[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…
Rebirth in Sukhavati Helps Others
[From a Question & Answer period by Lama Tashi Topgyal while in Battle Creek, MI in 2013. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso. Edited by Matt Willis.] It’s much easier to be reborn in Sukhavati than in any other pure realm. This is because of Buddha Amitabha’s special aspiration that it be so. The fundamental cause…
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,…