“A Guru Yoga that Brings the Dharmakaya onto the Path,î is a practice of profound meaning and rich with blessing for the modern regular practitioner with limited time. The practice of guru yoga, merging with the mind of the master, lies at the very heart of the Vajrayana Buddhist tradition.


“The practice of guru yoga, merging with the mind of the master, lies at the very heart of the Vajrayana Buddhist tradition of Tibet. Through the guru yoga practice, all obstacles can be removed and all blessings received. With the help of the outer teacher, we can discover the inner teacher, the true nature of our own mind. If we wish to progress towards enlightenment, we need the guidance of a qualified master, while we seek to rid ourselves of ignorance and free ourselves from the tyranny of ego. The hallmark of the guru yoga practice, in fact the very practice itself, is a lucid, pure and intelligent devotion.”



ìPermissions and Prohibitions: Their Mode of Abidingî gives pith advice on ìwhat is to be practiced and what is not, in accordance with causalityís mode of abiding.î Khenchen Gyaltsen wrote this text on July 4, 2008, at Drigung Drenshe Ling in Germany, and will be providing commentary on its meaning.



Khenchen Gyaltsen Rinpoche will be returning to his students in Tucson. It is very rare to meet a Lama with such extensive training in Buddhist philosophy and such profound meditation experience. In addition, Rinpoche’s complete fluency in English makes him exceptionally capable of communicating the profound meaning of the teachings.