[A teaching from Songs of Barway Dorje, Part 2, by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] The vajrayana vow, samaya, is even more difficult to keep than the bodhisattva vow. Because the vajrayana vow of samaya is so stringent, someone who undertakes it can only achieve one of two fates. Once you take […]
[From a teaching Essence of Wisdom: Stages of the Path, Part 5, by Lama Tashi Topgyal. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] Tertons are always challenging to people because they often act unconventionally. And it’s natural, or not surprising, that during the life of a terton people usually think they’re crazy. (After they pass away, of […]
[From a teaching on White Khechari Practice Instructions, Part 2 of 3 by Lama Tashi Topgyal. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] We are not going to be able to recognize the nature of our mind as long as we believe in the existence of the self. It is this belief in the existence of the […]
