[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…
Teachings by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche
In this category we present selected fragments of transcribed teachings by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche.
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…
You Come Second When You Offer Something You Desire
[From a teaching on Songs of Barway Dorje, Part 11, by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] Before partaking of something you desire, principally food before you eat it and new clothing [before you wear it], you offer it to the Three Jewels. You are slightly going against your desire, because you come…