Teachings by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche

[From a talk titled Dharma Without Borders given by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche at Kunzang Choling Phoenix in January 2015. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] The most common analogy for buddha nature is that it is like the innate potential a seed has to grow into or produce its particular fruit. In the same way as…

[A teaching from Songs of Barway Dorje, Part 2, by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] The vajrayana vow, samaya, is even more difficult to keep than the bodhisattva vow. Because the vajrayana vow of samaya is so stringent, someone who undertakes it can only achieve one of two fates. Once you take…

[From the Seven-Line Supplication to Guru Rinpoche, Instructions, Part 2 of 2 by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] Training in dharma consists of hearing, thinking, and meditating. We start with hearing, and sometimes unfortunately we stop there. When we hear teachings from a lama, we may be very inspired. We may think,…