Tergar Meditation Community supports individuals, practice groups, and meditation communities around the world in learning to live with awareness, compassion, and wisdom. Grounded in the Tibetan Buddhist lineage of our guiding teacher, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, our online and in-person programs are accessible to people of all cultures and faiths, and support a lifelong path toward the application of these principles in everyday life.
Tergar International is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that develops and delivers Tergar programs, in partnership with our sister organization Tergar Asia. Tergar International is based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota, with a staff of nearly 40 employees and core contractors who work in various locations around the world.
Tergar International is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that develops and delivers Tergar programs, in partnership with our sister organization Tergar Asia. Tergar International is based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota, with a staff of nearly 40 employees and core contractors who work in various locations around the world.
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Ter is a Tibetan word for treasure, referring to the wisdom and methods that lead to the alleviation of suffering, the activation of our greatest potential, and ultimately to complete enlightenment. Gar means gathering and can connote bringing many people or elements together.
So, Tergar can be understood as a place where people come together to find this sublime treasure, or as the coalescence of the causes and conditions enabling this transformational process of discovery.The Tergar Lineage is a stream of spiritual teachings formed by the merging of two great tributaries - the Karma Kagyu lineage and the Nyingma lineage.
So, Tergar can be understood as a place where people come together to find this sublime treasure, or as the coalescence of the causes and conditions enabling this transformational process of discovery.The Tergar Lineage is a stream of spiritual teachings formed by the merging of two great tributaries - the Karma Kagyu lineage and the Nyingma lineage.
The word Karmapa means "one who carries out enlightened activity." The Tibetan tradition holds that enlightened teachers are able to choose to be reborn in times and places that will allow them to bring great benefit to others. The Karmapas are the oldest line of such reincarnate lamas in Tibet, with successive Karmapas serving as the leaders of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Buddhism for over 900 years.
Born in 1975 in the Himalayan border regions between Tibet and Nepal, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is a much-loved and accomplished Tibetan Buddhist meditation teacher. His profound yet accessible teachings and playful sense of humor have endeared him to students around the world. Most uniquely, Rinpoche's teachings weave together his own personal experiences with modern scientific research, relating both to the practice of meditation.
Tergar Meditation Community teaches practices that cultivate awareness, compassion, and wisdom, and supports a diverse, international community of practitioners at all levels of commitment and experience. You may be able to give more with less and save on taxes by using appreciated stocks, bonds or mutual funds to donate.
From time to time we, or our very close relatives and loved ones, may find ourselves facing serious, or life-threatening, medical issues. In these times, we may find it helpful to have the support of our lineage. When these circumstances arise, Khenpo Kunga and Lama Trinley, Mingyur Rinpoche's senior lamas, are most willing to include the person in need in his daily practice and prayers.
