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The Reversal of Self-Fixation – The Key to Attaining Nirvana

[From a teaching by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche on the Clear Guide for the Generation Stage. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso. Transcribed by Linda Lee. Edited by Basia Coulter. All right reserved. Please do not reprint without permission.] The beginningless samsara is, fundamentally, caused by our strong fixation on a personal self. We think “I” and […]

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Why Practice Gurusadhana?

[From a teaching by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche on the Clear Guide for the Generation Stage. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso. Transcribed by Linda Lee. Edited by Basia Coulter. All right reserved. Please do not reprint without permission.] In the teaching on the Clear Guide for the Generation Stage, Guru Rinpoche describes the various aspects of […]

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Empowerment is a Blessing and a Consecration

[Taught by Lama Tashi Topgyal in Tampa, FL, January 2011. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso. Transcribed and edited by Basia Coulter. All right reserved. Please do not reprint without permission.] There is no tradition in the vajrayana that you have to do a specific practice for every empowerment you have received. Traditionally, in Tibet, we […]

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