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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.
Reginald A. Ray • Secret of the Vajra World
To follow the teachings of the Buddha fully and completely, you must first be accepted as a student by a spiritual master, a guru. He will then give you very specific advice
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
Complete discipline
Pema Chödrön • When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
we are also asking those who embody all the great qualities of the buddhas, bodhisattvas and the teachings,
Jamyang Khyentse • Not for Happiness: A Guide to the So-Called Preliminary Practices
Vajrayana relates directly to the emotional texture of our lives – through the very fabric of our neuroses.
Ngakpa Chogyam • Entering the Heart of the Sun and Moon
In the Vajrayana, you transform the guru into more than a person. The guru is the path.
Jamyang Khyentse • The Guru Drinks Bourbon?
Devaputra mara involves seeking pleasure.
Pema Chödrön • When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
Especially for beginners, choosing a guru who has taken a vow as a monk or a nun is often a safe option with fewer loopholes.