In this MP3 download Ven. Sarah Thresher guides us through the lam-rim outline on guru devotion as taught by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Ribur Rinpoche and Pabongkha Rinpoche.

The root of all happiness and all realizations on the path is correct reliance on the guru who reveals the path to liberation and enlightenment. To achieve realizations, we need the blessing of the guru; to receive the blessings of the guru, we need to see the guru as inseparable from all the buddhas.

This recording was taken from a 3-disc series of 15 individual meditations that can be used as formal guided meditations or listened to more casually while driving or working around the house.

Includes:

• General benefits and disadvantages (25:33)
  
• The benefits of corrective devotion (30:50)
• The disadvantages of incorrect devotion (29:51)
• How to view the guru (36:26)
• Seeing the guru as Buddha (30:02)
  
• Benefits of seeing the guru as Buddha (24:32)
  
• How to develop faith: we can't trust appearances (50:35)
  
• How to develop faith: the Buddha must be guiding us (21:47)
  
• How to develop faith: the guru is the agent of all Buddhas actions (45:17)
  
• How to develop faith: according to Vajradhara (51:27)
• The kindness of the guru  (36:02)
• The kindness of Lama Yeshe (40:25)
• The nine attitudes (40:25)
• Seeing the guru as Buddha (35:48)
  
• Inspiration (27:25)

Play time: approx over 8 hours.