About this episode

Tami Simon interviews Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche about his transformative journey after leaving his monastery and the insights he gained.

At 36, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche walked out of his monastery in the middle of the night with a few thousand rupees and no plan. Weeks later, he was dying of food poisoning on a street in India—and chose not to call for help. In this encore episode, Tami Simon speaks with the beloved Tibetan Buddhist teacher about what he found on the other side of that night. Rinpoche is now partnering with Sounds True on a brand-new course, Wild World, Steady Mind: 21 Days to Embrace Modern Reality with Clarity and Calm , filmed on location at his monastery in Nepal. Visit soundstrue.com to learn more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Tami Simon

Guest: Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

Topics covered

• Tibetan Buddhism
• spiritual journey
• self-discovery
• modern reality
• mindfulness

Keywords

• Tibetan Buddhism
• food poisoning
• spirituality
• self-help
• mindfulness
• clarity
• calm

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sounds True

Books & works: Wild World, Steady Mind: 21 Days to Embrace Modern Reality with Clarity and Calm

Places: Nepal, India

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