In Love with the World

This is the third book I have read by this author. Although I would highly recommend all of them, from the reader's point of view, this may be the best.

I enjoyed it so much that I made it a point to seek out a chance to meet the author on his teaching tour explaining aspects of his retreat experience which is shared in the book's pages.
Interwoven with this story (of his life and near-death experience as a voluntarily homeless person) is a typically direct and clear explanation of spiritual principles.

If you're thinking about getting the book, stop thinking, and buy it.

And, by the way, the Audible presentation is also superb.

I was really, REALLY looking forward to this story of Mingyur Rinpoche's four (plus)-year walking retreat, but this book only includes about the first month of the retreat. My rating of the book would have been higher had I known that the book focused on his near-death experience within a few weeks of starting the retreat, and what preceded this life-changing event. While this was very enlightening, I was expecting and wanting a review of the entire retreat, as hinted at in the book's description. Now I want to hear about the remainder of his retreat!

This book is fascinating precisely because the narrative is so very slight. For this Rinpoche, the ‘story’ is all about how his training manifests when he heads out into the world. The narrator is very disappointing. Couldn’t someone have told him how to say Tibetan, Sanskrit or Hindu words? Very hard to listen to al times.

Brought me to tears many times. This is a book every practitioner should read. What a journey home.....

A masterpiece This is both a story that is engaging and a set of some of the most profound teachings that we can bring to heart

In love with the world and also so in love with this book. Thank you Rinpoche.

Being a long time practitioner of secular Theravada Buddhism, I was intrigued with the story (which, by the way, contained only about a week’s worth, or so, of his journey) and I certainly heard a few gems, but I’m not such a fan of all the ritualistic practices, lineage beliefs and other metaphysical aspects that Tibetan Buddhism holds true and the book contained many of those those teachings. However, it was still a worthy listen. But do know that it contains many teachings from the Tibetan Buddhist path, the story Itself was more of a vehicle to teach Tibetan doctrine.

The invasion of the West by Buddhism is a fascinating story in itself. Hearing it from a Rinpoche is quite another matter. His near death experience and insights he gained from it are inspirational.

I love Rinpoche’s texts. They’re laughingly realistic. As a longtime Buddhist student I settled in for another rich story. Unfortunately I was disappointed by the mispronunciations of the narrator. I have to ask Audible: We’re there no Buddhist readers available? Were there no Tibetans who could give richness to this story?

Loved the story and teacher but the narrator was horrible. It/he sounded like a computer and the monotone voice was distracting. I hope they will redo this audible with another voice because the story of his dying and becoming is inspiring and moving.