About this episode
In this episode B. Alan Wallace emphasizes the importance of the student-guru relationship in Dzogchen practice. He explains that unlike in Sravakayana and Mahayana traditions Dzogchen views both the guru and the student as free from the illusory qualities of a sentient being. Wallace discusses how faith in the guru Padmasambhava or Samantabhadra is rooted in one's own buddha nature expressing itself as intuition. The session concludes with a meditation on cultivating empathetic joy (mudita) encouraging delight in the virtues performed by others and satisfaction in one's own contributions to the world. The meditation begins at 1:00:40.
About this episode
In this episode B. Alan Wallace emphasizes the importance of the student-guru relationship in Dzogchen practice. He explains that unlike in Sravakayana and Mahayana traditions Dzogchen views both the guru and the student as free from the illusory qualities of a sentient being. Wallace discusses how faith in the guru Padmasambhava or Samantabhadra is rooted in one's own buddha nature expressing itself as intuition. The session concludes with a meditation on cultivating empathetic joy (mudita) encouraging delight in the virtues performed by others and satisfaction in one's own contributions to the world. The meditation begins at 1:00:40.