[From a teaching on Songs of Barway Dorje by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] When we listen to the dharma it is not enough that it pleases us. It is not enough that we enjoy the experience that on a social level it is gratifying. We feel comfortable. We enjoy it. When…
Why Practice the Generation Stage?
[From a teaching on Essence of Wisdom: Stages of the Path by Lama Tashi Topgyal. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso. ] Why practice the generation stage? […] Why do we do it? What does it do? Why do we need it? Do we need it? We need the practice of the generation stage because we…
Preliminaries More Profound Than the Main Practice
[From a teaching on Essence of Wisdom: Stages of the Path, Part 8 by Lama Tashi Topgyal. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] They [the preliminary or ngondro practices] are so important that it has been said, “The preliminaries are more profound than the main practice.” Well, why is this? It’s because if you do the…