Where
Tergar Meditation Community706 North 1st Street, Suite 112
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Driving Directions
Cost
This course is freely offered by the Tergar community. Registration is not required.
We are deeply grateful to our community members, who generously offer their time, energy, and financial contributions to make this possible. If you would like to join the team and help us to offer the gift of meditation to the world, please email andi.tmsp@gmail.com to ask about volunteering, or click here to make a tax-deductible donation.
Contact
Tergar Meditation CommunityTergar Meditation Center of Minneapolis/St. Paul
612-460-8837
mspevents@tergar.org
4 Week Introduction to Meditation Course
This practice leader-led course introduces new meditators to the Tergar community and teaches Mingyur Rinpoche’s approach to meditation practice. Experienced meditators who are new to Tergar are encouraged to attend to become more familiar with the practice techniques common in our community.
Interested in Meditation?
Don’t know where to start? Learn the essential points of mindfulness meditation in a few simple steps. It’s easier than you think!
Want to manage stress and learn a practice to support you during your busy life, career, or academic schedule? The list of proven health and well-being benefits of meditation is getting longer every day.
Already a meditator and looking for a way to deepen your meditation practice? Learn to use every experience as an opportunity to awaken with the relaxed, spacious approach to meditation taught by Tibetan meditation master Mingyur Rinpoche.
In meditation, we explore the landscape of the heart and mind with awareness. What we discover is a true and lasting happiness that does not depend on the outer conditions of our lives. This simple course will take you step-by-step through the process of starting a meditation practice.
Each practice leader-led session includes a video teaching (from An Introduction to Meditation with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche) with clear instructions on the basics of meditation practice, guidelines for daily practice, advice for bringing mindfulness into your everyday life, and questions to reflect upon throughout the week.
Class Schedule
January 5: What is Meditation?
In this teaching, Mingyur Rinpoche explains the essence of meditation, showing how we can use any experience, such as sound, as a support for mindful awareness.
January 12: Exploring Awareness with the Breath
Mingyur Rinpoche teaches a simple, yet powerful meditation technique that involves letting awareness rest on the movements of the breath.
January 19: The Breath and Open Awareness
Building on the previous session, here Mingyur Rinpoche shows how we can use the breath to relax the mind into a state of open, spacious awareness.
January 26: Recognizing Awareness
As Mingyur Rinpoche explains in this teaching, meditation is a process of discovery, in which we recognize that true happiness can be found within awareness itself.
Drop-ins are welcome!
About Tergar Meditation Community
The mission of the Tergar Meditation Community is to make the ancient practice of meditation accessible to the modern world. For centuries, the practice of meditation has been used by countless individuals to transform suffering into joy and confusion into wisdom.Tergar meditation and study programs are designed to facilitate this transformation. Under the guidance of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, a remarkable teacher celebrated for his ability to make the practice of meditation accessible to people of all backgrounds, the Tergar community of meditation centers and practice groups provides a comprehensive course of meditation training and study, with programs for Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike.
The Tergar Meditation Community offers a wealth of opportunities to learn and practice meditation, to follow a path of Buddhist practice, and to study the core teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. Tergar’s unique approach focuses on the importance of integrating meditation and spiritual study with one’s immediate life circumstances.