[From a teaching on the Mahamudra of Terchen Barway Dorje, Part 2 by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] Jetsun Milarepa, in one of his songs, sang: “There are three nails to meditation. If I explain them: the first is that thoughts are the dharmakaya. The second is that awareness is lucidity. The…
Teachings by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche
In this category we present selected fragments of transcribed teachings by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche.
Buddhahood is Not Distant
[From a teaching on the song A Reply to Two Nephews by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche in Chicago, Illinois in 2011. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] The process of moving from a deluded mind to the state of dharmakaya is not a process of replacing the one with the other. It is not exchanging one thing…
Ignore the Flaws of Others (Pay Attention to Your Own)
[From the Commentary on The Daily Guru Rinpoche Sadhana with Tsok by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche.] Wherever you go, you will find that others have kleshas. You will never encounter anyone who does not have kleshas. Although, the proportions can vary in each case, everybody has got them. So you cannot hope for, or wait for,…