DEEPENING WISDOM

Dying Every Day: Essence of the Bardos

A journey through the transitions of life and death
  OPEN TO EVERYONE

About the Course

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Mingyur Rinpoche teaches how “dying every day” allows us to live fully and creatively
The bardo teachings of Vajrayana Buddhism are a profound and precious set of teachings. They address both how to approach the transitory, momentary experience of this life and how to use this wisdom to skillfully and intentionally navigate the process of dying and transitioning into the next life. At its heart, the bardo teachings embrace the core of impermanence, both in life and death, and the liberation that manifests through recognizing the nature of the mind amidst all that changes.
In this course, Mingyur Rinpoche himself will guide us on this journey through the lens of his book, In Love with the World, which chronicles in intimate detail his recent, very personal experience of the dying process.
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Meet Your Teacher and Guides

In this course, you will receive teachings from Mingyur Rinpoche, Tergar lamas, and Vajrayana Online guides.

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TEACHER

Mingyur Rinpoche was born in 1975 in the border region between Tibet and Nepal. He was attracted to a life of contemplation from an early age and spent many years of his childhood in strict retreat. Mingyur Rinpoche studied with some of the greatest masters in living memory. Nowadays, he heads the Tergar Meditation Community and takes care of the monasteries under his responsibility. He supports students in more than thirty countries.

LEARNING EVERY MOMENT

Your Course Includes

Video Teachings from Mingyur Rinpoche

Exclusive new teachings shaped by Rinpoche’s accessible and playful style — with audio and transcript

Guided Meditations

Step-by-step instructions to refresh your practice and deepen your experience on the cushion

Practices for Daily Life

Short times, many times — simple ways to bring the teachings into everyday moments, anytime, anywhere

Introductions from Tergar Guides 

Lived insights and practical context to support your understanding and real-world application of the teachings

Journaling and Community Resources

Invitations for integrating the teachings through personal reflection and discussion groups

Webinars Recordings

Recordings of live sessions with Mingyur Rinpoche and Tergar guides
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You Will Learn

  • How the six bardos mirror life’s transitions, offering a practical map for living, dying, and beyond
  • Practices for meeting death with clarity, courage, and a sense of curiosity
  • Ways of facing impermanence and working with change as opportunities for growth
  • How to use dreams and meditation to let go of grasping, opening space for creativity
  • Methods for recognizing luminous awareness in the transition between lives
  • How to let old patterns die and live more fully with presence, kindness, and wisdom

THE JOURNEY AHEAD

Course Outline

This course consists of six lessons. In each lesson, you’ll receive a teaching from Mingyur Rinpoche, along with an introduction, reflection, guided meditation, and practice for daily life.

LESSON 1
The Bardo of This Life
In this lesson, Mingyur Rinpoche shows how accepting life’s ups and downs — and even the reality of death — can bring freedom and growth in every moment.
LESSON 2
The Bardo of Dreams
Discover how the bardo of dreams and the practice of lucid dreaming can free us from grasping and open the mind to spaciousness and joy.
LESSON 3
The Bardo of Meditation
Mingyur Rinpoche explains how the bardo of meditation helps us rest in the “gap” between thoughts, connecting with our true nature — open, spacious, and free.
LESSON 4
The Bardo of Dying
Learn how meeting the bardo of dying with awareness transforms fear into openness, revealing the luminous mind and a deep appreciation for life.
LESSON 5
The Bardo of Dharmata
Explore how the bardo of dharmata offers a rare moment to recognize pure awareness before concepts arise, awakening our innate wisdom and freedom.
LESSON 6
The Bardo of Becoming
Mingyur Rinpoche reveals how the bardo of becoming invites us to let the old, fixed mind dissolve so we can be reborn fresh, guided by awareness, love, and compassion.
INCLUDED IN THIS COURSE

Meditation Instructions

As a preview of the meditation instructions in this course, we’re sharing Mingyur Rinpoche’s instructions for practicing the bardo of meditation — a method for recognizing and resting with awareness in the experience of the “gap”.
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Meditation instructions and practices for daily life by Mingyur Rinpoche in this course:
  • Practicing the Bardo of This Life
  • Practicing the Bardo of Dying
  • Practicing the Bardo of Dreams
  • Practicing the Bardo of Dharmata
  • Practicing the Bardo of Meditation
  • Practicing the Bardo of Becoming

Course Text

The book In Love with the World: A Monk's Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying by Mingyur Rinpoche is recommended reading and will be referred to throughout the course.

Learn More About
the Bardos Transmission 

If you wish to go deeper with the topics introduced in this course, we recommend exploring the full bardos transmission.
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Essence of the Bardos

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When we accept that we are dying every day, and that living cannot be separated from dying, then the bardos offer a map of the mind during this lifetime, and each stage offers invaluable guidance for how to live every day.
— Mingyur Rinpoche