HH PADMA NORBU RINPOCHE

SPIRITUAL MESSAGE ON HOW TO FOLLOW THE SPIRITUAL MASTER

The sole purpose of Buddhism is to liberate ourselves from all the sufferings of Samsara and to achieve the perfect bliss of ultimate enlightenment. Most important thereby, is to rely on an authentic master and to practice his advice properly - the "do's and don'ts". All the Buddhas of the three times had achieved their goals by following the spiritual masters only. Nobody has ever attainted Buddha hood on their own nor will this be the case in the future. We thus have to faithfully rely on an authentic master in order to attain Nirvana. It is essential to stop acting wrongfully behind your master whilst pretending to rely on him and to guard your Samaya (spiritual bondage with the master) with a great care.

So, I request you all to follow this advice without any preconceived ideas and to generate irreversible faith in your spiritual master (lama) and practice his instructions in order to achieve the supreme happiness of liberation.

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THE ILLUMINATING LAMP OF DO'S AND DON'T S

COLLECTIVE ADVICES OF HH PADMA NORBU RINPOCHE