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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

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.

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.

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.

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.

This frequently cited text discusses the guru-disciple relationship in a Dzogchen context—a means of bringing about boundless blessings and realization.

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