Sublime

The disciple does not have to bear the full weight of monitoring his or her state.

Dalai Lama’s The Art of Happiness

So, at least in the beginning, a guru with knowledge of the Dharma who is from a traditional, institutionalized path is a safe bet.

The retreat was to be under the direction of the Very Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche, a close dharma brother of Trungpa Rinpoche and one of the foremost teachers in the Kagyü lineage.

Standing in the background is the great fourteenth-century Nyingma scholar and yogin Longchenpa, who, for the first time, brought together the various doctrines and practices of the Ancient School into one grand and comprehensive synthesis.

this commitment protects us from falling into or chasing after unnecessary cravings, unnecessary aggression, and unnecessary indifference.

In the Kagyü and Nyingma traditions it is said that devotion is the universal panacea, the medicine that can cure all sickness.