These are instructions to aid the recollection Of my faithful disciple who wants liberation. Now, later, in between, and in all situations; While walking, standing, lying, and sitting—in all activities— Imagine above your head whomever you want to, Such as your root guru, the protector Amitabha, Avalokita, or Guru Padma. Pray with devotion and yearning…
Instructions on Purification for My Disciple Targyay Gyamtso
(From a collection of songs translated by Yeshe Gyamtso and published by KTD Publications (2007) as the Treasury of Eloquence: The Songs of Barway Dorje. Posted with permission. Copyright 2007 Karma Triyana Dharmachakra & Peter O’Hearn. All Rights Reserved.) NAMO GURU! I bow to the supreme guru Vajrasattva. I will provide here a little instruction…
Understanding the Vow of Refuge
The problem we experience very much nowadays is that we are unable to tell the difference or distinguish between a spiritual tradition and those who practice it. When we encounter upheaval, adversity, disputation, or controversy in a religious or spiritual tradition, we immediately denigrate the tradition itself. We say, “Well, this religion or this tradition is simply no good.” But this comes from our misapprehension of the behavior of some of the participants or members of the tradition as something inherent in the tradition itself. This is a problematic misapprehension for us because it causes us to lose respect for genuine spiritual traditions.