What If the Snake Isn’t Real? A Teaching on Fear and Wisdom

In this teaching, Mingyur Rinpoche guides us through the progression of the Joy of Living path and introduces Level 3 of the Joy of Living program:

Level 1: Awareness
Level 2: Love and Compassion
Level 3: Wisdom

Using the simple example of mistaking a rubber snake for a real one, he shows how much of our suffering comes not only from what is happening, but from how we interpret our experience.

Through awareness, we calm the body.
Through compassion, we soften our relationship to what we feel.
Through wisdom, we begin to see more clearly.

And sometimes, that clarity changes everything.

This teaching is part of Joy of Living Level 3: Awakening Wisdom.

For the first time, Level 3 is being offered as a live cohort beginning April 11.

Over six months, you’ll explore these practices step by step through:

• Weekly live sessions
• Guidance from Tergar instructors
• A committed community of practitioners
• Ongoing support and practice resources

If you’ve completed Joy of Living Levels 1 and 2, this is the next step.

👉 Learn more and join the cohort: https://joy.tergar.org/promo-jco-l3-26a/