The Heart of the Path: Seeing the Guru as Buddha contains Lama Zopa Rinpoche's most essential teachings on guru devotion. Drawn from nearly fifty teachings given over three decades, this long-awaited volume includes commentary on the traditional guru devotion teachings found in the lam-rim, practical advice on guru devotion, and inspiring stories of past guru-disciple relationships, as well as extensive commentary on the practice of guru yoga.

"Without guru devotion, nothing happens-no realizations, no liberation, no enlightenment-just as without the root of a tree there can be no trunk, branches, leaves or fruit. Everything, up to enlightenment, depends on guru devotion".Lama Zopa Rinpoche