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ISSN 2753-4812
ISSN 2753-4812

Following a Teacher Series

Following a Teacher

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Follow a spiritual teacher who is disciplined, peaceful, utterly serene,

Endowed with special qualities, diligent, rich in scriptural learning,

Highly realized concerning the nature of reality, skilled in speaking,

The embodiment of love, and indefatigable.

Texts on the topic of following a teacher (bla ma bsten tshul/bshes gnyen bsten tshul) or the guru-disciple relationship:

Advice

by Dodrupchen Jigme Tenpe Nyima
In this brief text, Jigme Tenpe Nyima explains the most important reasons for regarding the teacher as a buddha, a central tenet of the Vajrayāna.
Advice
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
This warning of the dangers of criticising a guru from whom one has received empowerment—and to whom one therefore has samaya commitments—was written in the wake of opposition to Jamyang Khyentse's decision to take a consort.
Advice
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Extensive notes on the Bright Lamp of the Heart Essence (Nyingtik Saldrön) practice preceded by a general discussion of guru yoga and the importance of following a teacher.
Guru Yoga Notes Restricted
by Lala Sonam Chödrup
In this brief guide to samaya (Tib. dam tshig), the author uses the example of receiving a Mañjuśrī empowerment to explain some of the most important commitments related to enlightened body, speech and mind.
Samaya Mañjuśrī
by Longchen Rabjam
This frequently cited text discusses the guru-disciple relationship in a Dzogchen context—a means of bringing about boundless blessings and realization.
Lama Yangtik Restricted

Related Topics

Guru Yoga Samaya

Nāropa

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Further information:

BDRC T2081 (bla ma bsten tshul)

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