp kw w , I’m s id. i wd d i pk p d d mw .”
t 30
S HAMBHALA S UN
MArcH 2012
l a B P h o t o c o u r t e s y o f W a I s M a n B r a I n I M a g I n g l a B , u n I v e r s I t y o f W I s c o n s I n M a D I s o n
Mingyur Rinpoche’s mother Sonam Chodron, let, Chimey Yangzo, her husband Tsoknyi Rinpoche, and Mingyur Rinpoche visiting the site o Nalanda, a historic Buddhist university in Bihar, India.
i d, i tib’ m m wdi i. ab d , w b i pp mi. B i did d Mip’ d k , i Mip d i i d m i id. ti wid Mip’ m i wi d mipd im i di bk . t d, w i d w i p b i ’ m, Mip bwd p m dd i , kii i- pp. t i w i d im dw, b Mip wd i pp d jd p im. l, w, i ib dd i im d w d wi m. I w i pi Mip m Mp, pw d i, w izd Mip i , did im. Id, Mp w d Mip. h d im d i im d d im i ’d bi d dmid w, . I i w, Mp pd Mip qik b w i i km, d Mip w b ddi im pi. l, id im, Mip md w d im i mi d didd ii d i . B d dp, wMIlarePa, Whose lIe
l a n o I t a n r e t n I
r a g r e t f o y s e t r u o c s o t o h P
, d dm Mp d im i . I did , Mp id, wd i pp xmp. Mip i mmbd d i bi, ipid d p. iim, wdd mi tib. a pi, id i d bid i b p, i im b i d i ki . q, pp wd di Mip, izd m, w ii b d ’d d im. W wd w ik, ’d m . a w-kw wdi i i Dz P rip, Dz m i . cmp diid i d i, P rip bd i pp md mpm. o m id wm md d wi i d pi. t m w P rip d d im d i . o i w did pp dd mpim db wd. n K rip w w dp pi wdi i. a Dz m, w pd tib i 1959 d wdd c, bi d ii m hid d. K rip, w dd, w Mi rip’ m ifi . S HAMBHALA S UN
MArcH 2012
31
Lasting Happiness w ii i Bddi wd. t w bi bk, d mmi d d b, d w bb t o li M i np d t rizi K t li M i Idi. addi i p, w ippd w J, w i bid. Mi rip w b i nbi, np, i 1975 ii tib mi. hi m i sm cd, dd w tib ki, d i w tk u rip, m wd Dz wi . t p’ , Mi rip d b w m mpid Bddi : cki nim rip, tik cki rip, d tki . Mi rip d w ppd b idi . a , d i mi d m d i bi him . B i The Joy o Living mk i, kwd mi d mi m m dd i m w ppd did wd i i p i. “m i idd,” Mi rip wi, “I w d b i d xi. M d d I bk i w w I w d pp I did’ kw… axi mpid m ik dw.” W Mi rip w b ix d, d m i mdii i di i d i i. I , i pii d mdid d i m Mi rip id w i i p b m i m Om Mani Padme Hum. t did’ dd w w di, i pi im mp m. n, id , i xi id w i— w’d i W— d -bw pi did. I dpi, Mi rip p k w d d m wi i , tk u. hi d d b im i md mdii. a i w wi i, i d Mi rip xpi bi mm m, i dd d pid. h d i pi w m w sb li m i Idi d wi mii , m mii d. P, w i m m ii y Mi rip. yongey MIngyur rInPoche
32
S HAMBHALA S UN
MArcH 2012
It’s surprisingly easy to achieve lasting happiness—we just have to understand our own basic nature. The hard part, says M i n g y u r rinpoche
, is getting over our bad habit of
seeking happiness in transient experiences. wd i pp w mdi. W I m ki p i wi w pp i pi, i m w kw m i: W i i ppi b d? t, p i qi m w—m pp m kw i i w ki—b w w d m di, p, d dw i , i i w w ki. w w pii p, w m ik w kw w. a w di Bdd’ i, xmp, wi b b ppi i d wii. B i w dd bi i d w, p, d mp, w d w i m dpd iz pk, qi iip, mb pb xpi w d wi. I wd, w d w xp i pm d i b i pid wi mi b d ? t w i qi imp: I’ bd bi. W bid i m , i k wi w ddi dw bi. W’ m, w bi i m mid— xpi mp xpi pd i ppi—i mdii pi w. W mik fi xpi p d xi xi i wi w mi i p mm. W ik mi mid m id d b mi, wi pi w i, wi d’ b w w w . ad w pm xpi bi d i, wi mii pd impii w i wi im. W I’m i i w d b pi wi , d wi p i i dp-d diii. t d w i i w b mdii i . o i i mp p, w, d ii pi. n m w ppd w m b xi, dpi, i, i I have traveleD
e r o o M n I v r a M y B o t o h P
w pi ib , d d’ k p i w w d , p bi w d w w . Qi , w w kw w k, d how k, w d p mid i mid i mi, pd ii i mid mp i, d d mpi i dk mm, w w mp d . ti m d d b . I , I m dmi im I d i, i did m i too , d too i. I k m mb , , b I ppd i mdii ik mm, i b m pi i d xi. I ’ w d i w b d i w i mp m w xi wi i di id di d mi w kpi m m i p mid. I w’ i I p i dpi I w w m d b i m . W m d i, wii pi m i m w xpi w d d m, w , mpi, d widm mii im. I’ w p w dw i dp bi, b mw p i i md p. r, w p iid d . e m di bi mii i bi d. t i pbm: W d’ i i p mm, d i mpi d widm i m i. e w w dd i w bdd— pi wk m mb i d i—w kwd i i pi i p mm. W i di pibii, mi w xpi mim i , mb i iim. n, id qii p, i w i i mm. D’ bi m? W, ’ k mm i i i . W ii di i mzi? W id i mdii ? I’ b p i w b pp. W d’? t wi b pp i i-kid. o w iz i bi di i , i w i mi im i m i w, w bi xd i . simi, fip id wi b pp i wi b m i. o i, I’ b i m w, di b m i i mii i mm. ti
imp wi i mpi. ad , i m b id w w b pp d m i, w d i bi ppi . rf mm w i ik i mm. W ki i ppi mw i b d. I wii tv, xmp, ’ i i mi i’ qi i? I’ b i i pp ki i w p ppi? W, i bdd i, i widm. s , w d’ k id p mm xpi widm, mpi, d bd pi . I , i ’ b d w but p mm. W j d p iz w i w i i . ti i i pi, b mdii i b i w w , bmi b pp, b i id di bi. Mdii i b i iz bi d i immdi p mm, d i i ii i i p i bi. ♦ S HAMBHALA S UN
MArcH 2012
33
Milarepa
Twelve Kinds of Yogic Joy Milarepa describes the happy life of the wandering yogi. lik imi ii i dm m d t i w i p i i kw bi. lik piid ’ d bbi i t i w ip m pid d pi kw bi. lik d b wdd wi i w t i w i i w kw bi. lik ki bid wi i w i t i w i mmd iw kw bi. lik wid wid ’ mi k t i bkd b bi kw bi. lik pd di i fk wi-fd p t i di i mi/mp xpi kw bi. lik mi bk ki mi t i zd b ii d kw bi. lik fw d mi i t bk-fw--xpi-i kw bi. lik m p i i i m t i w ii dw kw bi. lik ’ w i dp b t i w bk i kw bi. lik i d i p w k t i w i p i kw bi. lik pm w ip i i t i di b b kw bi. ti md w kid i ppi I dm i , m i w qi w. Translated by Jim Scott, under the direction o Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche.
34
S HAMBHALA S UN
MArcH 2012
“hdd pp dd m,” wi, “d I p pi i i d ii m bi, i I w mbd imp id j id w--d b. a pd, I d p m d b, tki rip, w w di bid m, I w i i.” ab , Mi rip d - w k p sb li d i wd b d b sj rip, wd m. Mi rip w i— idd i pi—b pd i wd b - d s j rip wd d. Mi rip bd pmii piip, d i d pmii w d. “I’d ik i b I w d m piip i ,” Mi rip dmid. “o , w, m i w w m i. a mpm xi I’d xpid—pi i, i i , dizzi, d w pi w pi i di p pi—kd i . I W m, I w i bkdw. I idi, I w I w i w w I ik ‘ bk.’” Mi rip d mk i bw pdi w ii i i m pi w ’d d m i — w pbm w xpii w bi d ppi. Mi rip w ’d b d d, j b ii qi d bi, d im b wm i d mi, bm i , id b i i d ii. I w ik “ki kidp d ii w p ,” w i Joyul Wisdom. “I b dd, i, b i di, xpii w… w d mi md wmi w xpi ii d d ii pw m w mid.” Mi rip d pi k, i d d w-bi wd. t’ , w, xpi p d dw. h i i’ id, d ’ i b bi bj di m xpi, idi i id, , d bd. W i di i i iip xpi pm id; ’ wmd b m.
© r u B I n M u s e u M o f a r t / a r t r e s o u r c e , n y
adi cd D, Mi rip’ pi k d im bi pii d di dm i pi w m— w m w w i W pp i. h bi Mi rip’ i m wi W d i i wii k b i w p . “ ,” D xpi, “m pp k b pp’ i, d’ pi k b i w wi pi mi. y, w tulku , i m, d , w p i i mzi im wi mi . B did dm b ’ pi ii k, b b dp dd i. h wd d w wk i pi pid i i i. “I imi w, i W m Bddim b w’ i d w w m w wk wi mid. Mi rip pk xpi i di w. I’ w i, b i did b i.” q ppi wi bi-ik im, Mi rip d i k . e b i m wi j i bk, d imp i. exm i, did’ m d d jd d. He jogged in old penny loaers . o, m pp wd b im m k, b i p w, “tk , b I d’ d m— w’ i m b.” t b id wi im w d w i. “ei Mi rip ,” cd D, “ di d m m i bk, i m i dm pj. Pp w ii im i d i, b i w i i m . h i x i.” h w ix w m i - , d m i pi w ppid m x . ti md im kw m d i pii. I m w, i, i ii m i . adi mi , i ii bb sb li M, ki dii w mk—Mi rip’ dd w xm b. I w 1998 b w b d i b i ’d b id i . si. a id, kw i v, wd-wd ii w’d m np d Bddim wi tk u rip. v q kd Mi rip b md i, pi i d d i bi. o W d tk u im im i bi, p, mi, d pi. In a WorlD
l a n o I t a n r e t n I r a g r e t f o y s e
t r u o c o t o h P
Mingyur Rinpoche meditating at Tergar Monastery.
“I w i bi ik i w m im,” Mi rip wi. “Bddim d, md i . I mmb iki did’ m b m di bw w.” t w b md iii. I 2002 w dd mdi iid Wim lb Bi Imi d Bi uii Wii–Mdi, w ii xmid mdii bi. Mj pbii National Geographic d Time pd dbki . nb, wi dp mdid mpi, ii i k i bi’ m ppi jmpd b 700 800 p. I p, md p pp w’d j b mdi, ii id b 10 15 p. Mdii, d d, d pi i ppi. e i 2009, Mi rip i p b kw m i pp, pp w— D p i— ➢ page 90
S HAMBHALA S UN
MArcH 2012
35
Mi rip continued rom page 35
wd “kp ip f” i i b. a , i b tki rip xpid di J 2011 gi Ii “Mi rip wd d d pd i— did bd i iii wi pibii. h dd ii, id i, d-id, d dd i wk. s, ppd i.” t i mm 2010 i Mi, Mi rip md m pbi m b i p. Pp, w, md idd k d - — mpi mk , i b wdi i i i , pi i md im. W i pii i i w ? adi t i tim omd, tib fd i i i, b d d i m d kp Bddi dii i. t bid mi d mi , dd ddi m m im ii m; d pbi bk d W d s ai d. I , m imp d b wdi i. B i wdi i’ mm d: “I’ d,” omd b. Mi K, t i, xpd . “I d’ ik m d wdi i ,” . “t m w d , i d pp, d im mdi i i pp, wi p w di wd ki dp i d mid. wdi i, i i d wi di bi. t i d mk i d mii b mid w izi. I bi wdi i dd pi.” 90
S HAMBHALA S UN
MArcH 2012
ab Piki, cmbi ui- i i i pwi p w d xi w pp ik i i d wdi di iip i i d i, i’ dd, b d’ i pi.” m dd pii wd a gi Ii i J, d wd. I tib dii, s rip, The m id d pw p, Tibetan Book o Living and Dying , pk . rizi i pib w b Mi rip’ i mi i iii, wdi i. “I , s d, mi , w- rip id, “’ b m w di i. t bd i k wd id d .” dd. xmp, i Piki, “o i M I n g y u r r I n P o c h e ’ s d i tib dii i kw pid bm wdi pp wi b mk i ii- i. W did’ kw w w i i pi i i i, wd . “I ik w imb , ’ d b i,” cd D. “rip wd. ad ’ bi w d wd b i p b i i w. B i wd b x m m.” t id, mi impib im d i ’d w pd i w i i ii- d bd w w i. i d ki- pi. hi tib d— mix i, m i pii, di d i d —wd wi dmii . d d im.” “t i t dd wdi pp kp mi dii i i tib dii i i,” Piki. ad i’ imp i b, Piki. I pi, mmb w ii i i i does - pp d’ w i w i. Wi mi dii, , bipi , “ i Bddim, ii.” wd pppd wi pp a m im, , i d i pi m i p. “I’ , dii d ipi- Mip wdd,” Piki jk, i d b wdi i, “b i’ m b i my “ iid pi dmi wi m.” i i Bddi p.” Mi rip i xpd I wdi, Piki, “ wd , pib m j , d m bk i m pi d m, b m w . Wi wi. b i, bi m d Mwi, Mi K bi i w . a wd- Mi rip i pdi i i, w im di- wi pd p i im i —’ pi ii mi. “ti i i d i. t i, m,” , “b b i dm m di - di im mdm, b pd i- ii. h q d i i di m. i mi dw m “rii i Bd- i pi i mkp. Mb di p, i pim wi d mi d m i b ii k, d i w bi wdi pi p m d , i. r, Mi rip d b i dp i w i qi- p w d I d i i. B m b w . Kp p d dmi, d bi xmp i !” ♦
