[From a teaching on Buddha Nature by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche given in Tampa Bay, Florida, in February 2009. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso, transcribed by Ann G. Shaffer, copy-edited by Basia Coulter. Copyright 2009 Bardor Tulku Rinpoche and Peter O’Hearn. All rights reserved.] We inhabit bodies that include the ten resources and eight types of freedoms,…
The Relationship Between Atsara and Barway Dorje
[From an explanation offered by Lama Tashi Topgyal. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso. Transcribed by Byron Coulter. Copyright 2009 Lama Tashi Topgyal, and Peter O’Hearn. All rights reserved.] Question: When Bardor Tulku Rinpoche gave the Atsara empowerment, we were told that if we wanted to do the practice, we should read the card that was…
A Vajra Song of Awareness-Emptiness
In the sky of the view beyond intellect
Dawn the sun and moon of luminous meditation.
The peerless garuda of conduct soars.
The knots of hope and fear about the fruition are untied.
For one’s own good one is liberated as the jewel of dharmakaya.
From it come plentiful rupakayas for the good of others.
May I quickly accomplish this perfect fruition, the two bodies,
Glorious Samantabhadra.