A rare intimate account of a world-renowned Buddhist monk s near-death experience and the
life-changing wisdom he gained from it One of the most inspiring books I have ever read. Pema
Chödrön author of When Things Fall Apart This book has the potential to change the reader s
life forever. George Saunders author of Lincoln in the Bardo At thirty-six years old Yongey
Mingyur Rinpoche was a rising star within his generation of Tibetan masters and the respected
abbot of three monasteries. Then one night telling no one he slipped out of his monastery in
India with the intention of spending the next four years on a wandering retreat following the
ancient practice of holy mendicants. His goal was to throw off his titles and roles in order to
explore the deepest aspects of his being. He immediately discovered that a lifetime of Buddhist
education and practice had not prepared him to deal with dirty fellow travelers or the
screeching of a railway car. He found he was too attached to his identity as a monk to remove
his robes right away or to sleep on the Varanasi station floor and instead paid for a bed in a
cheap hostel. But when he ran out of money he began his life as an itinerant beggar in
earnest. Soon he became deathly ill from food poisoning and his journey took a startling turn.
His meditation practice had prepared him to face death and now he had the opportunity to test
the strength of his training. In this powerful and unusually candid account of the inner life
of a Buddhist master Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche offers us the invaluable lessons he learned from
his near-death experience. By sharing with readers the meditation practices that sustain him
he shows us how we can transform our fear of dying into joyful living. Praise for In Love with
the World Vivid compelling . . . This book is a rarity in spiritual literature: Reading the
intimate story of this wise and devoted Buddhist monk directly infuses our own transformational
journey with fresh meaning luminosity and life. Tara Brach author of Radical Acceptance and
True Refuge In Love with the World is a magnificent story moving and inspiring profound and
utterly human. It will certainly be a dharma classic. Jack Kornfield author of A Path with
Heart This book makes me think enlightenment is possible. Russell Brand
