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[From the Commentary on The Daily Guru Rinpoche Sadhana with Tsok by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] “In the past it was said that a practitioner should be a radical renunciant; become a child of the mountain; wear mist as clothing; and abandon all concerns for food, clothing, and conversation. Nowadays we […]

[From a teaching on Songs of Barway Dorje, Part 14, by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] Buddhism has never accepted the notion of a permanent source of refuge that is other than the being seeking refuge him or herself. Buddhism is based on the teachings of the historical Buddha — Shakyamuni or […]

[From a teaching on Songs of Barway Dorje, Part 8, by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] When the sun rises into the sky in the morning, it does not need to get rid of the darkness. The darkness is not some kind of solid thing or commodity that needs to be drained […]