Summary of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche & Helen Tworkov's In Love with the World

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#1 I wanted to go beyond the relative self, which is the self that identifies with these labels. I knew that even though these social categories play a dominant role in our personal stories, they coexist with a larger reality beyond labels.

#2 When we add wood to the fire, we deliberately bring difficult situations to the forefront so that we can work with them directly. We take the very behaviors or circumstances that we think of as problems and turn them into allies.

#3 When we add wood to the fire, instead of trying to smother the flames of our fears, we add more fuel and gain confidence in our ability to work with any situation. We no longer avoid situations that evoke negative patterns or emotional outbursts.

#4 The experience of awareness recognizing itself is called meditative awareness. It is a gradual process that takes place from dualistic to non-dualistic states, from very cluttered minds to minds that are increasingly liberated from habitual reactivity and preconceptions about how things are supposed to be.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 15, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822542549

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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I wanted to go beyond the relative self, which is the self that identifies with these labels. I knew that even though these social categories play a dominant role in our personal stories, they coexist with a larger reality beyond labels.

#2

When we add wood to the fire, we deliberately bring difficult situations to the forefront so that we can work with them directly. We take the very behaviors or circumstances that we think of as problems and turn them into allies.

#3

When we add wood to the fire, instead of trying to smother the flames of our fears, we add more fuel and gain confidence in our ability to work with any situation. We no longer avoid situations that evoke negative patterns or emotional outbursts.

#4

The experience of awareness recognizing itself is called meditative awareness. It is a gradual process that takes place from dualistic to non-dualistic states, from very cluttered minds to minds that are increasingly liberated from habitual reactivity and preconceptions about how things are supposed to be.

#5

I had spent my entire life meditating, and I had become skilled at recognizing awareness. But I was now starting a different kind of retreat, where I would burn up the coarse outer social protections and strategies to be free of life but for life.

#6

We all grow from babies to adults, lose loved ones, watch children grow, and experience changes in weather, political regimes, music, and fashion. Everything that looks substantial is actually made up of molecules, atoms, and electrons.

#7

I had always imagined myself begging, but I had never imagined it would be easy to do so. I had chosen this type of retreat for its difficulties. I had studied the beggars that lined the road to the Mahabodhi Temple and envisioned myself among them.

#8

When we are not stuck inside the weather systems of our thoughts and emotions, they lose their impact. As we become more familiar with the ever-present