EXTRACT Why We Need a Guru and How to Find One (With Quotes) SCRIPTED 01-Sep-2017
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In this first part of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s talk on guru devotion he makes it very clear that if you want to achieve enlightenment for the sake of sentient beings you need to rely on a spiritual guide, a guru. Before you devote yourself to him you have to examine him closely. Here Rinpoche quotes His Holiness Dalai Lama suggesting to study Dharma with that teacher for three years and then decide, whether or not to take him up as a guru. And even then, when the guru asks you to do things that are opposite to Dharma, not to do that.Still you never see mistakes in the guru and remember strongly that these misperceptions are due to your own obscurations. This video was extracted from a teaching that was recorded in Black Mountain, United States on September 1, 2017. Find out more about #LamaZopaRinpoche at http://www.fpmt.org
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