[From a teaching on the Songs of Barway Dorje, Part 10, by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] We often describe our path as consisting of four aspects or phases, which we refer to as the Four Dharmas of Gampopa. The first of these is the mind turning to, or going to, the…
You Come Second When You Offer Something You Desire
[From a teaching on Songs of Barway Dorje, Part 11, by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] Before partaking of something you desire, principally food before you eat it and new clothing [before you wear it], you offer it to the Three Jewels. You are slightly going against your desire, because you come…
How to Purify Negative Thoughts That Arise in Meditation
[From a Q&A session during a teaching on Songs of Barway Dorje, Part 11, by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] Q: How can we purify negative thoughts that arise in meditation? A: If a person is actually resting in recognition of the mind’s nature, then they’re resting in freshness. When a thought…