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Institutions and titles can provide a measure of safety.
Jamyang Khyentse • The Guru Drinks Bourbon?
rely on the guidance of an authentic tantric guru who has realized these teachings and is authorized to transmit them to others.
Judith Simmer-Brown • Dakini's Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism
I dedicate all the merit I have just accumulated, All the merit I have no memory of accumulating in my past lives, and All the merit I will accumulate in the future Towards the benefit and enlightenment of all sentient beings.
Jamyang Khyentse • Not for Happiness: A Guide to the So-Called Preliminary Practices
the only way to develop a genuine understanding that we are all buddhas is by following the vajrayana path.
Jamyang Khyentse • Not for Happiness: A Guide to the So-Called Preliminary Practices
You could settle with the first person who sparks your interest, but it’s wise to seek out different types of teachers from different age groups, with different styles, from different lineages, before making a commitment.
Jamyang Khyentse • The Guru Drinks Bourbon?
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
Reginald A. Ray • In the Presence of Masters: Wisdom from 30 Contemporary Tibetan Buddhist Teachers
The antidote to miserliness is to make offerings.
Jamyang Khyentse • Not for Happiness: A Guide to the So-Called Preliminary Practices
the second best thing we can offer is our service, from polishing shoes to
Jamyang Khyentse • The Guru Drinks Bourbon?
Then we have gurus in the tradition of Patrul Rinpoche and present-day Alak Zenkar Rinpoche, who never belonged to a legendary monastery and who have no entourage or patrons.