Spiritual Teachers

Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche discusses the Bön tradition, dream yoga, and the power of mantras.

Khandro Rinpoche explores her nostalgia for the past, the status of women in Buddhism, and why contemplating impermanence can be so enriching.

The Kadam traditons’s sutra-level guru-meditation can be very helpful for some of the problems that have caused unhealthy relationships to develop with spiritual teachers in the West.

The “Guru Puja” – “Lama Chopa” in Tibetan – is a tantric practice, in the Gelug tradition, of making offerings to the spiritual master and includes a review of all the points of the combined sutra and tantra path to enlightenment

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s Avalokiteshvara deity yoga practice focuses on the development and practice of compassion.

People look to Buddhism to find methods for dealing with difficulties in their lives.

Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo discusses the value of mindfulness, how to find a spiritual teacher, and the role of women in Buddhism.

A detailed look at the different meanings of the term “Sangha” in the various Buddhist traditions.

Choosing our spiritual teacher or a root guru, someone whose inspiration serves as a root to anchor and nourish our spiritual growth, requires us to have examined them well and to feel a sense of instinctive connection.

Learn why Dr. Berzin began berzinarchives.com, the original version of studybuddhism.com, in 2001.