Working with awareness, compassion, and wisdom, we open our hearts and minds, rippling out towIn the Path of Liberation, all the teachings are given step by step. There are five levels, all of which explore the unity of awareness, love and compassion, and wisdom, which is within you and is what we call the “nature of mind.” By doing that, if you really practice again and again, then it becomes a deeper spiritual journey. And in the end, it can lead you to full enlightenment.
— Mingyur Rinpoche
With Mingyur Rinpoche visiting us in Australia and teaching the Path of Liberation levels 1 and 2 for the first time here, we wanted to demystify the program for those who are interested in attending or interested in studying Buddhism under the guidance of Mingyur Rinpoche.
In this webinar, you will discover Tergar's Path of Liberation, an experiential path of meditation for those who wish to practice Buddhism under the guidance of Mingyur Rinpoche. Based on ancient wisdom teachings from the nature of mind traditions of Buddhism, these methods help you recognize the naturally pure and spacious nature of your mind.
Through step-by-step guidance from Mingyur Rinpoche, we begin to recognize the pure awareness that is present in every moment of experience, even when we are stressed out and overwhelmed with the challenges of daily life. Recognizing this pure awareness radically transforms how we see ourselves and experience the world. We come to know that we are not our thoughts, memories, or even the many roles we play in life. Pure awareness becomes our true home — a home imbued with confidence, joy, and inner freedom.
Why should I attend?
Do you feel drawn to Buddhist practices or want to learn more but don’t know where to begin? This webinar aims to demystify Tergar’s Path of Liberation program for those who are curious and serve as a helpful first step for those who feel ready to enter this path under the guidance of Mingyur Rinpoche.
What will I learn?
How to begin the Path of Liberation in Vajrayana Buddhism
The two Path of Liberation tracks within Tergar: Nectar of the Path and ngöndro
Elements of Path of Liberation practice
The structure of a typical practice session
Path of Liberation levels and practice requirements
What is included in this program?
An overview of the Path of Liberation by Tergar guides
Guided meditation practice
Q&A
Requirements for participation
This program is open to everyone
Ticket costs
Registration for this event is free, but donations are warmly accepted.
About your Instructors, Myoshin and Edwin Kelley:
Myoshin Kelley
At a young age, Myoshin decided that school could not teach her what she wanted to know and decided that life would be her teacher. This led her to a lifelong journey of living in spiritual communities while exploring the inner terrain of being human.
Myoshin received dharma instruction from renowned Buddhist teachers Chanmyay Sayadaw, Sayadaw U Pandita, Sayadaw U Tejaniya, and Hogen Yamahata. She also developed a great love of retreats and at one point temporarily ordained as a nun in Myanmar.
Myoshin’s training as a meditation teacher began with Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg at the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in 1994. She was appointed the teacher in residence at the Forest Refuge, the long-term practice center at IMS, in 2003.
In 1998, Myoshin was introduced to Mingyur Rinpoche. Twelve years later she moved to Minneapolis to help Rinpoche and others with the formation of Tergar Meditation Community. For a decade she led the team to oversee the formation of Tergar meditation groups and the training of Tergar community leaders. As a Tergar instructor, Myoshin leads programs that experientially explore how the practice of meditation and the wisdom of an open heart support the path of awakening.
Nature has been a strong teacher and support for Myoshin throughout her life. She loves to do solitary retreats in nature as well as hike, bike, cross-country ski, and now swim in the ocean on the beautiful Sapphire Coast in Australia, where she lives with her husband Edwin.
Edwin Kelley
Edwin Kelley attended his first meditation retreat near Perth, Australia in 1975. He later pursued a career as a public accountant and in 1992 went to Burma to undertake a six-month period of intensive meditation practice with meditation master Chanmyay Sayadaw. While practicing in Burma he ordained temporarily as a Buddhist monk.
In 1994 he was hired as Director of Operations by one of America’s best known meditation retreat centers, the Insight Meditation Society (IMS), in Barre, MA. Eighteen months later he was appointed Executive Director of IMS and served in that capacity until 2003 when he resigned to pursue further long-term intensive meditation practice.
Edwin first encountered Vajrayana Buddhism in Dharamsala, India in 1993 and became a student of Mingyur Rinpoche in 1998. He has a post graduate diploma in Buddhist Studies from the University of Sunderland in the UK.
In 2009, Edwin and his wife Myoshin, moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota to help establish the global Tergar Meditation Community, where he then served variably as Executive, and Co-Executive Director, and CFO, until retiring from his administrative role with Tergar International at the end of 2022. He now lives on the Sapphire Coast in southern NSW, Australia.
Tergar Australia
This event is being facilitated by Tergar Australia — The Australian meditation community of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. Tergar Australia supports individuals, practice groups and meditation communities throughout Australia in learning to live with awareness, compassion and wisdom. Established in May 2020, we currently meet weekly in both virtual gatherings online and in-person, and welcome practitioners from all corners of Australia and beyond. Sign up to our mailing list and learn more at http://www.tergar.org.au/
REGISTRATION
Attendance is free, though donations are warmly welcome and accepted.
Please email info@tergar.org.au with any questions.