In Love with the World
by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche with Helen Tworkov
A celebrated Tibetan teacher leaves his monastery for a wandering retreat, nearly dies, and learns what his training was for. Vivid, humble and profound.
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you want a contemplative memoir that is also a teaching on death and ego.
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Skip it if…
you want a technique manual.
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Three things you will actually use
- Ego dissolves slowly, then suddenly.
- Practice is for the hard moment.
- Dying teaches living.
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Read the chapters on the train station.
Our verdict
A monk's near-death retreat.
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