Meditation Is Simple
A structured path,
rooted in centuries of wisdom,
designed for today's world.
Whatever we experience, as long as we are aware of what’s going on, is meditation
Mingyur Rinpoche
Learn to Meditate
Joy of Living offers a structured, step-by-step path of meditation, guiding you through simple practices to calm the mind, and develop awareness.
It emphasises integrating meditation into everyday life and is accessible for both beginners and regular meditators, and to people of all faiths and cultures.
Explore Buddhism
The Path of Liberation is a structured meditation journey exploring Buddhist teachings under the guidance of Mingyur Rinpoche.
Through progressive practices, it nurtures awareness, compassion, and wisdom, supported by courses, webinars, retreats, and a global community of meditators.
Learn to Meditate with the Joy of Living programme, or its short introductory course, Anytime, Anywhere Meditation
Step-by-step Buddhist training with the Path of Liberation
Learn Meditation with Tergar International
The Tergar community offers two main programs:
Together, these programs form a comprehensive eight-stage path of study and practice: three stages of Joy of Living and five stages of the Path of Liberation.
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is a teacher, best-selling author, and the guiding teacher of the worldwide Tergar Meditation Community.
He possesses a rare ability to present the ancient wisdom of Tibet in a fresh, engaging manner. 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.
Mingyur Rinpoche
Where does real happiness actually come from?
Despite living in a time of greater comfort and convenience than ever before, many people still experience stress, dissatisfaction, and low mood. It can feel like the more our world advances, the harder it becomes to feel genuinely content.
This raises an important question: what does meditation offer, and why is it worth doing?
One of the key benefits of meditation is that it helps shift our focus inward. Rather than constantly searching for satisfaction in external achievements, possessions, or circumstances, meditation encourages us to recognise a sense of contentment that already exists within us.
Many of us have become so used to looking outward for fulfilment that we’ve lost touch with this inner resource.
While the idea that happiness comes from within can sound simple, it often requires consistent practice to truly experience it.
Meditation provides a practical way to reconnect with that sense of wholeness and move beyond the belief that something is missing.
Meditation also strengthens our ability to be present. By developing awareness and attention, we become better equipped to meet life as it is, including discomfort, difficult emotions, or unhelpful thought patterns. Instead of being overwhelmed by these experiences, we can begin to relate to them differently.
Over time, even challenging moments can become opportunities for greater calm and clarity.
Importantly, this isn’t about withdrawing from everyday life. In fact, meditation can deepen our engagement with it, helping us notice and appreciate moments we might otherwise overlook.
Why Meditate?
Mingyur Rinpoche
Lasting happiness isn’t found in constantly changing external conditions, but through developing awareness and insight into our own mind and experience.
When you transform your mind, everything you experience is transformed.
Tergar New Zealand
Tergar New Zealand is a growing community focused on supporting local practitioners and connection.
We offer a monthly online catch-up group, a newsletter with NZ friendly events, and can help connect you with others nearby (with your permission). Small local retreats are also being planned.
Email: christchurch@community.tergar.org
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