12 Rejoicing in Lama Tsongkhapa's Qualities and Guru Yoga Meditation 10-Sept-2004

About this episode

Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses the qualities of Lama Tsongkhapa and the practice of Guru Yoga meditation.

This teaching was given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Lama Tsonkhapa Institute in Italy as part of the Ganden Lha Gyama retreat between September 3-30, 2004. 00:00:07 Lama Tsongkhapa practiced Dharma and completed the path, unstained by the three types of worldly dharma: black worldly dharma, mixed worldly dharma, and white worldly dharma. This means unstained by attachment clinging to this life, unstained by self-cherishing thought, and unstained by ignorance, the concept holding true existence. Each time we rejoice, we create the cause to have Lama Tsongkhapa's qualities. 00:21:32 When saying "Lama Tsongkhapa", one must remember it refers to the oneness of the lama and Tsongkhapa. If only thinking of Tsongkhapa, it does not become Guru Yoga. By looking at Tsongkhapa as inseparable from one's guru, one is able to see all of Tsongkhapa's qualities and activities as the guru's. 00:32:01 The absolute guru is the dharmakaya, the primordial holy mind, which has no beginning, no end, and pervades all existence. The absolute guru takes the form that you have the karma to see and to communicate with, that is the conventional guru. 00:52:19 Rinpoche tells about his first retreat in Tibet…

People in this episode

Host: Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Topics covered

• Guru Yoga
• Lama Tsongkhapa
• Meditation
• Buddhism
• Dharma

Keywords

• Lama Tsongkhapa
• Guru Yoga
• meditation
• Dharma
• Buddhism
• retreat
• qualities

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lama Tsonkhapa Institute, fpmt.org

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