Joyful Wisdom

Embracing Change and Finding Freedom

By: Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, Eric Swanson

Narrated by: Feodor Chin

Yongey Mingyur is one of the most celebrated among the new generation of Tibetan meditation masters, whose teachings have touched people of all faiths around the world.

His new audiobook, Joyful Wisdom, addresses the timely and timeless problem of anxiety. “From the 2,500-year-old perspective of Buddhism,” Yongey Mingyur writes, “every chapter in human history could be described as an ‘age of anxiety.’ The anxiety we feel now has been part of the human condition for centuries.” So what do we do? Escape or succumb? “Buddhism,” he says, “offers a third option. We can look directly at the disturbing emotions and other problems we experience in our lives as stepping-stones to freedom. Instead of rejecting them or surrendering to them, we can befriend them, working through them to reach an enduring authentic experience of our inherent wisdom, confidence, clarity, and joy.”

Divided into three parts like a traditional Buddhist text, Joyful Wisdom identifies the sources of our unease, describes methods of meditation that enable us to transform our experience into deeper insight, and applies these methods to common emotional, physical, and personal problems.

great listen!

Beautiful work. Practical, helpful wide ranging practice and meditation suggestions and stories help it come alive.

Must Have!

This book is pleasant to listen to and everything you need to know about Buddhism in today's world! Yongey Mingyur is great, he explains the views of Buddhism in a comical yet the point he makes get across. This book creates a mellow mind within a crazy world at times! I truly enjoyed this book!

wonderful insight and instruction for meditation

easy to understand with practical examples that make connections you can relate to. listening to this book has given me a new perspective on life and happiness.

Gratitude

Easy to follow. Many points of wisdom for contemplation. An asset to a dharma reading collection.

Enlighting

Rimpoche has such an amazing ability to share wisdom in a casual, uncomplicated, and friendly way. Thank you.