The Essence of Meditation

In this month’s teaching, Mingyur Rinpoche explains the essence of meditation and how you will know if you are in meditation or not. He also teaches what it means to be distracted and offers a simple method for beginning your own meditation practice. How would you describe the essence of meditation to a friend who is curious about meditation? How does this relate to what Mingyur Rinpoche describes as, “Don’t meditate, but don’t get lost”? Subtitle captions available in Indonesian, Bulgarian, Czech, Indonesian, German, English, Spanish, French, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, and Chinese. Mingyur Rinpoche’s teaching schedule is available at To learn more about meditation or Mingyur Rinpoche and his teachings, please visit Tergar Meditation Community at . Be sure to visit the Community tab on this YouTube channel for photos, links, announcements, and more at