408: Mingyur Rinpoche on How To Turn Confusion Into Clarity: Unlocking The Secret To Happiness
Release Date: 07/29/2025
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info_outline“Be with awareness. Let thought and emotion come and go. Don’t fight or follow. That’s how you find freedom.”
What if true freedom isn’t about controlling your mind, but remembering the awareness that’s always been there?
In today’s episode of Soul Talk, I sit down with beloved Tibetan meditation master and best-selling author Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche for a soul-stirring conversation on inner peace, joy, and transformation, even in the midst of life’s greatest storms.
Born into a lineage of Tibetan masters, Mingyur Rinpoche has spent decades teaching the power of awareness and compassion. But it was during a near-death experience, alone, sick, and penniless on the streets of India, that he had a profound realization: beyond fear, beyond suffering, is a pure, unshakable presence we all carry inside.
Together, we explore the real meaning of enlightenment, how to deal with fear, desire, and difficult emotions, and why your thoughts are not who you are. Rinpoche shares simple yet radical practices to help you access peace in everyday life, from letting go of the past to navigating addiction, conflict, and uncertainty.
This episode is an invitation to return to your true nature. To live from the “inner sky” that remains untouched by life’s turbulence. And to remember that even in the darkest moments, you are never truly lost.
Tune in and learn how to access lasting inner peace, transform emotional patterns, and reconnect with the unshakable awareness within you.
Timestamps:
- (00:02:30) - Cultivating joy in times of global chaos
- (00:05:50) - How to start changing yourself
- (00:08:00) - What is awareness?
- (00:12:30) - Becoming free from thought and emotion
- (00:13:03) - Working with desire and addictive patterns
- (00:17:40) - Mingyur’s near-death experience and what he learned
- (00:24:30) - What is enlightenment, really?
- (00:26:00) - How to love what seems unlovable
- (00:33:30) - How Mingyur handles conflict with difficult people
- (00:34:40) - Making aligned decisions in life
- (00:36:30) - Karma, destiny, and how to change your future
- (00:38:15) - AI, consciousness, and the mind
- (00:40:30) - Final words of wisdom to help us stay grounded
Some Questions I Ask:
- How do we find joy when the world feels like it’s falling apart?
- What’s the first step to changing ourselves when we feel justified in our pain?
- Are all desires bad, or can some be useful?
- How can we move beyond the fear of death?
- What does it really mean to be enlightened?
- How do we love people who hurt others?
- Is there such a thing as destiny, and how much control do we have?
In This Episode You Will Learn:
- A powerful way to anchor yourself in peace, no matter what chaos surrounds you.
- How to connect with your true self through short, daily moments of awareness.
- The surprising truth about thoughts and emotions, and why they aren’t who you are.
- A mindful method for transforming addictive urges and unhealthy habits.
- Why enlightenment isn’t magical powers, but recognizing what’s already within you.
- A radical perspective on loving difficult people and seeing their basic goodness.
- How to reshape your destiny by what you choose in the present moment.
LINKS
YONGEY MINGYUR RIPONCHE’S URL: https://tergar.org/yongey-mingyur-rinpoche
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