Spiritual Teachers

We practice this meditation in order to inspire and uplift ourselves to the state of our spiritual teacher inseparable from Avalokiteshvara, by joining our good qualities with theirs.

A summary of the main points that a group of senior Western Buddhist agreed upon as a result of the presentations and discussions with His Holiness the Dalai Lama during a conference in Dharamsala, March 1993.

Venerable Chang Zao speaks of Chan methods to focus the mind, causality spanning the three times, and why Chinese Buddhists are strict vegetarians.

We can access the Buddhist teachings, whenever and wherever we want, on our phones and laptops. What is the role of the spiritual teacher in such a society and such an age?

The Tibetan word “damtsig,” “samaya” in Sanskrit, means “close bond.” It refers to practices that create a close bond between us and a Buddha-figure or our spiritual teacher.

Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche describes how and why he chose his teacher to be his guru.

Dr. Berzin remembers the great Kalmyk geshe, Geshe Wangyal, who always combined the spiritual approach and the buddhological, scientific approach.

Venerable Robina Courtin discusses Buddhism’s radical nature, the power of self-therapy, and forgiveness as a result of compassion.

An overview of the intellectual, emotional, and devotional approaches to Dharma.

Misunderstanding may arise from teachers or translators accidentally saying something incorrect.