[ From Ngondro Instructions for Practices in the Termas of Terchen Barway Dorje by Lama Tashi Topgyal.] Meditation on the guru, the practice of guru yoga, is really the key to the successful and authentic practice of all dharma. Most especially in the uncommon and supreme path of dzokchen, it is the very essence and […]
[From a teaching on Essence of Wisdom: Stages of the Path by Lama Tashi Topgyal. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso. ] Why practice the generation stage? […] Why do we do it? What does it do? Why do we need it? Do we need it? We need the practice of the generation stage because we […]
[From a teaching on Essence of Wisdom: Stages of the Path, Part 8 by Lama Tashi Topgyal. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] They [the preliminary or ngondro practices] are so important that it has been said, “The preliminaries are more profound than the main practice.” Well, why is this? It’s because if you do the […]
