Guru Yoga, the union with the nature of the Guru,forms the foundation of all other practises, and there are different techniques for this practise. Within Guru Yoga, there are outer, inner, secret and most secret methods.
The inner method is to realize , through the practise, that our own body, speech and mind are inseparable from the wisdom body, speech , and mind of the Guru.
On the absolute level, the Teacher is one with very nature of our own mind, which is itself the essence of Buddhahood, the TATHAGATHAGARBA. What then is the method for realization of this absolute Teacher?Through the outer or relative Teacher and his pith instructions, we can bring ourselves to the realization of the inner and absolute teacher , which is awareness itself.
Practise of Guru Yoga is meant to generate extraordinary devotion, the fervent devotion which allows us to see the guru as in no way different from the Lord Buddha himself. If one sees the teacher as an ordinary Human Being, then one will receive the "blessings"of ordinary beings; if one sees his as an ARHAT or a PRATYEKABUDDHA or SRAVAKA, then one will receive the corresponding blessings, if one sees the teacher as a Bodhisatva, then one will receive the blessings of the Bodhisattvas. If however, one can see the Teacher as a Buddha, then one will receive the blessings of the Buddhas.
-Dilgo Khyentse Rimpoche, The Wish-Fullfilling Jewel
The inner method is to realize , through the practise, that our own body, speech and mind are inseparable from the wisdom body, speech , and mind of the Guru.
On the absolute level, the Teacher is one with very nature of our own mind, which is itself the essence of Buddhahood, the TATHAGATHAGARBA. What then is the method for realization of this absolute Teacher?Through the outer or relative Teacher and his pith instructions, we can bring ourselves to the realization of the inner and absolute teacher , which is awareness itself.
Practise of Guru Yoga is meant to generate extraordinary devotion, the fervent devotion which allows us to see the guru as in no way different from the Lord Buddha himself. If one sees the teacher as an ordinary Human Being, then one will receive the "blessings"of ordinary beings; if one sees his as an ARHAT or a PRATYEKABUDDHA or SRAVAKA, then one will receive the corresponding blessings, if one sees the teacher as a Bodhisatva, then one will receive the blessings of the Bodhisattvas. If however, one can see the Teacher as a Buddha, then one will receive the blessings of the Buddhas.
-Dilgo Khyentse Rimpoche, The Wish-Fullfilling Jewel
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