In this short yet powerful advice, Lama Zopa Rinpoche talked about some of the key points of the practice of guru devotion. Rinpoche elucidates this topic extensively in The Heart of the Path: Seeing the Guru as Buddha. Here, Rinpoche focuses on the concept of tshul, “showing the aspect": because buddhas need to manifest in ordinary forms to teach us, human beings, their behavior can appear unenlightened or mistaken. In other words, they "show the aspect" of making mistakes only for our sake. 

Offering this advice, Rinpoche said: “This is my gift, a more important, more precious gift than the whole sky filled with gold, diamonds, and wish-fulfilling jewels.”

Advice by Lama Zopa Rinpoche

24 pages, 2023 Edition.

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