A World of Difference

Autorentext

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is a world-renowned meditation teacher. Born in Nepal in 1975, Mingyur Rinpoche began to study meditation as a young boy with his father, the well-respected Buddhist teacher Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. He is the founder of Tergar International, a global organization devoted to helping meditation become a part of everyday life. Mingyur Rinpoche's first book, The Joy of Living, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into over twenty languages.

Helen Tworkov is the founding editor of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, the first independent Buddhist magazine. She began studying with Mingyur Rinpoche in 2006 and currently divides most of her time between New York and Nova Scotia. She is the co-author of In Love with the World.

Jared Bland is a writer, editor, and consultant who lives in Toronto and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He is the former publisher of McClelland & Stewart and was a vice president of Penguin Random House Canada. In 2024, he founded Occasional Rain, a consultancy specializing in serving individuals and organizations in the creative industries.

Klappentext

'Nowhere is Mingyur Rinpoche's exceptional skill for applying ancient wisdom to modern life more accessible, more inspiring or more relevant. I am so grateful for this remarkable book.' - Pema Chödrön, author of When Things Fall Apart and Another Kind of Freedom

World-renowned Buddhist monk, author and teacher Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche returns with his most urgent book yet.

Adapting ancient Buddhist teachings and practices in accessible and direct new ways, A World of Difference makes the transformative power of traditional wisdom practical and relatable for our world today.

In a global climate of fear, unease and suffering, we all struggle with what we cannot control. Rinpoche's warmth and his welcoming teaching shows a path toward inner stability and greater resilience and strength - even in the most challenging of circumstances.