Exploring the Relationship Between the Authentic Student and the Authentic Guru 2 April 2025 After greeting everyone, the Karmapa began by explaining that these instructions on following a guru or... read more →
Serving the Guru: Making Offerings and Adjusting Our Attitude 31 March 2025 The Importance of the Guru His Holiness began by explaining that we should complete the teachings on the Fifty... read more →
Verses 11-15: The After-Effects of Disrespecting the Guru’s Persona and Wishes 17 March 2025 The Gyalwang Karmapa opened the teaching session on the Fifty Verses on the Guru (Skt: Gurupañcāśikā) with kind greetings... read more →
Following the Guru: Cultivating Devotion and Abandoning Pride 16 March 2025 The Essential Characteristics of a Qualified Guru During the third day of the Spring Teachings, His Holiness the Karmapa... read more →
Verse 9: Specific Characteristics of the Guru and the Ten Suchnesses 14 March 2025 His Holiness 17th Gyalwang Karmapa began by saying he would resume the teaching from where he... read more →
Verse 8: The Characteristics of the Guru to Follow Fifty Verses on the Guru • Day One 12 March 2025 His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Orgyen Trinley Dorje, welcomed everyone... read more →
Monlam Pavillion, Bodhgaya, Morning Session, 12 February 2025 Of the four heart-sons of the Sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa, only two remain; they are the revered and much-loved Chamgon Tai Situ Rinpoche,... read more →

