Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche wanted to follow the footsteps of the past and present great masters, doing a solitary retreat in the mountains. Although this was know by some people close to him, when he announced in 2010 that he will do a retreat of tree years, everybody expected Rinpoche would retreat in a monastery as many other teachers in the tradition do.
The bold decision of going into solitary retreat meant letting go title, position, comfort, security and more important predictability of life.
Advised years before by his father, the renowned teacher Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, YMR, kept secret his plans.
Wonderful. But if you really want to do this, I have a piece of advice: just go. Don't tell anyone where you are going, including your family members. Just go, and it will be good for you.
So, Rinpoche appointed a taxi at night to fly by train to Varanasi, got a copy of the keys for the lock in the main door, and took some money (5000 INR, 50USD) in his small backpack.
The moment of truth came when he had to cross the fence, so first he launch his backpack to the other side, and then he had to complete the plan. Although the taxi only showed up one hour late, he managed to arrive on time to the train station.
Questions for discussion
Do you remember a situation when you through the backpack to the other side of the obstacle? What happened? Maybe that happened when you moved from the parental house to your own home.
Is there anything that you would highlight of the documentary 'Wandering but not lost'? Anything that inspired you?
Meditation
Obstacles and decisions
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