The time of year known as “the holidays” can bring such a wide range of experiences for many of us.  As we enter into the season, we wanted to take a moment to pause and offer this short teaching from Mingyur Rinpoche on how we might approach this time of year in a beneficial way.

In this 5-minute video, Rinpoche shares insight into why the holidays can be so challenging, yet also hold the possibility for tremendous love, compassion, and growth. The key to experiencing the latter, he says, is bringing awareness to the various thoughts and emotions — like stress, disappointment, and expectations — as they arise, and then letting them go.

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About Mingyur Rinpoche

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is a Tibetan teacher and master of the Karma Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. Rinpoche’s teachings weave together his own personal experiences with modern scientific research, relating both to the practice of meditation. He has authored two best-selling books and oversees the Tergar Meditation Community, an international network of Buddhist meditation centers. He is also the founder of numerous health, hunger, hygiene, environmental, and empowerment projects in the Himalayas.