NEED ToRely On The Spiritual MASTER”
The spiritual master inspires and helps us to enhance our virtuous mind, just like how the moon increases from the first day to the fifteenth day. The Guru steers us away from creating negative actions. Therefore relying on the Guru is one of the practices of bodhisattvas.
One should always view the spiritual master as the supreme virtuous friend. Why? Because one’s spiritual master is rare to find and thus to be treasured and listened to. Secondly, a qualified spiritual guides us against committing negative action instigated by delusions and in so doing, protects us from lower realms.
Therefore, being properly devoted to the spiritual master will lead one to Buddhahood. A qualified spiritual master should as a minimum, be someone who has compassion, is un-biased, of pure ethics, more knowledgeable than oneself and seeks to benefit others more than himself. In particular, a Mahayana master must provide the complete teachings of the Buddha.
Khenpo Thubten Dorji
October 22nd, 2013
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