Reflections on how to live a meaningful life inspired by "The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying" by Sogyal Rinpoche and teachings from other Buddhist masters
Posted in Devotion, Western Buddhism, zz Sogyal Rinpoche on Feb 17th, 2011
I thought I had said anything I wanted to say about authentic teachers in my first two posts on this topic, but in the last week I had some more “after thoughts”! A question kept coming into my mind: What gives me a heartfelt feeling and conviction that a teacher is authentic? The answer that [...]
Posted in Buddhism, Western Buddhism, zz Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, zz Sogyal Rinpoche on Jan 28th, 2011
On the spiritual path, we need teachers we can trust, and who will guide us correctly and not leads us into deeper confusion. So what is the main criteria for a qualified teacher? How can we tell whether the teacher is a trustworthy, good person and not someone who is interested in their personal gain? [...]
Posted in Buddhism, Western Buddhism, zz Dudjom Rinpoche, zz Patrul Rinpoche, zz Sogyal Rinpoche on Jan 22nd, 2011
How do you know if a teacher is trustworthy and genuine? This is a question I have reflected on quite a lot in the last few months. I thought this would be a good theme to conclude the series of posts on the essence of Buddhism that I have been writing over the last few [...]
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