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Relying on a qualified spiritual mentor

Relying on a qualified spiritual mentor

Part of a series of teachings on The Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience, a lamrim text by Panchen Losang Chokyi Gyaltsen, the first Panchen Lama.

  • How to rely on a spiritual mentor in thought and deed
  • The qualities of a qualified Mahayana spiritual mentor
  • The qualities to be cultivated to be a qualified Dharma student

Easy Path 02: Relying on mentor (download)

Venerable Thubten Chodron

Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.

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