..practices like this are—to use English colloquiasm—they are not off the rack. They are tailor made for you as an individual. You, as an individual, were known by Guru Rinpoche and Yeshe Tsogyal when they composed these texts. Your needs and abilities were taken into consideration. That is why Yeshe Tsogyal said, “All beings in the future who are interested in these treasures will all be those who have established a karmic connection with them in the past. Therefore, have joy and confidence. These words of mine are more precious than gold.” We find these words in the autobiography of Terchen Barway Dorje and in the great biography of Yeshe Tsogyal discovered by Taksham Nuden Dorje as well.
[From an explanation offered by Lama Tashi Topgyal. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso. Transcribed by Byron Coulter. Copyright 2009 Lama Tashi Topgyal, and Peter O’Hearn. All rights reserved.] Question: When Bardor Tulku Rinpoche gave the Atsara empowerment, we were told that if we wanted to do the practice, we should read the card that was […]
