[From an unpublished teaching on Taking and Sending given in Battle Creek, Michigan, by Lama Tashi Topgyal in 2013. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] No matter how much may be said about bodhichitta, and how much we may know about it and learn about it, it all comes down to benevolence, benevolence towards others. If…
Teachings by Lama Tashi Topgyal
In this category we present selected fragments of transcribed teachings by Lama Tashi Topgyal (Lama Tratop).
Tertons are Emanations of Guru Rinpoche
[From a teaching Essence of Wisdom: Stages of the Path, Part 5, by Lama Tashi Topgyal. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] Tertons are always challenging to people because they often act unconventionally. And it’s natural, or not surprising, that during the life of a terton people usually think they’re crazy. (After they pass away, of…
The True Obstructor
[From a teaching on White Khechari Practice Instructions, Part 2 of 3 by Lama Tashi Topgyal. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] We are not going to be able to recognize the nature of our mind as long as we believe in the existence of the self. It is this belief in the existence of the…