[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 the Seven-Line Supplication to Guru Rinpoche, Instructions, Part 2 of 2 by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] Training in dharma consists of hearing, thinking, and meditating. We start with hearing, and sometimes unfortunately we stop there. When we hear teachings from a lama, we may be very inspired. We may think, […]
[From a teaching on the Mahamudra of Terchen Barway Dorje, Part 2 by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.] Jetsun Milarepa, in one of his songs, sang: “There are three nails to meditation. If I explain them: the first is that thoughts are the dharmakaya. The second is that awareness is lucidity. The […]
