The wisdom of the padma family is discriminating awareness, which appreciates the ultimate beauty and sacredness of each “other” encountered.

Visually, I could almost see his will coming out of his body. I have never experienced anything like that. Trungpa Rinpoche later said to me, ‘Now you see what is really possible.’

So powerful is genuine devotion that once we fully acknowledge that we have lost the thread and all hope of finding the way, the answer is already there.

it is also clear why the six yogas are considered an advanced practice.

How does the buddha-nature move us forward? Through revealing to us the shabbiness and hollowness of the ego that we are trying to maintain, through showing us the inadequacy of the ways in which we try to allay pain and control our lives.

More and more, things are experienced on their own terms.

Or we may feel that the practice is “not working” and stop meditating.

occur?

I experienced a blissful state of emptiness as never before.5