[From a teaching on Songs of Barway Dorje, Part 9, by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] Meditate on and cultivate devotion for your Guru is all important because it is the only source of authentic realization. The role of the guru in the path cannot really be exaggerated or overemphasized. Traditionally it…
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What Begins as an Outlook Will Eventually Become Direct Experience
[From Commentary on The Long Guru Rinpoche Tsok Sadhana, by Lama Tashi Topgyal. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamsto.] The fundamental meaning of the Tibetan term dak nang, or pure appearances, is something almost like “pure projection.” It does not refer so much to what appears to you as it does to the attitude or outlook that…
The Basis of Dharma
[From a teaching on the Songs of Barway Dorje, Part 10, by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] We often describe our path as consisting of four aspects or phases, which we refer to as the Four Dharmas of Gampopa. The first of these is the mind turning to, or going to, the…