[From a teaching on Secret Path of Unity by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] What we are attempting to do in the practice of meditation is search for and discover our mind. So as explained here in our text [Secret Path of Unity by Sonam Zangpo], we search for the mind externally,…
Remain Present Even As Thoughts Arise
[From a teaching on Treasury of Eloquence: Songs of Barway Dorje by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso. Free video of this teaching is available.] What is the practice of mahamudra? In practical terms it is a gradual process, and it must begin with the cultivation of tranquility. As long as we…
Chenrezig is Compassionate Emptiness
[From a teaching on Essence of Wisdom: Stages of the Path, Part 6, by Lama Tashi Topgyal. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] Chenrezig is compassionate emptiness. Chenrezig is not a flesh and blood person who has to sit there for eternity and who has to hold his two arms up. He is the affect of…