The Union of Bliss and Emptiness: Teachings on the Practice of Guru Yoga by The Dalai Lama & Thupten Jinpa

Author:The Dalai Lama & Thupten Jinpa
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Snow Lion Publications
Published: 2009-04-16T00:00:00+00:00

In one of the writings of the Fifth Dalai Lama, there is actually some criticism of having these hosts of different figures in Lama Chopa. But I think there is a special significance in visualizing all these merit field figures. However, on the other hand there is also a special significance to simple merit field visualizations such as found in Six Session Guru Yoga. In order to tame our very coarse states of mind, Guru Vajradhara has taken all these different forms to apply all types of skillful means. I think if you can take this viewpoint, it will help a lot in realizing the great kindness of the guru. For example, if you have a friend who for your sake has approached people at different levels, going to the higher ones and being polite and meeting the lower ones and being more direct, you would regard that friend as very kind, and would feel very indebted to him. But if on the other hand you have a friend who is not very skillful, although he has pure motivation there is a danger he might let you down. Therefore, Guru Vajradhara has taken these different forms such as meditational deities, heroes and heroines, dakinis, buddhas and bodhisattvas, and the deities of the lower tantras and so forth. If you understand this fact, you will see a special significance in the "one-pointed prayer"" to the gurus that follows later, in which one says that the guru is one's dakini and dharmapala. All this shows the inexhaustible skillful means of the guru for taming just one sentient being. You should not have the notion that many different beings have gathered here to tame one person such as yourself, but rather you should understand that because your ignorance and preconceptions are infinite, in order to tame you the one guru-deity has issued all these different forms. So, cultivate great faith.

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